Senate Bill S1734

2013-2014 Legislative Session

Requires landlords to provide notice of rental history upon the signing of a vacancy lease

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Archive: Last Bill Status - In Senate Committee Housing, Construction And Community Development Committee


  • Introduced
    • In Committee Assembly
    • In Committee Senate
    • On Floor Calendar Assembly
    • On Floor Calendar Senate
    • Passed Assembly
    • Passed Senate
  • Delivered to Governor
  • Signed By Governor

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2013-S1734 (ACTIVE) - Details

See Assembly Version of this Bill:
A697
Current Committee:
Senate Housing, Construction And Community Development
Law Section:
New York City Administrative Code
Laws Affected:
Add ยง26-517.2, NYC Ad Cd
Versions Introduced in Other Legislative Sessions:
2009-2010: A10814
2011-2012: S3259, A1460
2015-2016: S3585, A573
2017-2018: S800, A3518
2019-2020: A329
2021-2022: A131
2023-2024: A66

2013-S1734 (ACTIVE) - Summary

Requires landlords to provide notice of rental history upon the signing of a vacancy lease for the four years prior to the vacancy.

2013-S1734 (ACTIVE) - Sponsor Memo

2013-S1734 (ACTIVE) - Bill Text download pdf

                            
                    S T A T E   O F   N E W   Y O R K
________________________________________________________________________

                                  1734

                       2013-2014 Regular Sessions

                            I N  S E N A T E

                               (PREFILED)

                             January 9, 2013
                               ___________

Introduced  by  Sens.  ESPAILLAT,  KRUEGER,  PERKINS  --  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, in
  relation to requiring landlords to provide notice  of  rental  history
  upon the signing of a vacancy lease

  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 26-517.2 to read as follows:
  S  26-517.2  NOTICE  OF  RENTAL HISTORY. A. FOR HOUSING ACCOMMODATIONS
SUBJECT TO THIS CODE, AN OWNER SHALL FURNISH TO EACH  TENANT  SIGNING  A
VACANCY  LEASE,  A NOTICE IN A FORM PROMULGATED OR APPROVED BY THE STATE
DIVISION OF HOUSING AND COMMUNITY  RENEWAL  THAT  SETS  FORTH  THE  RENT
AMOUNT  ACTUALLY PAID BY TENANTS FOR THE FOUR YEARS IMMEDIATELY PRIOR TO
THE VACANCY, IF ANY, AN EXPLANATION OF HOW THE  RENTAL  AMOUNT  PROVIDED
FOR IN THE VACANCY LEASE HAS BEEN COMPUTED ABOVE THE AMOUNT SHOWN IN THE
MOST  RECENT  ANNUAL  REGISTRATION  STATEMENT,  AND A STATEMENT THAT ANY
INCREASE ABOVE THE AMOUNT SET FORTH IN SUCH REGISTRATION STATEMENT IS IN
ACCORDANCE WITH THE ADJUSTMENTS PERMITTED BY THE RENT  GUIDELINES  BOARD
AND THIS CODE.
  B.  UPON COMPLAINT BY THE TENANT THAT HE OR SHE WAS NOT FURNISHED WITH
A COPY OF THE NOTICE REQUIRED PURSUANT TO SUBDIVISION A OF THIS SECTION,
THE DIVISION OF HOUSING AND COMMUNITY RENEWAL SHALL ORDER THE  OWNER  TO
FURNISH  THE  NOTICE. IF THE OWNER FAILS TO COMPLY WITHIN TWENTY DAYS OF
SUCH ORDER, THE OWNER SHALL NOT BE ENTITLED TO  COLLECT  ANY  GUIDELINES
LEASE  ADJUSTMENT AUTHORIZED FOR ANY CURRENT LEASE FROM THE COMMENCEMENT
DATE OF SUCH LEASE. THE FURNISHING OF THE NOTICE BY  THE  OWNER  TO  THE
TENANT OR HOTEL OCCUPANT SHALL RESULT IN THE ELIMINATION, PROSPECTIVELY,
OF SUCH PENALTY.

 EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
                      [ ] is old law to be omitted.
              

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