Senate Bill S5881B

2017-2018 Legislative Session

Provides retroactivity to the original date of eligibility in certain cases for the senior citizens rent increase exemption (SCRIE) and disability rent increase exemption (DRIE)

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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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2017-S5881 - Details

Current Committee:
Assembly Aging
Law Section:
New York City Administrative Code
Laws Affected:
Amd §26-605, NYC Ad Cd
Versions Introduced in Other Legislative Sessions:
2019-2020: S3224
2021-2022: S3920
2023-2024: S5262

2017-S5881 - Summary

Provides retroactivity to the original date of eligibility for the senior citizens rent increase exemption (SCRIE) and disability rent increase exemption (DRIE).

2017-S5881 - Sponsor Memo

2017-S5881 - Bill Text download pdf

                            
 
                     S T A T E   O F   N E W   Y O R K
 ________________________________________________________________________
 
                                   5881
 
                        2017-2018 Regular Sessions
 
                             I N  S E N A T E
 
                                May 4, 2017
                                ___________
 
 Introduced by Sen. ALCANTARA -- 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 administrative code of the  city  of  New  York,  in
   relation  to providing for retroactivity to an original date of eligi-
   bility for the senior citizens rent increase exemption (SCRIE)
 
   THE PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK, REPRESENTED IN SENATE AND  ASSEM-
 BLY, DO ENACT AS FOLLOWS:
 
   Section  1.  This  act  shall be known and may be cited as the "senior
 citizens rent increase exemption (SCRIE) rollback act".
   § 2. Section 26-605 of the administrative code of the city of New York
 is amended by adding a new subdivision (c-1) to read as follows:
   (C-1) FOR ANY ELIGIBLE HEAD OF HOUSEHOLD WHO  FAILED  TO  MAKE  TIMELY
 APPLICATION FOR A RENT INCREASE EXEMPTION ORDER PURSUANT TO SUBDIVISIONS
 (A)  AND  (B)  OF THIS SECTION, SUCH APPLICATION SHALL BE DEEMED TO HAVE
 OCCURRED ON THE  ORIGINAL  DATE  OF  ELIGIBILITY  FOR  A  RENT  INCREASE
 EXEMPTION  ORDER  AND RENT REDUCTION IS RETROACTIVE TO THE ORIGINAL DATE
 OF ELIGIBILITY.
   § 3. This act shall take effect immediately.
 
 
 
 
 
  EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
                       [ ] is old law to be omitted.
                                                            LBD11043-01-7



              

2017-S5881A - Details

Current Committee:
Assembly Aging
Law Section:
New York City Administrative Code
Laws Affected:
Amd §26-605, NYC Ad Cd
Versions Introduced in Other Legislative Sessions:
2019-2020: S3224
2021-2022: S3920
2023-2024: S5262

2017-S5881A - Summary

Provides retroactivity to the original date of eligibility for the senior citizens rent increase exemption (SCRIE) and disability rent increase exemption (DRIE).

2017-S5881A - Sponsor Memo

2017-S5881A - Bill Text download pdf

                            
 
                     S T A T E   O F   N E W   Y O R K
 ________________________________________________________________________
 
                                  5881--A
     Cal. No. 808
 
                        2017-2018 Regular Sessions
 
                             I N  S E N A T E
 
                                May 4, 2017
                                ___________
 
 Introduced by Sen. ALCANTARA -- read twice and ordered printed, and when
   printed  to be committed to the Committee on Housing, Construction and
   Community Development -- committee discharged and said bill  committed
   to  the  Committee on Rules -- ordered to a third reading, amended and
   ordered reprinted, retaining its place in the order of third reading
 
 AN ACT to amend the administrative code of the  city  of  New  York,  in
   relation  to providing for retroactivity to an original date of eligi-
   bility for the senior citizens rent  increase  exemption  (SCRIE)  and
   disability rent increase expiration (DRIE)
 
   THE  PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK, REPRESENTED IN SENATE AND ASSEM-
 BLY, DO ENACT AS FOLLOWS:
 
   Section 1. This act shall be known and may be  cited  as  the  "senior
 citizens  rent  increase exemption (SCRIE)  and disability rent increase
 exemption (DRIE) rollback act".
   § 2. Section 26-605 of the administrative code of the city of New York
 is amended by adding a new subdivision (c-1) to read as follows:
   (C-1) FOR ANY ELIGIBLE HEAD OF HOUSEHOLD WHO  FAILED  TO  MAKE  TIMELY
 APPLICATION FOR A RENT INCREASE EXEMPTION ORDER PURSUANT TO SUBDIVISIONS
 (A)  AND  (B)  OF THIS SECTION, SUCH APPLICATION SHALL BE DEEMED TO HAVE
 OCCURRED ON THE  ORIGINAL  DATE  OF  ELIGIBILITY  FOR  A  RENT  INCREASE
 EXEMPTION  ORDER  AND RENT REDUCTION IS RETROACTIVE TO THE ORIGINAL DATE
 OF ELIGIBILITY; PROVIDED, HOWEVER, THAT SUCH RENT REDUCTION SHALL NOT BE
 RETROACTIVELY APPLIED TO ANY PERIOD OF ELIGIBILITY THAT  OCCURRED  PRIOR
 TO  THE  TWO-YEAR PERIOD IMMEDIATELY PRECEDING THE FILING OF AN APPLICA-
 TION FOR A RENT INCREASE EXEMPTION ORDER.
   § 3. This act shall take effect immediately.
 
 
  EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
                       [ ] is old law to be omitted.
                                                            LBD11043-02-7


              

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2017-S5881B (ACTIVE) - Details

Current Committee:
Assembly Aging
Law Section:
New York City Administrative Code
Laws Affected:
Amd §26-605, NYC Ad Cd
Versions Introduced in Other Legislative Sessions:
2019-2020: S3224
2021-2022: S3920
2023-2024: S5262

2017-S5881B (ACTIVE) - Summary

Provides retroactivity to the original date of eligibility for the senior citizens rent increase exemption (SCRIE) and disability rent increase exemption (DRIE).

2017-S5881B (ACTIVE) - Sponsor Memo

2017-S5881B (ACTIVE) - Bill Text download pdf

                            
 
                     S T A T E   O F   N E W   Y O R K
 ________________________________________________________________________
 
                                  5881--B
     Cal. No. 808
 
                        2017-2018 Regular Sessions
 
                             I N  S E N A T E
 
                                May 4, 2017
                                ___________
 
 Introduced by Sen. ALCANTARA -- read twice and ordered printed, and when
   printed  to be committed to the Committee on Housing, Construction and
   Community Development -- committee discharged and said bill  committed
   to  the  Committee on Rules -- ordered to a third reading, amended and
   ordered reprinted, retaining its place in the order of  third  reading
   --  again  amended  and  ordered reprinted, retaining its place in the
   order of third reading
 
 AN ACT to amend the administrative code of the  city  of  New  York,  in
   relation  to  providing  for  retroactive  benefit calculation for the
   senior citizens rent increase exemption and disability  rent  increase
   exemption
 
   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 (c-1) to read as
 follows:
   (C-1) FOR ANY ELIGIBLE HEAD OF HOUSEHOLD WHO  SUBMITS  AN  APPLICATION
 FOR  A  RENT INCREASE EXEMPTION ORDER PURSUANT TO SUBDIVISION (A) OR (B)
 OF THIS SECTION, THE DATE OF SUCH APPLICATION SHALL BE DEEMED TO BE  (I)
 THE  DATE  OF  THE  APPLICANT'S  INITIAL ELIGIBILITY FOR A RENT INCREASE
 EXEMPTION ORDER, IF THE ACTUAL DATE OF SUBMISSION OF THE APPLICATION  IS
 TWO  YEARS  OR  LESS AFTER SUCH DATE OF INITIAL ELIGIBILITY, OR (II) THE
 DATE WHICH IS TWO YEARS PRIOR TO THE ACTUAL DATE OF  THE  SUBMISSION  OF
 THE  APPLICATION,  IF  SUCH APPLICATION IS SUBMITTED MORE THAN TWO YEARS
 AFTER THE APPLICANT'S  DATE OF INITIAL ELIGIBILITY FOR A  RENT  INCREASE
 EXEMPTION  ORDER,  AND  THE CALCULATION OF SUCH RENT INCREASE EXEMPTION,
 PROSPECTIVELY, SHALL BE BASED  UPON  THE  APPLICANT'S  INITIAL  DATE  OF
 ELIGIBILITY  AND NOT UPON THE DATE OF SUCH APPLICATION, PROVIDED, HOWEV-
 ER, THAT THE PROVISIONS OF THIS SUBDIVISION  SHALL  ONLY  APPLY  TO  THE
 CALCULATION OF BENEFITS AND NO PRIOR RENTAL PAYMENTS ATTRIBUTABLE TO ANY
 RENT  INCREASE  PRIOR  TO  THE  DATE  OF APPLICATION SHALL BE SUBJECT TO
 RECOUPMENT.
   § 2. This act shall take effect immediately.
              

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