Senate Bill S1160

2015-2016 Legislative Session

Requires rent reduction in cases of submetered utility service

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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-S1160 (ACTIVE) - Details

Current Committee:
Senate Housing, Construction And Community Development
Law Section:
Multiple Dwelling Law
Laws Affected:
Add ยง302-d, Mult Dwell L
Versions Introduced in Other Legislative Sessions:
2009-2010: S6351
2011-2012: S2757
2013-2014: S919
2017-2018: S3448
2019-2020: S2064
2021-2022: S1366
2023-2024: S801

2015-S1160 (ACTIVE) - Summary

Requires rent reduction in cases of submetered utility service; directs the division of housing and community renewal to develop a standard reduction and an appeals process.

2015-S1160 (ACTIVE) - Sponsor Memo

2015-S1160 (ACTIVE) - Bill Text download pdf

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

                                  1160

                       2015-2016 Regular Sessions

                            I N  S E N A T E

                             January 9, 2015
                               ___________

Introduced  by Sens. SERRANO, KRUEGER -- 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 multiple dwelling law, in relation to rent reduction
  in cases of submetered utility service

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

  Section 1. The multiple dwelling  law  is  amended  by  adding  a  new
section 302-d to read as follows:
  S  302-D.  PROVISIONS RELATING TO MULTIPLE DWELLINGS WITH SUBMETERING.
1. ANY TENANT RESIDING IN A BUILDING WHICH IS SUBJECT TO SUBMETERING  OF
UTILITIES SHALL RECEIVE A REDUCTION IN RENT WHICH IS EQUAL TO THE AMOUNT
OF  THE  UTILITY  COSTS FOR WHICH SUCH TENANT IS RESPONSIBLE, WHERE SUCH
COSTS WERE PREVIOUSLY INCLUDED IN SUCH TENANT'S RENT.
  2. THE DIVISION OF HOUSING AND COMMUNITY RENEWAL SHALL, WITHIN  NINETY
DAYS  OF  THE  EFFECTIVE  DATE  OF THIS SECTION, REVIEW THE STANDARD AND
ACTUAL RENT REDUCTIONS  FOR  SUBMETERED  PROPERTIES  AND  SHALL  REQUIRE
INCREASES  WHERE  THE  DIVISION DETERMINES NECESSARY. THE DIVISION SHALL
DEVELOP A PROCESS FOR TENANTS TO APPEAL THEIR RENT REDUCTION IF IT  DOES
NOT  ACCURATELY  REFLECT  THE AMOUNT THEY ARE REQUIRED TO PAY FOR SUBME-
TERED UTILITIES.
  S 2. This act shall take effect immediately.




 EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
                      [ ] is old law to be omitted.
                                                           LBD04280-01-5


              

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