Assembly Actions -
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Jan 20, 2010 |
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Senate Bill S6619
2009-2010 Legislative Session
Sponsored By
(D) 11th Senate District
Archive: Last Bill Status - In Senate Committee Housing, Construction And Community Development Committee
- Introduced
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- In Committee Assembly
- In Committee Senate
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- On Floor Calendar Assembly
- On Floor Calendar Senate
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- Passed Assembly
- Passed Senate
- Delivered to Governor
- Signed By Governor
Actions
2009-S6619 (ACTIVE) - Details
- See Assembly Version of this Bill:
- A2716
- Current Committee:
- Senate Housing, Construction And Community Development
- Law Section:
- New York City Administrative Code
- Laws Affected:
- Add §26-513.1, NYC Ad Cd; amd §6, Emerg Ten Prot Act
- Versions Introduced in Other Legislative Sessions:
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2011-2012:
S3088
2013-2014: S1305
2009-S6619 (ACTIVE) - Sponsor Memo
BILL NUMBER: S6619 TITLE OF BILL : An act to amend the administrative code of the city of New York and the emergency tenant protection act of nineteen seventy-four, in relation to charges for the installation or use of certain appliances in housing accommodations subject to rent control and rent stabilization PURPOSE OR GENERAL IDEA OF BILL : To amend the administrative code of the city of New York and the emergency tenant protection act of 1974 so that in rent stabilized and controlled properties, charges for new appliance are capped once the owner recoups the reimbursement, interest and installation charges. SUMMARY OF SPECIFIC PROVISIONS : Once a landlord recoups capital costs, including installation and interest for new appliances, those charges will be removed from leases in rent-controlled and rent-stabilized buildings. Landlords must keep all records of payment. JUSTIFICATION : Once a tenant covers the costs of a new appliance including installation and interest, that tenant should not be charged additional funds. This amount should then be deducted from the monthly
2009-S6619 (ACTIVE) - Bill Text download pdf
S T A T E O F N E W Y O R K ________________________________________________________________________ 6619 I N S E N A T E January 20, 2010 ___________ Introduced by Sen. STAVISKY -- read twice and ordered printed, and when printed to be committed to the Committee on Housing, Construction and Community Development AN ACT to amend the administrative code of the city of New York and the emergency tenant protection act of nineteen seventy-four, in relation to charges for the installation or use of certain appliances in hous- ing accommodations subject to rent control and rent stabilization THE PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK, REPRESENTED IN SENATE AND ASSEM- BLY, DO ENACT AS FOLLOWS: Section 1. The administrative code of the city of New York is amended by adding a new section 26-513.1 to read as follows: S 26-513.1 LIMIT PASS-ALONG COST OF APPLIANCES IN LEASES. WHERE A LANDLORD INCLUDES A CHARGE FOR ANY APPLIANCE AS PART OF A TENANT'S MONTHLY RENT, SUCH AMOUNT MAY ONLY BE CHARGED UNTIL SUCH TIME AND IN SUCH AMOUNT AS TO COVER THE COST OF SUCH APPLIANCE, INCLUDING ANY DOCU- MENTED INTEREST. WHEN THE TOTAL AMOUNT OF THE APPLIANCE, PLUS ANY INTER- EST AMOUNT INCURRED BY THE LANDLORD FOR THE PURCHASE OF SUCH APPLIANCE, HAS BEEN PAID BY THE TENANT, THE LANDLORD SHALL DECREASE THE TENANT'S RENT BY SUCH ADDITIONAL CHARGE. A LANDLORD SHALL MAINTAIN RECORDS DOCU- MENTING ANY AMOUNTS PAID, INCLUDING INTEREST, FOR AN APPLIANCE. S 2. Section 6 of section 4 of chapter 576 of the laws of 1974, constituting the emergency tenant protection act of nineteen seventy- four is amended by adding a new subdivision h to read as follows: H. NOTWITHSTANDING ANY PROVISION OF THIS ACT TO THE CONTRARY, WHERE A LANDLORD INCLUDES A CHARGE FOR ANY APPLIANCE AS PART OF A TENANT'S MONTHLY RENT, SUCH AMOUNT MAY ONLY BE CHARGED UNTIL SUCH TIME AND IN SUCH AMOUNT AS TO COVER THE COST OF SUCH APPLIANCE, INCLUDING ANY DOCU- MENTED INTEREST. WHEN THE TOTAL AMOUNT OF THE APPLIANCE, PLUS ANY INTER- EST AMOUNT INCURRED BY THE LANDLORD FOR THE PURCHASE OF SUCH APPLIANCE, HAS BEEN PAID BY THE TENANT, THE LANDLORD SHALL DECREASE THE TENANT'S RENT BY SUCH ADDITIONAL CHARGE. A LANDLORD SHALL MAINTAIN RECORDS DOCU- MENTING ANY AMOUNTS PAID, INCLUDING INTEREST, FOR AN APPLIANCE. S 3. This act shall take effect immediately provided section 26-513.1 of the rent stabilization law of nineteen hundred sixty-nine as added by EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets [ ] is old law to be omitted.
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