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Jan 08, 2014 |
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Jan 09, 2013 |
referred to housing |
Assembly Bill A251
2013-2014 Legislative Session
Sponsored By
KAVANAGH
Archive: Last Bill Status - In Assembly 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
co-Sponsors
Herman D. Farrell
2013-A251 (ACTIVE) - Details
- See Senate Version of this Bill:
- S3168
- Current Committee:
- Assembly Housing
- Law Section:
- Real Property Law
- Laws Affected:
- Add ยง235-h, RP L
- Versions Introduced in Other Legislative Sessions:
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2009-2010:
A414, S3858
2011-2012: A5948, S458
2015-2016: A5733, S2871
2017-2018: A11081, A11091, S3322
2019-2020: A2766
2013-A251 (ACTIVE) - Bill Text download pdf
S T A T E O F N E W Y O R K ________________________________________________________________________ 251 2013-2014 Regular Sessions I N A S S E M B L Y (PREFILED) January 9, 2013 ___________ Introduced by M. of A. KAVANAGH, FARRELL -- read once and referred to the Committee on Housing AN ACT to amend the real property law, in relation to the right of tenants to withhold rent payments for the landlord's failure to provide heat THE PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK, REPRESENTED IN SENATE AND ASSEM- BLY, DO ENACT AS FOLLOWS: Section 1. The real property law is amended by adding a new section 235-h to read as follows: S 235-H. TENANT RIGHT TO WITHHOLD RENT FOR FAILURE TO PROVIDE HEAT. IF ANY OWNER OF A MULTIPLE DWELLING RESPONSIBLE FOR PROVIDING HEAT TO THE TENANTS OF SUCH DWELLING SHALL FAIL TO PROVIDE SUCH SERVICE WITHIN TWEN- TY-FOUR HOURS OF A NOTIFICATION BY THE TENANT TO THE OWNER, HIS OR HER AGENT, EMPLOYEE OR REPRESENTATIVE, THAT SUCH TENANT IS RECEIVING INSUF- FICIENT HEAT DURING THE MONTHS OF NOVEMBER THROUGH MARCH, THE TENANT SHALL HAVE THE RIGHT TO DEDUCT ONE-TENTH OF ONE MONTH'S RENT FROM HIS OR HER RENT PAYMENTS FOR EACH DAY ON WHICH THE OWNER SHALL HAVE FAILED TO PROVIDE HEAT. S 2. This act shall take effect immediately. EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets [ ] is old law to be omitted. LBD01792-01-3
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