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                                  1581

                       2015-2016 Regular Sessions

                          I N  A S S E M B L Y

                            January 12, 2015
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Introduced by M. of A. ROSENTHAL, GOTTFRIED -- read once and referred to
  the Committee on Housing

AN  ACT  to  amend  the  administrative code of the city of New York, in
  relation to available information pertaining to  rental  histories  of
  rent-stabilized units

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

  Section 1. Section 26-516 of the administrative code of  the  city  of
New York is amended by adding a new subdivision i to read as follows:
  I.  COMPLETE  RENTAL  HISTORIES FOR UNITS REGULATED UNDER THIS CHAPTER
SHALL BE MADE AVAILABLE BY THE STATE DIVISION OF HOUSING  AND  COMMUNITY
RENEWAL TO LOCAL, COUNTY OR STATE ELECTED OFFICIALS WHO SUBMIT AN APPLI-
CATION FOR SUCH INFORMATION UNDER THE PROVISIONS OF THE STATE FREEDOM OF
INFORMATION LAW. INFORMATION SHALL BE REDACTED AS REQUIRED UNDER ARTICLE
SIX  OF  THE PUBLIC OFFICERS LAW, ENTITLED THE STATE FREEDOM OF INFORMA-
TION LAW.  RECORDS OBTAINED PURSUANT TO THIS SUBDIVISION SHALL  BE  USED
SOLELY FOR THE PURPOSES STATED IN THE APPLICATION.
  S 2. Section 26-517 of the administrative code of the city of New York
is amended by adding a new subdivision h to read as follows:
  H.  NOTWITHSTANDING  ANY  OTHER  PROVISION  TO THE CONTRARY, THE STATE
DIVISION OF HOUSING AND COMMUNITY RENEWAL SHALL MAINTAIN RENT  HISTORIES
OF UNITS REGULATED UNDER THIS CHAPTER FOR A MINIMUM OF TEN YEARS.
  S 3. Section 26-516 of the administrative code of the city of New York
is amended by adding a new subdivision j to read as follows:
  J.  THE STATE DIVISION OF HOUSING AND COMMUNITY RENEWAL SHALL REGULATE
HOUSING ACCOMMODATIONS WHICH, THROUGH  A  COMPLAINT,  INVESTIGATION,  OR
VIOLATION  PROCESS,  HAVE  BEEN ESTABLISHED TO BE ILLEGALLY DE-REGULATED
DUE TO ILLEGAL USE. FOR PURPOSES OF  THIS  SECTION,  ILLEGAL  USE  SHALL
CONSIST OF, BUT NOT BE LIMITED TO NOTICES OF ILLEGAL CONSTRUCTION, ILLE-
GAL  CONVERSION,  ILLEGAL  TRANSIENT  HOTEL, REMOVAL FROM RENT ROLLS AND

 EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
                      [ ] is old law to be omitted.
                                                           LBD04216-01-5

              

A. 1581                             2

WAREHOUSING, OR OTHER PURPOSES OTHER THAN THOSE AUTHORIZED  PURSUANT  TO
THIS CHAPTER.
  S  4. This act shall take effect immediately; provided that the amend-
ments to chapter 4 of title 26 of the administrative code of the city of
New York made by sections one, two and three of this act shall expire on
the same date as such law expires and shall not affect the expiration of
such law as provided under section 26-520 of such law.