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Senate Bill S799
2017-2018 Legislative Session
Sponsored By
(D) Senate District
Archive: Last Bill Status - In Senate Committee Housing, Construction And Community Development Committee
- Introduced
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- In Committee Assembly
- In Committee Senate
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- On Floor Calendar Assembly
- On Floor Calendar Senate
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- Passed Assembly
- Passed Senate
- Delivered to Governor
- Signed By Governor
Actions
co-Sponsors
(D, WF) 47th Senate District
(D) 27th Senate District
(D, WF) Senate District
(D) 32nd Senate District
2017-S799 (ACTIVE) - Details
- See Assembly Version of this Bill:
- A1093
- Current Committee:
- Senate Housing, Construction And Community Development
- Law Section:
- New York City Administrative Code
- Laws Affected:
- Add §26-416, NYC Ad Cd
- Versions Introduced in Other Legislative Sessions:
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2011-2012:
S3260
2013-2014: S1733, A555
2015-2016: S3583, A1795
2019-2020: S3319, A3170
2021-2022: S2013, A1436
2023-2024: S4967, A689
2017-S799 (ACTIVE) - Sponsor Memo
BILL NUMBER: S799
TITLE OF BILL : An act to amend the administrative code of the city
of New York, in relation to surcharges for the installation or use of
certain appliances in housing accommodations subject to rent control
PURPOSE OR GENERAL IDEA OF BILL :
This bill will prohibit the imposition of any surcharge for the
installation or use of a tenant-installed appliance.
SUMMARY OF SPECIFIC PROVISIONS :
This bill amends section (1) of the administrative code of the city of
New York by adding a new section (26-416) that prohibits the
imposition of any surcharge for the installation or use of a
tenant-installed appliance where the tenant pays for electric utility
service.
JUSTIFICATION :
On March 24, 2005 the NYS Division of Housing and Community Renewal
issued Operational Bulletin 2005-1 which states that in both rent
controlled and rent stabilized apartments, when a tenant requests
permission to install a washer, dryer, or dishwasher, the owner can
collect a surcharge for each appliance. This action was purportedly
2017-S799 (ACTIVE) - Bill Text download pdf
S T A T E O F N E W Y O R K
________________________________________________________________________
799
2017-2018 Regular Sessions
I N S E N A T E
January 4, 2017
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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 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.
LBD00019-01-7
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