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A06285 Summary:
BILL NO | A06285 |
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SAME AS | SAME AS S06527 |
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SPONSOR | Cymbrowitz |
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COSPNSR | De La Rosa, Walker, Rosenthal L, Barron, Dinowitz, Ortiz, Carroll, Sepulveda, Simon, Rozic, Seawright, Epstein, Joyner, Espinal |
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MLTSPNSR | |
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Amd §10, Emerg Ten Prot Act of 1974; amd §26-511, NYC Ad Cd | |
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Prohibits an owner from adjusting the amount of preferential rent, rent charged and paid by the tenant which is less than the legal regulated rent for the housing accommodation, upon the renewal of a lease; only allows the owner to make such adjustments upon a vacancy which is not the result of the failure of the owner to maintain a habitable residence. |
A06285 Actions:
BILL NO | A06285 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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03/01/2017 | referred to housing | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
05/16/2017 | reported | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
05/18/2017 | advanced to third reading cal.439 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
06/14/2017 | passed assembly | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
06/14/2017 | delivered to senate | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
06/14/2017 | REFERRED TO RULES | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
01/03/2018 | DIED IN SENATE | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
01/03/2018 | RETURNED TO ASSEMBLY | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
01/03/2018 | ordered to third reading cal.448 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
05/14/2018 | passed assembly | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
05/14/2018 | delivered to senate | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
05/14/2018 | REFERRED TO HOUSING, CONSTRUCTION AND COMMUNITY DEVELOPMENT |
A06285 Committee Votes:
Cymbrowitz | Aye | Fitzpatrick | Nay | ||||||
Cook | Aye | Raia | Nay | ||||||
Rosenthal | Aye | Graf | Nay | ||||||
Kavanagh | Aye | Johns | Nay | ||||||
Kearns | Aye | Walter | Nay | ||||||
Moya | Aye | Castorina | Nay | ||||||
Rodriguez | Aye | Finch | Nay | ||||||
Sepulveda | Aye | Morinello | Nay | ||||||
Mosley | Aye | ||||||||
Kim | Aye | ||||||||
Pichardo | Aye | ||||||||
Walker | Aye | ||||||||
Joyner | Aye | ||||||||
Blake | Excused | ||||||||
Dilan | Aye | ||||||||
Bichotte | Absent | ||||||||
Davila | Absent | ||||||||
Barron | Aye | ||||||||
De La Rosa | Aye | ||||||||
Niou | Aye | ||||||||
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A06285 Floor Votes:
Yes
Abbate
No
Crouch
No
Goodell
Yes
Lifton
Yes
O'Donnell
Yes
Sepulveda
Yes
Abinanti
No
Curran
Yes
Gottfried
No
Lopez
Yes
Ortiz
Yes
Simanowitz
ER
Arroyo
Yes
Cusick
No
Graf
Yes
Lupardo
Yes
Otis
Yes
Simon
Yes
Aubry
Yes
Cymbrowitz
Yes
Gunther
No
Lupinacci
No
Palmesano
Yes
Simotas
No
Barclay
ER
Davila
Yes
Harris
Yes
Magee
No
Palumbo
No
Skartados
Yes
Barnwell
Yes
De La Rosa
No
Hawley
Yes
Magnarelli
No
Paulin
Yes
Skoufis
Yes
Barrett
Yes
DenDekker
Yes
Hevesi
No
Malliotakis
Yes
Pellegrino
Yes
Solages
Yes
Barron
ER
Dickens
Yes
Hikind
Yes
Mayer
Yes
Peoples-Stokes
No
Stec
Yes
Benedetto
Yes
Dilan
ER
Hooper
No
McDonald
Yes
Perry
Yes
Steck
ER
Bichotte
Yes
Dinowitz
Yes
Hunter
No
McDonough
Yes
Pheffer Amato
Yes
Stirpe
Yes
Blake
No
DiPietro
Yes
Hyndman
No
McKevitt
Yes
Pichardo
Yes
Thiele
No
Blankenbush
Yes
D'Urso
Yes
Jaffee
No
McLaughlin
Yes
Pretlow
Yes
Titone
No
Brabenec
Yes
Englebright
Yes
Jean-Pierre
No
Miller B
Yes
Quart
Yes
Titus
Yes
Braunstein
No
Errigo
Yes
Jenne
Yes
Miller MG
No
Ra
Yes
Vanel
Yes
Brindisi
Yes
Fahy
No
Johns
No
Miller ML
No
Raia
Yes
Walker
Yes
Bronson
Yes
Farrell
Yes
Jones
No
Montesano
Yes
Ramos
Yes
Wallace
No
Buchwald
No
Finch
Yes
Joyner
Yes
Morelle
Yes
Richardson
No
Walsh
No
Butler
No
Fitzpatrick
Yes
Kavanagh
No
Morinello
Yes
Rivera
No
Walter
No
Byrne
No
Friend
Yes
Kearns
Yes
Mosley
Yes
Rodriguez
Yes
Weinstein
Yes
Cahill
No
Galef
Yes
Kim
Yes
Moya
Yes
Rosenthal
Yes
Weprin
Yes
Carroll
ER
Gantt
No
Kolb
No
Murray
Yes
Rozic
Yes
Williams
No
Castorina
No
Garbarino
ER
Lalor
Yes
Niou
Yes
Ryan
Yes
Woerner
Yes
Colton
No
Giglio
Yes
Lavine
Yes
Nolan
Yes
Santabarbara
Yes
Wright
ER
Cook
Yes
Gjonaj
No
Lawrence
No
Norris
No
Schimminger
Yes
Zebrowski
Yes
Crespo
Yes
Glick
Yes
Lentol
No
Oaks
ER
Seawright
Yes
Mr. Speaker
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Yes
Abbate
Yes
Cook
No
Garbarino
Yes
Lupardo
Yes
Pellegrino
No
Stec
Yes
Abinanti
Yes
Crespo
No
Giglio
Yes
Magee
Yes
Peoples-Stokes
Yes
Steck
Yes
Arroyo
No
Crouch
Yes
Glick
Yes
Magnarelli
Yes
Perry
Yes
Stern
No
Ashby
No
Curran
No
Goodell
No
Malliotakis
Yes
Pheffer Amato
Yes
Stirpe
Yes
Aubry
Yes
Cusick
Yes
Gottfried
No
McDonald
Yes
Pichardo
No
Tague
No
Barclay
Yes
Cymbrowitz
Yes
Gunther
No
McDonough
Yes
Pretlow
Yes
Taylor
Yes
Barnwell
Yes
Davila
No
Hawley
No
Mikulin
Yes
Quart
Yes
Thiele
Yes
Barrett
Yes
De La Rosa
Yes
Hevesi
No
Miller B
No
Ra
Yes
Titone
Yes
Barron
Yes
DenDekker
Yes
Hikind
Yes
Miller MG
No
Raia
Yes
Titus
Yes
Benedetto
ER
Dickens
Yes
Hooper
No
Miller ML
Yes
Ramos
ER
Vanel
Yes
Bichotte
Yes
Dilan
Yes
Hunter
No
Montesano
Yes
Richardson
Yes
Walker
Yes
Blake
Yes
Dinowitz
Yes
Hyndman
Yes
Morelle
Yes
Rivera
Yes
Wallace
No
Blankenbush
No
DiPietro
Yes
Jaffee
No
Morinello
Yes
Rodriguez
No
Walsh
Yes
Bohen
Yes
D'Urso
Yes
Jean-Pierre
Yes
Mosley
Yes
Rosenthal D
No
Walter
No
Brabenec
Yes
Englebright
Yes
Jenne
No
Murray
Yes
Rosenthal L
Yes
Weinstein
Yes
Braunstein
Yes
Epstein
No
Johns
Yes
Niou
Yes
Rozic
Yes
Weprin
Yes
Brindisi
ER
Errigo
Yes
Jones
Yes
Nolan
Yes
Ryan
Yes
Williams
Yes
Bronson
Yes
Espinal
Yes
Joyner
No
Norris
Yes
Santabarbara
Yes
Woerner
No
Buchwald
No
Fahy
ER
Kim
No
Oaks
No
Schimminger
Yes
Wright
No
Butler
Yes
Fernandez
No
Kolb
Yes
O'Donnell
Yes
Seawright
Yes
Zebrowski
No
Byrne
No
Finch
ER
Lalor
Yes
Ortiz
Yes
Simon
Yes
Mr. Speaker
Yes
Cahill
No
Fitzpatrick
Yes
Lavine
Yes
Otis
Yes
Simotas
Yes
Carroll
No
Friend
No
Lawrence
No
Palmesano
Yes
Skoufis
No
Castorina
Yes
Galef
Yes
Lentol
No
Palumbo
No
Smith
Yes
Colton
ER
Gantt
Yes
Lifton
No
Paulin
Yes
Solages
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A06285 Text:
Go to top STATE OF NEW YORK ________________________________________________________________________ 6285 2017-2018 Regular Sessions IN ASSEMBLY March 1, 2017 ___________ Introduced by M. of A. CYMBROWITZ -- read once and referred to the Committee on Housing AN ACT to amend the emergency tenant protection act of nineteen seven- ty-four and the administrative code of the city of New York, in relation to the regulation of rents The People of the State of New York, represented in Senate and Assem- bly, do enact as follows: 1 Section 1. Subdivision (a-2) of section 10 of section 4 of chapter 576 2 of the laws of 1974, constituting the emergency tenant protection act of 3 nineteen seventy-four, as amended by section 11 of part A of chapter 20 4 of the laws of 2015, is amended to read as follows: 5 (a-2) Provides that where the amount of rent charged to and paid by 6 the tenant is less than the legal regulated rent for the housing accom- 7 modation, the amount of rent for such housing accommodation which may be 8 charged [upon renewal or] upon vacancy thereof, may, at the option of 9 the owner, be based upon such previously established legal regulated 10 rent, as adjusted by the most recent applicable guidelines increases and 11 other increases authorized by law; provided, however, that such vacancy 12 shall not be caused by the failure of the owner or an agent of the 13 owner, to maintain the housing accommodation in compliance with the 14 warranty of habitability set forth in subdivision one of section two 15 hundred thirty-five-b of the real property law; and further provided 16 that such increase to the previously established legal regulated rent 17 shall not exceed: five percent of the previous legal regulated rent if 18 the last vacancy lease commenced less than two years ago; ten percent of 19 the previous legal regulated rent if the last vacancy lease commenced 20 less than three years ago; fifteen percent of the previous legal regu- 21 lated rent if the last vacancy lease commenced less than four years ago; 22 and twenty percent of the previous legal regulated rent if the last 23 vacancy lease commenced four or more years ago. Such housing accommo- 24 dation shall be excluded from the provisions of this act pursuant to 25 paragraph thirteen of subdivision a of section five of this act when 26 subsequent to vacancy: (i) such legal regulated rent is two thousand 27 five hundred dollars per month, or more, for any housing accommodation EXPLANATION--Matter in italics (underscored) is new; matter in brackets [] is old law to be omitted. LBD06860-03-7A. 6285 2 1 that is, or becomes, vacant after the effective date of the rent act of 2 2011 but prior to the effective date of the rent act of 2015 or (ii) 3 such legal regulated rent is two thousand seven hundred dollars per 4 month or more for any housing accommodation that is or becomes vacant on 5 or after the rent act of 2015; starting on January 1, 2016, and annually 6 thereafter, the maximum legal regulated rent for this deregulation 7 threshold, shall also be increased by the same percent as the most 8 recent one year renewal adjustment, adopted by the applicable rent 9 guidelines board pursuant to the rent stabilization law. 10 § 2. Paragraph 14 of subdivision c of section 26-511 of the adminis- 11 trative code of the city of New York, as amended by section 12 of part A 12 of chapter 20 of the laws of 2015, is amended to read as follows: 13 (14) provides that where the amount of rent charged to and paid by the 14 tenant is less than the legal regulated rent for the housing accommo- 15 dation, the amount of rent for such housing accommodation which may be 16 charged [upon renewal or] upon vacancy thereof, may, at the option of 17 the owner, be based upon such previously established legal regulated 18 rent, as adjusted by the most recent applicable guidelines increases and 19 any other increases authorized by law; provided, however, that such 20 vacancy shall not be caused by the failure of the owner or an agent of 21 the owner, to maintain the housing accommodation in compliance with the 22 warranty of habitability set forth in subdivision one of section two 23 hundred thirty-five-b of the real property law; and further provided 24 that such increase to the previously established legal regulated rent 25 shall not exceed: five percent of the previous legal regulated rent if 26 the last vacancy lease commenced less than two years ago; ten percent of 27 the previous legal regulated rent if the last vacancy lease commenced 28 less than three years ago; fifteen percent of the previous legal regu- 29 lated rent if the last vacancy lease commenced less than four years ago; 30 and twenty percent of the previous legal regulated rent if the last 31 vacancy lease commenced four or more years ago. Such housing accommo- 32 dation shall be excluded from the provisions of this code pursuant to 33 section 26-504.2 of this chapter when, subsequent to vacancy: (i) such 34 legal regulated rent prior to vacancy is two thousand five hundred 35 dollars per month, or more, for any housing accommodation that is or 36 becomes vacant after the effective date of the rent act of 2011 but 37 prior to the effective date of the rent act of 2015 or (ii) such legal 38 regulated rent is two thousand seven hundred dollars per month or more, 39 provided, however that on January 1, 2016, and annually thereafter, the 40 maximum legal regulated rent for this deregulation threshold shall be 41 adjusted by the same percentage as the most recent one year renewal 42 adjustment as adjusted by the relevant rent guidelines board, for any 43 housing accommodation that is or becomes vacant on or after the rent act 44 of 2015. 45 § 3. This act shall take effect immediately; provided, however, that 46 the amendments to section 10 of the emergency tenant protection act of 47 nineteen seventy-four made by section one of this act shall expire on 48 the same date as such act expires and shall not affect the expiration of 49 such act as provided in section 17 of chapter 576 of the laws of 1974; 50 and provided, further, that the amendments to section 26-511 of the rent 51 stabilization law of nineteen hundred sixty-nine made by section two of 52 this act shall expire on the same date as such law expires and shall not 53 affect the expiration of such law as provided under section 26-520 of 54 such law.