Relates to prohibiting disclosure of certain information regarding an application for a tax exemption or abatement when renting or leasing certain dwelling units which would be subject to rent regulation upon the acceptance of such application.
STATE OF NEW YORK
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6171
2019-2020 Regular Sessions
IN ASSEMBLY
February 28, 2019
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Introduced by M. of A. MOSLEY -- read once and referred to the Committee
on Real Property Taxation
AN ACT to amend the real property tax law, in relation to prohibiting
disclosure of certain information when renting or leasing certain
dwelling units
The People of the State of New York, represented in Senate and Assem-bly, do enact as follows:
1 Section 1. Section 489 of the real property tax law is amended by
2 adding a new subdivision 21 to read as follows:
3 21. (a) Notwithstanding the provisions of any general, special or
4 local law or any local ordinance providing for benefits pursuant to this
5 section, a person shall not make, print or publish, or cause to be made,
6 printed, or published an advertisement for the rental or lease of a
7 dwelling unit which discloses the existence of an application for bene-
8 fits under this section if such dwelling unit would be subject to rent
9 regulation as a result of receiving a tax exemption or abatement pursu-
10 ant to this section and such dwelling unit is not currently subject to
11 rent regulation.
12 (b) Notwithstanding the provisions of any general, special or local
13 law or any local ordinance providing for benefits pursuant to this
14 section, a person shall not verbally disclose to a prospective tenant
15 the existence of an application for benefits under this section with
16 respect to the rental or lease of a dwelling unit which would be subject
17 to rent regulation as a result of receiving a tax exemption or abatement
18 pursuant to this section if such dwelling unit is not currently subject
19 to rent regulation.
20 (c) Any violation of the provisions of paragraphs (a) or (b) of this
21 subdivision shall be subject to a fine of up to five thousand dollars.
22 § 2. This act shall take effect on the ninetieth day after it shall
23 have become a law.
EXPLANATION--Matter in italics (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
[] is old law to be omitted.
LBD10137-01-9
