NY State Senate Bill 2013-S6111

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Apr 28, 2014	amend by restoring to original print 6111
Mar 25, 2014	amend and recommit to housing, construction and community development
Jan 08, 2014	referred to housing, construction and community development
Mar 25, 2014	print number 6111a

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2013-S6111 (ACTIVE) - Details

See Assembly Version of this Bill:: A8289
Current Committee:: Senate Housing, Construction And Community Development
Law Section:: Public Housing Law
Laws Affected:: Amd §14, Pub Hous L; add §26-412.1, NYC Ad Cd
Versions Introduced in Other Legislative Sessions:: 2015-2016: S3592, A1119
2017-2018: S1349

2013-S6111 (ACTIVE) - Summary

Directs the division of housing and community renewal to publish an informational pamphlet setting forth the most common non-rental fees authorized to be imposed by landlords.

2013-S6111 (ACTIVE) - Sponsor Memo

                                BILL NUMBER:S6111

TITLE OF BILL:  An act to amend the public housing law and the
administrative code of the city of New York, in relation to non-rental
fees charged by landlords

PURPOSE OR GENERAL IDEA OF BILL: This bill would require the Division
of Housing and Community Renewal (DHCR) to publish an informational
pamphlet providing information on the most common non-rental fees that
DHCR authorizes landlords to impose on tenants and provides for the
distribution of the pamphlets to landlords and ultimately to tenants
of rent regulated housing.

SUMMARY OF SPECIFIC PROVISIONS:

Section 1 amends section 14 of the public housing law by adding a new
subdivision 7 that would require the Division of Housing and Community
Renewal to produce and distribute annually, a pamphlet outlining the
most common non-rental fees authorized by the Division to be imposed
by landlords upon tenants.

Section 2 amends the administrative code of the city of New York by
adding a new section 26-412.1 that would require every landlord of
housing accommodation subject to that section or the emergency tenant
protection act of 1974 to provide on an annual basis the pamphlet of
information relating to non-rental fees which is developed and

distributed annually by DHCR.

Section 3 sets the effective date.

JUSTIFICATION: Recently the New York Times brought to light the issue
many low-income New Yorkers are facing from their landlords of rent
regulated apartments. Non-rental fees have become a new tactic of
landlords to either coerce tenants into paying money for various types
of fees they do not actually owe, or to push tenants out of their
apartment altogether.

This legislation would help tenants to understand what the fees their
landlord may legally charge them, why they are being charged, and
other useful information that would help clarify this often confusing
set of fees that are often collected along side rent. Often times fees
can appear on a rent bill or other correspondence that a tenant might
not understand or there is no explanation. Tenants are coerced to
believe they need to pay the fees or their housing can be in jeopardy,
which is not always the case.

PRIOR LEGISLATIVE HISTORY: This is a New Bill

FISCAL IMPLICATIONS:  None to the State.

EFFECTIVE DATE: This act shall take effect immediately; provided that
section 26-412.1 of the city rent and rehabilitation law as added by
section two of this act shall remain in full force and effect only as
long as the public emergency requiring the regulation and control of
residential rents and evictions continues, as provided in subdivision
3

2013-S6111 (ACTIVE) - Bill Text download pdf

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

                                  6111

                            I N  S E N A T E

                               (PREFILED)

                             January 8, 2014
                               ___________

Introduced by Sen. ESPAILLAT -- 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 public housing law and the  administrative  code  of
  the  city of New York, in relation to non-rental fees charged by land-
  lords

  THE PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK, REPRESENTED IN SENATE AND  ASSEM-
BLY, DO ENACT AS FOLLOWS:

  Section 1. Section 14 of the public housing law is amended by adding a
new subdivision 7 to read as follows:
  7.  THE  DIVISION  OF  HOUSING  AND COMMUNITY RENEWAL SHALL PUBLISH AN
INFORMATIONAL PAMPHLET SETTING FORTH THE  MOST  COMMON  NON-RENTAL  FEES
AUTHORIZED  TO  BE  IMPOSED BY LANDLORDS. THE LIST SHALL INCLUDE A SHORT
DESCRIPTION OF SUCH FEES. THE PUBLICATION SHALL BE MADE AVAILABLE ON THE
DIVISION'S WEBSITE AND SHALL BE DISTRIBUTED ANNUALLY TO OWNERS OF  HOUS-
ING  ACCOMMODATIONS WHICH ARE SUBJECT TO THE EMERGENCY TENANT PROTECTION
ACT OF NINETEEN SEVENTY-FOUR, THE EMERGENCY HOUSING RENT CONTROL LAW, OR
THE LOCAL EMERGENCY HOUSING RENT CONTROL ACT.  THE PUBLICATION SHALL  BE
AVAILABLE  IN  ENGLISH, ARABIC, CHINESE, HAITIAN CREOLE, KOREAN, RUSSIAN
AND SPANISH.
  S 2. The administrative code of the city of New  York  is  amended  by
adding a new section 26-412.1 to read as follows:
  S  26-412.1  NON-RENTAL FEES. EVERY LANDLORD OF HOUSING ACCOMMODATIONS
SUBJECT TO THIS CHAPTER OR THE EMERGENCY TENANT PROTECTION ACT OF  NINE-
TEEN  SEVENTY-FOUR  SHALL  ANNUALLY PROVIDE TO EACH TENANT A COPY OF THE
PAMPHLET INFORMATION RELATING TO NON-RENTAL FEES WHICH IS DEVELOPED  AND
DISTRIBUTED BY THE DIVISION OF HOUSING AND COMMUNITY RENEWAL PURSUANT TO
SUBDIVISION SEVEN OF SECTION FOURTEEN OF THE PUBLIC HOUSING LAW.
  S  3.  This  act  shall take effect immediately; provided that section
26-412.1 of the city rent and rehabilitation law as added by section two
of this act shall remain in full force and effect only as  long  as  the
public  emergency  requiring  the  regulation and control of residential
rents and evictions continues, as provided in subdivision 3 of section 1
of the local emergency housing rent control act.

 EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
                      [ ] is old law to be omitted.
                                                           LBD11893-03-3

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2013-S6111A - Details

See Assembly Version of this Bill:: A8289
Current Committee:: Senate Housing, Construction And Community Development
Law Section:: Public Housing Law
Laws Affected:: Amd §14, Pub Hous L; add §26-412.1, NYC Ad Cd
Versions Introduced in Other Legislative Sessions:: 2015-2016: S3592, A1119
2017-2018: S1349

2013-S6111A - Summary

Directs the division of housing and community renewal to publish an informational pamphlet setting forth the most common non-rental fees authorized to be imposed by landlords.

2013-S6111A - Sponsor Memo

                                BILL NUMBER:S6111A

TITLE OF BILL:  An act to amend the public housing law and the
administrative code of the city of New York, in relation to non-rental
fees charged by landlords

PURPOSE OR GENERAL IDEA OF BILL:

This bill would require the Division of Housing and Community Renewal
(DHCR) to publish an informational pamphlet providing information on
the most common non-rental fees that DHCR authorizes landlords to
impose on tenants and provides for the distribution of the pamphlets
to landlords and ultimately to tenants of rent regulated housing.

SUMMARY OF SPECIFIC PROVISIONS:

Section 1 amends section 14 of the public housing law by adding a new
subdivision 7 that would require the Division of Housing and Community
Renewal to produce and distribute annually, a pamphlet outlining the
most common non-rental fees authorized by the Division to be imposed
by landlords upon tenants.

Section 2 amends the administrative code of the city of New York by
adding a new section 26-412.1 that would require every landlord of
housing accommodation subject to that section or the emergency tenant
protection act of 1974 to provide on an annual basis the pamphlet of

information relating to non-rental fees which is developed and
distributed annually by DHCR.

Section 3 sets the effective date.

JUSTIFICATION:

Recently the New York Times brought to light the issue many low-income
New Yorkers are facing from their landlords of rent regulated
apartments. Non-rental fees have become a new tactic of landlords to
either coerce tenants into paying money for various types of fees they
do not actually owe, or to push tenants out of their apartment
altogether.

This legislation would help tenants to understand what the fees their
landlord may legally charge them, why they are being charged, and
other useful information that would help clarify this often confusing
set of fees that are often collected along side rent. Often times fees
can appear on a rent bill or other correspondence that a tenant might
not understand or there is no explanation. Tenants are coerced to
believe they need to pay the fees or their housing can be in jeopardy,
which is not always the case.

PRIOR LEGISLATIVE HISTORY:

This is a New Bill

FISCAL IMPLICATIONS:

None to the State.


EFFECTIVE DATE:

This act shall take effect immediately; provided that section 26-412.1
of the city rent and rehabilitation law as added by section two of
this act shall remain in full force and effect only as long as the
public emergency requiring the regulation and control of residential
rents and evictions continues, as provided in subdivision 3.

2013-S6111A - Bill Text download pdf

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

                                 6111--A

                            I N  S E N A T E

                               (PREFILED)

                             January 8, 2014
                               ___________

Introduced  by Sens. ESPAILLAT, SERRANO -- read twice and ordered print-
  ed, and when printed to be committed  to  the  Committee  on  Housing,
  Construction  and  Community Development -- committee discharged, bill
  amended, ordered reprinted as amended and recommitted to said  commit-
  tee

AN  ACT  to  amend the public housing law and the administrative code of
  the city of New York, in relation to non-rental fees charged by  land-
  lords

  THE  PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK, REPRESENTED IN SENATE AND ASSEM-
BLY, DO ENACT AS FOLLOWS:

  Section 1. Section 14 of the public housing law is amended by adding a
new subdivision 7 to read as follows:
  7. THE DIVISION OF HOUSING AND  COMMUNITY  RENEWAL  SHALL  PUBLISH  AN
INFORMATIONAL  PAMPHLET  SETTING  FORTH  THE MOST COMMON NON-RENTAL FEES
AUTHORIZED TO BE IMPOSED BY LANDLORDS. THE LIST SHALL  INCLUDE  A  SHORT
DESCRIPTION  OF  SUCH  NON-RENTAL  FEES.  THE  PUBLICATION SHALL BE MADE
AVAILABLE ON THE DIVISION'S WEBSITE AND SHALL BE DISTRIBUTED ANNUALLY TO
OWNERS OF HOUSING ACCOMMODATIONS WHICH  ARE  SUBJECT  TO  THE  EMERGENCY
TENANT  PROTECTION  ACT  OF NINETEEN SEVENTY-FOUR, THE EMERGENCY HOUSING
RENT CONTROL LAW, OR THE LOCAL EMERGENCY HOUSING RENT CONTROL ACT.   THE
PUBLICATION  SHALL  BE  AVAILABLE  IN  ENGLISH, ARABIC, CHINESE, HAITIAN
CREOLE, KOREAN, RUSSIAN AND SPANISH.
  S 2. The administrative code of the city of New  York  is  amended  by
adding a new section 26-412.1 to read as follows:
  S  26-412.1  NON-RENTAL FEES. EVERY LANDLORD OF HOUSING ACCOMMODATIONS
SUBJECT TO THIS CHAPTER OR THE EMERGENCY TENANT PROTECTION ACT OF  NINE-
TEEN  SEVENTY-FOUR  SHALL  ANNUALLY PROVIDE TO EACH TENANT A COPY OF THE
PAMPHLET INFORMATION RELATING TO NON-RENTAL FEES WHICH IS DEVELOPED  AND
DISTRIBUTED BY THE DIVISION OF HOUSING AND COMMUNITY RENEWAL PURSUANT TO
SUBDIVISION SEVEN OF SECTION FOURTEEN OF THE PUBLIC HOUSING LAW.
  S  3.  This  act  shall take effect immediately; provided that section
26-412.1 of the city rent and rehabilitation law as added by section two
of this act shall remain in full force and effect only as  long  as  the
public  emergency  requiring  the  regulation and control of residential
rents and evictions continues, as provided in subdivision 3 of section 1

of the local emergency housing rent control act.

 EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
                      [ ] is old law to be omitted.
                                                           LBD11893-04-4

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Senate Bill S6111

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

Bill Amendments

co-Sponsors

2013-S6111 (ACTIVE) - Details

2013-S6111 (ACTIVE) - Summary

2013-S6111 (ACTIVE) - Sponsor Memo

2013-S6111 (ACTIVE) - Bill Text download pdf

co-Sponsors

2013-S6111A - Details

2013-S6111A - Summary

2013-S6111A - Sponsor Memo

2013-S6111A - Bill Text download pdf

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

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2013-S6111 (ACTIVE) - Details

2013-S6111 (ACTIVE) - Summary

2013-S6111 (ACTIVE) - Sponsor Memo

2013-S6111 (ACTIVE) - Bill Text download pdf

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2013-S6111A - Details

2013-S6111A - Summary

2013-S6111A - Sponsor Memo

2013-S6111A - Bill Text download pdf

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