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                                   1093
 
                        2017-2018 Regular Sessions
 
                           I N  A S S E M B L Y
 
                             January 10, 2017
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 Introduced by M. of A. DINOWITZ, GOTTFRIED, ROSENTHAL, MOSLEY, PICHARDO,
   COOK,   CRESPO,  KAVANAGH,  SEPULVEDA,  BENEDETTO,  DAVILA,  BICHOTTE,
   JOYNER, WALKER, RODRIGUEZ, BLAKE, BARRON -- Multi-Sponsored by  --  M.
   of A. ARROYO, DenDEKKER, 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:
   § 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.
   § 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.
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