Assembly Bill A563

2015-2016 Legislative Session

Provides for a continuation of senior citizen rent increase exemption benefits after a period of ineligibility

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  • 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-A563 (ACTIVE) - Details

See Senate Version of this Bill:
S529
Current Committee:
Assembly Aging
Law Section:
New York City Administrative Code
Laws Affected:
Amd ยง26-605, NYC Ad Cd
Versions Introduced in Other Legislative Sessions:
2011-2012: A10768
2013-2014: A708, S5495
2017-2018: A3520, S3627
2019-2020: A1471, S4825
2021-2022: A3737, S5280
2023-2024: S6383

2015-A563 (ACTIVE) - Summary

Provides for a continuation of senior citizen rent increase exemption benefits after a period of ineligibility due to a head of household's temporary increase in income.

2015-A563 (ACTIVE) - Bill Text download pdf 

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

                                   563

                       2015-2016 Regular Sessions

                          I N  A S S E M B L Y

                               (PREFILED)

                             January 7, 2015
                               ___________

Introduced   by   M.   of  A.  ROSENTHAL,  COLTON,  DINOWITZ,  ROBINSON,
  BROOK-KRASNY,  ABBATE,  CYMBROWITZ,  TITONE,  CRESPO,  SCARBOROUGH  --
  Multi-Sponsored  by  --  M. of A.   ARROYO, BRENNAN, GLICK, GOTTFRIED,
  HEASTIE, LENTOL, MARKEY, PERRY, SIMANOWITZ -- read once  and  referred
  to the Committee on Aging

AN  ACT  to  amend  the  administrative code of the city of New York, in
  relation to continuation of senior  citizen  rent  increase  exemption
  benefits  after a period of ineligibility due to a head of household's
  temporary increase in income

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

  Section  1.  Section  26-605 of the administrative code of the city of
New York is amended by adding a new subdivision (e) to read as follows:
  (E) NOTWITHSTANDING ANY OTHER PROVISION OF LAW, A HEAD OF A  HOUSEHOLD
TO  WHOM  A  RENT INCREASE EXEMPTION ORDER/TAX ABATEMENT CERTIFICATE HAS
BEEN ISSUED UNDER THIS CHAPTER, CHAPTER THREE OR CHAPTER  FOUR  OF  THIS
TITLE  WHO  HAS  BECOME  INELIGIBLE  FOR  SUCH  RENT  INCREASE EXEMPTION
ORDER/TAX ABATEMENT CERTIFICATE AS A RESULT OF A TEMPORARY  INCREASE  IN
INCOME  FOR  A  PERIOD OF TIME THAT DOES NOT EXCEED TWO YEARS, MAY, UPON
RESUMPTION  OF  RECEIPT  OF  AN   INCOME   THAT   QUALIFIES   FOR   SUCH
ORDER/CERTIFICATE  UNDER  THIS CHAPTER, CHAPTER THREE OR CHAPTER FOUR OF
THIS TITLE, APPLY TO THE SUPERVISING AGENCY, SUBJECT TO  THE  TERMS  AND
CONDITIONS  IMPOSED  BY  SUCH  RELEVANT  CHAPTER,  FOR  A  RENT INCREASE
EXEMPTION ORDER/TAX ABATEMENT CERTIFICATE RELATING TO THE SAME  DWELLING
UNIT  TO  WHICH THE ORIGINAL RENT INCREASE EXEMPTION ORDER/TAX ABATEMENT
CERTIFICATE APPLIED, AND SUCH ORDER/CERTIFICATE SHALL PROVIDE  THAT  THE
HEAD  OF  THE  HOUSEHOLD SHALL BE EXEMPT FROM PAYING THAT PORTION OF THE
MAXIMUM RENT FOR THE DWELLING UNIT WHICH EXCEEDS THE LAST RENT THAT  THE
HEAD  OF THE HOUSEHOLD WAS REQUIRED TO PAY IN THE DWELLING UNIT PRIOR TO
HIS OR HER INCREASE IN INCOME WHICH CAUSED THE TEMPORARY  INELIGIBILITY,

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

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