Senate Bill S3556

2015-2016 Legislative Session

Prohibits increase in maximum rents unless essential tenant services are maintained

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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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2015-S3556 (ACTIVE) - Details

See Assembly Version of this Bill:
A5280
Current Committee:
Senate Housing, Construction And Community Development
Law Section:
Private Housing Finance Law
Laws Affected:
Amd ยง31, Priv Hous Fin L
Versions Introduced in Other Legislative Sessions:
2009-2010: S1692
2011-2012: S2106, S6388
2013-2014: S1793, A7232
2017-2018: S2370, A666
2019-2020: A2411
2021-2022: A3540, A9243
2023-2024: A3029

2015-S3556 (ACTIVE) - Summary

Prohibits any increase in the average monthly rental of a property by a limited-profit housing company unless the appropriate local housing agency certifies that there exists no recorded violations against such property or that all recorded violations have been cleared, corrected or abated, and that such company is maintaining all essential services required to be furnished.

2015-S3556 (ACTIVE) - Sponsor Memo

2015-S3556 (ACTIVE) - Bill Text download pdf 

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

                                  3556

                       2015-2016 Regular Sessions

                            I N  S E N A T E

                            February 12, 2015
                               ___________

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 private housing finance law, in relation to  prohib-
  iting  increases  in  maximum rents for dwellings unless all essential
  services are maintained and requiring certification  of  other  condi-
  tions

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

  Section 1.  Section 31 of the private housing finance law  is  amended
by adding a new subdivision 1-a to read as follows:
  1-A.   NOTWITHSTANDING ANY OTHER PROVISION OF THIS CHAPTER NO APPLICA-
TION FOR AN INCREASE IN THE AVERAGE MONTHLY RENTAL MAY BE  FILED  UNLESS
(A)  A CERTIFICATE OF THE APPROPRIATE DEPARTMENT OR AGENCY HAVING JURIS-
DICTION THEREOF IS ANNEXED TO SUCH APPLICATION STATING EITHER THAT THERE
ARE NO RECORDED VIOLATIONS AGAINST SUCH PROPERTY OR THAT ALL  VIOLATIONS
THEREIN  RECORDED  AGAINST SUCH PROPERTY HAVE BEEN CLEARED, CORRECTED OR
ABATED, OR A PORTION OF THE INCREASE IS  SPECIFICALLY  SET  ASIDE  IN  A
TRUST  FUND  TO  CORRECT  ALL  VIOLATIONS;  AND (B) THE COMPANY OR OTHER
APPLICANT CERTIFIES IT IS MAINTAINING ALL ESSENTIAL SERVICES REQUIRED TO
BE FURNISHED AND WILL CONTINUE TO MAINTAIN SUCH SERVICES.
  S 2. This act shall take effect immediately.




 EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
                      [ ] is old law to be omitted.
                                                           LBD00792-01-5

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