Assembly Bill A631

2015-2016 Legislative Session

Relates to the effect of rent reduction orders on the period preceding the filing of an overcharge complaint

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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-A631 (ACTIVE) - Details

Law Section:
New York City Administrative Code
Laws Affected:
Amd ยง26-516, NYC Ad Cd
Versions Introduced in Other Legislative Sessions:
2011-2012: A4900
2013-2014: A748
2017-2018: A4003
2019-2020: A1220

2015-A631 (ACTIVE) - Summary

Relates to the effect on rent reduction orders on the period preceding the filing of an overcharge complaint.

2015-A631 (ACTIVE) - Bill Text download pdf 

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

                                   631

                       2015-2016 Regular Sessions

                          I N  A S S E M B L Y

                               (PREFILED)

                             January 7, 2015
                               ___________

Introduced  by  M. of A. ROSENTHAL, GOTTFRIED, MOSLEY -- Multi-Sponsored
  by -- M. of A.   FARRELL, 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 the filing of an overcharge complaint

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

  Section  1.  Paragraph  2  of  subdivision  a of section 26-516 of the
administrative code of the city of New York is amended by adding two new
subparagraphs (iii) and (iv) to read as follows:
  (III) FAILURE OF AN OWNER TO COMPLY WITH AN  ORDER  ISSUED  UNDER  THE
PROVISIONS  OF  THIS TITLE SHALL CONSTITUTE A CONTINUING VIOLATION TO BE
INCLUDED IN THE RENTAL HISTORY OF THE HOUSING ACCOMMODATION IRRESPECTIVE
OF WHETHER SUCH VIOLATION OCCURRED  OUTSIDE  OF  THE  FOUR  YEAR  PERIOD
PRECEDING  THE FILING OF SUCH COMPLAINT AND PROVIDED FURTHER, THAT FAIL-
URE TO COMPLY WITH AN ORDER ISSUED UNDER THIS ARTICLE SHALL  BE  IMPUTED
TO ANY SUCCESSOR IN INTEREST OF THE HOUSING ACCOMMODATION, PROVIDED SUCH
PERSON OR PERSONS HAS ACTUAL NOTICE OF SUCH VIOLATION.
  (IV) ANY COMPLAINT BASED ON FRAUD SHALL BE REVIEWED BY THE STATE DIVI-
SION OF HOUSING AND COMMUNITY RENEWAL IRRESPECTIVE OF WHETHER SUCH FRAUD
OCCURRED  OUTSIDE  OF  THE FOUR YEAR PERIOD PRECEDING THE FILING OF SUCH
COMPLAINT.
  S 2. This act shall take effect immediately; provided that the  amend-
ments  to  section 26-516 of chapter 4 of title 26 of the administrative
code of the city of New York made by  section  one  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.


 EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
                      [ ] is old law to be omitted.
                                                           LBD04028-01-5

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