Senate Bill S800

2017-2018 Legislative Session

Requires landlords to provide notice of rental history upon the signing of a vacancy lease

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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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2017-S800 (ACTIVE) - Details

See Assembly Version of this Bill:
A3518
Current Committee:
Senate Housing, Construction And Community Development
Law Section:
New York City Administrative Code
Laws Affected:
Add §26-517.2, NYC Ad Cd
Versions Introduced in Other Legislative Sessions:
2009-2010: A10814
2011-2012: S3259, A1460
2013-2014: S1734, A697
2015-2016: S3585, A573
2019-2020: A329
2021-2022: A131
2023-2024: A66

2017-S800 (ACTIVE) - Summary

Requires landlords to provide notice of rental history upon the signing of a vacancy lease for the four years prior to the vacancy.

2017-S800 (ACTIVE) - Sponsor Memo

2017-S800 (ACTIVE) - Bill Text download pdf 

                            
 
                     S T A T E   O F   N E W   Y O R K
 ________________________________________________________________________
 
                                    800
 
                        2017-2018 Regular Sessions
 
                             I N  S E N A T E
 
                              January 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  requiring  landlords to provide notice of rental history
   upon the signing of a vacancy lease

   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 26-517.2 to read as follows:
   § 26-517.2 NOTICE OF RENTAL HISTORY.  A.  FOR  HOUSING  ACCOMMODATIONS
 SUBJECT  TO  THIS  CODE, AN OWNER SHALL FURNISH TO EACH TENANT SIGNING A
 VACANCY LEASE, A NOTICE IN A FORM PROMULGATED OR APPROVED BY  THE  STATE
 DIVISION  OF  HOUSING  AND  COMMUNITY  RENEWAL  THAT SETS FORTH THE RENT
 AMOUNT ACTUALLY PAID BY TENANTS FOR THE FOUR YEARS IMMEDIATELY PRIOR  TO
 THE  VACANCY,  IF  ANY, AN EXPLANATION OF HOW THE RENTAL AMOUNT PROVIDED
 FOR IN THE VACANCY LEASE HAS BEEN COMPUTED ABOVE THE AMOUNT SHOWN IN THE
 MOST RECENT ANNUAL REGISTRATION STATEMENT,  AND  A  STATEMENT  THAT  ANY
 INCREASE ABOVE THE AMOUNT SET FORTH IN SUCH REGISTRATION STATEMENT IS IN
 ACCORDANCE  WITH  THE ADJUSTMENTS PERMITTED BY THE RENT GUIDELINES BOARD
 AND THIS CODE.
   B. UPON COMPLAINT BY THE TENANT THAT HE OR SHE WAS NOT FURNISHED  WITH
 A COPY OF THE NOTICE REQUIRED PURSUANT TO SUBDIVISION A OF THIS SECTION,
 THE  DIVISION  OF HOUSING AND COMMUNITY RENEWAL SHALL ORDER THE OWNER TO
 FURNISH THE NOTICE. IF THE OWNER FAILS TO COMPLY WITHIN TWENTY  DAYS  OF
 SUCH  ORDER,  THE  OWNER SHALL NOT BE ENTITLED TO COLLECT ANY GUIDELINES
 LEASE ADJUSTMENT AUTHORIZED FOR ANY CURRENT LEASE FROM THE  COMMENCEMENT
 DATE  OF  SUCH  LEASE.  THE FURNISHING OF THE NOTICE BY THE OWNER TO THE
 TENANT OR HOTEL OCCUPANT SHALL RESULT IN THE ELIMINATION, PROSPECTIVELY,
 OF SUCH PENALTY.
 
  EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
                       [ ] is old law to be omitted.
                                                            LBD00021-01-7

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