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                                  1795

                       2015-2016 Regular Sessions

                          I N  A S S E M B L Y

                            January 13, 2015
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Introduced by M. of A. DINOWITZ, GOTTFRIED, ROSENTHAL, MOSLEY, PICHARDO,
  COOK,  CRESPO,  KAVANAGH, SEPULVEDA, BROOK-KRASNY, BENEDETTO, CLARK --
  Multi-Sponsored by -- M.   of A. ARROYO,  DenDEKKER,  FARRELL,  GLICK,
  PERRY -- 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 surcharges for the installation or use of  certain  appli-
  ances in housing accommodations subject to rent control

  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 26-416 to read as follows:
  S 26-416 SURCHARGES FOR TENANT-INSTALLED APPLIANCES. THE IMPOSITION OF
ANY  SURCHARGE  FOR THE INSTALLATION OR USE OF A TENANT-INSTALLED APPLI-
ANCE IS PROHIBITED WHERE THE TENANT PAYS FOR ELECTRIC UTILITY SERVICE.
  S 2. This act shall take effect  immediately;  provided  that  section
26-416  of  the city rent and rehabilitation law as added by section one
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.
                                                           LBD01426-01-5