Assembly Bill A6974

2015-2016 Legislative Session

Relates to requiring landlords of certain properties to furnish New York homes and community renewal with data pertaining to succession rights

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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-A6974 (ACTIVE) - Details

Current Committee:
Assembly Housing
Law Section:
Real Property Law
Laws Affected:
Add ยง235-h, RP L
Versions Introduced in Other Legislative Sessions:
2017-2018: A2889
2019-2020: A789
2021-2022: A5887
2023-2024: A1728, A9157

2015-A6974 (ACTIVE) - Summary

Relates to requiring landlords of certain properties to furnish New York homes and community renewal with data pertaining to succession rights.

2015-A6974 (ACTIVE) - Bill Text download pdf 

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

                                  6974

                       2015-2016 Regular Sessions

                          I N  A S S E M B L Y

                             April 15, 2015
                               ___________

Introduced   by  M.  of  A.  JOYNER,  ARROYO,  BLAKE,  COOK,  GOTTFRIED,
  O'DONNELL, PICHARDO, ORTIZ -- Multi-Sponsored by -- M.  of  A.  CLARK,
  GLICK,  HEVESI,  SEAWRIGHT,  SIMON  --  read  once and referred to the
  Committee on Housing

AN ACT to amend the real property law, in relation to succession  rights
  data

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

  Section 1. The real property law is amended by adding  a  new  section
235-h to read as follows:
  S  235-H.  SUCCESSION RIGHTS DATA. A LANDLORD OF A BUILDING CONTAINING
FIVE OR MORE RENTAL UNITS SHALL SUBMIT A QUARTERLY REPORT  TO  NEW  YORK
HOMES  AND COMMUNITY RENEWAL IN A FORM PRESCRIBED BY THE COMMISSIONER OF
SUCH  AGENCY  INDICATING  THE  NUMBER  OF  APPLICATIONS  FOR  RIGHT   OF
SUCCESSION  SUCH LANDLORD RECEIVED OVER THE COURSE OF THE PREVIOUS THREE
MONTHS, THE DATE SUCH APPLICATIONS WERE RECEIVED, WHETHER SUCH  APPLICA-
TIONS  WERE GRANTED OR DENIED AND, IF DENIED, THE REASONS GIVEN FOR SUCH
DENIAL.
  FOR THE PURPOSES OF THIS SECTION, "RIGHT OF SUCCESSION" SHALL MEAN THE
RIGHT TO A RENT STABILIZED RENEWAL LEASE OR PROTECTION FROM EVICTION  IN
AN APARTMENT UNDER RENT CONTROL REDOUNDING TO THE BENEFIT OF AN ELIGIBLE
FAMILY  MEMBER  OF THE TENANT HAVING OCCUPIED SUCH APARTMENT IMMEDIATELY
PRIOR TO PERMANENTLY VACATING SUCH APARTMENT  OR  IMMEDIATELY  PRIOR  TO
SUCH TENANT'S DEATH.
  S  2. This act shall take effect on the first of January next succeed-
ing the date on which it shall have become a law.


 EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
                      [ ] is old law to be omitted.
                                                           LBD09452-01-5

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