Assembly Bill A10281

2019-2020 Legislative Session

Relates to enacting the "New York city small business rent stabilization act"

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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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2019-A10281 (ACTIVE) - Details

Current Committee:
Assembly Cities
Law Section:
New York City Administrative Code
Laws Affected:
Add Title 22 Chapter 12 §§22-1201 - 22-1213, NYC Ad Cd
Versions Introduced in Other Legislative Sessions:
2021-2022: A1192
2023-2024: A4255

2019-A10281 (ACTIVE) - Summary

Enacts the "New York city small business rent stabilization act" instituting a commercial rent control system in the city of New York and creates the commercial rent guidelines board.

2019-A10281 (ACTIVE) - Bill Text download pdf

                            
 
                     S T A T E   O F   N E W   Y O R K
 ________________________________________________________________________
 
                                   10281
 
                           I N  A S S E M B L Y
 
                               April 8, 2020
                                ___________
 
 Introduced  by  M.  of  A.  O'DONNELL  --  read once and referred to the
   Committee on Cities
 
 AN ACT to amend the administrative code of the  city  of  New  York,  in
   relation to enacting the "New York city small business rent stabiliza-
   tion act"
 
   THE  PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK, REPRESENTED IN SENATE AND ASSEM-
 BLY, DO ENACT AS FOLLOWS:

   Section 1. Short title. This act shall be known and may  be  cited  as
 the "New York city small business rent stabilization act".
   §  2.  Title  22 of the administrative code of the city of New York is
 amended by adding a new chapter 12 to read as follows:
                                CHAPTER 12
                       COMMERCIAL RENT STABILIZATION
   § 22-1201 APPLICATION. THIS CHAPTER APPLIES TO ALL  COMMERCIAL  SPACES
 WITH  A  LEASE  OR  OTHER RENTAL AGREEMENT THAT EXPIRES ON OR AFTER JULY
 FIRST, TWO THOUSAND TWENTY, WHETHER OR NOT SUCH LEASE OR  RENTAL  AGREE-
 MENT  WAS  IN  EFFECT ON SUCH DATE. THIS CHAPTER SHALL APPLY ONLY TO ALL
 COMMERCIAL LEASE RENEWALS FOR COMMERCIAL PREMISES. ON ANY OCCASION WHER-
 EIN A LANDLORD AND TENANT ARE REQUIRED TO NEGOTIATE THE TERMS OF A LEASE
 RENEWAL FOR COMMERCIAL USES SUCH PROVISIONS OF THIS CHAPTER SHALL APPLY.
 SUCH PROVISIONS OF THIS CHAPTER SHALL APPLY TO ANY LANDLORD AND  CURRENT
 TENANT WHOSE LEASE EXPIRED ON OR AFTER JULY FIRST, TWO THOUSAND TWENTY.
   §  22-1202  DEFINITIONS.  AS USED IN THIS CHAPTER, THE FOLLOWING TERMS
 SHALL HAVE THE FOLLOWING MEANINGS UNLESS THE CONTEXT REQUIRES OTHERWISE:
   A. "ADMINISTERING AGENCY" SHALL MEAN ANY CITY AGENCY, OFFICE,  DEPART-
 MENT,  DIVISION,  BUREAU  OR  INSTITUTION OF GOVERNMENT, THE EXPENSES OF
 WHICH ARE PAID IN WHOLE OR IN PART FROM THE CITY TREASURY, AS THE  MAYOR
 SHALL  DESIGNATE  OR ESTABLISH TO IMPLEMENT THE PROVISIONS OF THIS CHAP-
 TER.
   B. "AT-WILL TENANT" SHALL MEAN A TENANT, SUBTENANT, LESSEE, SUBLESSEE,
 OR ANY OTHER PERSONS LAWFULLY ENTITLED TO USE OR OCCUPY  ANY  COMMERCIAL
 PREMISES WITHOUT A WRITTEN LEASE OR OTHER RENTAL AGREEMENT, WHO HAS PAID
 RENT TO A LANDLORD FOR AT LEAST SIX MONTHS.
 
  EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
                       [ ] is old law to be omitted.
              

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