Assembly Bill A1220

2019-2020 Legislative Session

Relates to the effect of rent reduction orders on the period preceding the filing of an overcharge complaint

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Archive: Last Bill Status - In Assembly 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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2019-A1220 (ACTIVE) - Details

Current Committee:
Assembly Housing
Law Section:
New York City Administrative Code
Laws Affected:
Amd §26-516, NYC Ad Cd
Versions Introduced in Other Legislative Sessions:
2011-2012: A4900
2013-2014: A748
2015-2016: A631
2017-2018: A4003

2019-A1220 (ACTIVE) - Summary

Relates to the effect on rent reduction orders on the period preceding the filing of an overcharge complaint.

2019-A1220 (ACTIVE) - Bill Text download pdf 

                            
 
                     S T A T E   O F   N E W   Y O R K
 ________________________________________________________________________
 
                                   1220
 
                        2019-2020 Regular Sessions
 
                           I N  A S S E M B L Y
 
                             January 14, 2019
                                ___________
 
 Introduced by M. of A. L. ROSENTHAL, GOTTFRIED, MOSLEY, BARRON, GLICK --
   Multi-Sponsored  by -- M. of A. 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 the filing of an overcharge complaint

   THE  PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK, REPRESENTED IN SENATE AND ASSEM-
 BLY, DO ENACT AS FOLLOWS:
 
   Section 1. Paragraph 2 of subdivision  a  of  section  26-516  of  the
 administrative code of the city of New York is amended by adding two new
 subparagraphs (iii) and (iv) to read as follows:
   (III)  FAILURE  OF  AN  OWNER TO COMPLY WITH AN ORDER ISSUED UNDER THE
 PROVISIONS OF THIS TITLE SHALL CONSTITUTE A CONTINUING VIOLATION  TO  BE
 INCLUDED IN THE RENTAL HISTORY OF THE HOUSING ACCOMMODATION IRRESPECTIVE
 OF  WHETHER  SUCH  VIOLATION  OCCURRED  OUTSIDE  OF THE FOUR YEAR PERIOD
 PRECEDING THE FILING OF SUCH COMPLAINT AND PROVIDED FURTHER, THAT  FAIL-
 URE  TO  COMPLY WITH AN ORDER ISSUED UNDER THIS ARTICLE SHALL BE IMPUTED
 TO ANY SUCCESSOR IN INTEREST OF THE HOUSING ACCOMMODATION, PROVIDED SUCH
 PERSON OR PERSONS HAS ACTUAL NOTICE OF SUCH VIOLATION.
   (IV) ANY COMPLAINT BASED ON FRAUD SHALL BE REVIEWED BY THE STATE DIVI-
 SION OF HOUSING AND COMMUNITY RENEWAL IRRESPECTIVE OF WHETHER SUCH FRAUD
 OCCURRED OUTSIDE OF THE FOUR YEAR PERIOD PRECEDING THE  FILING  OF  SUCH
 COMPLAINT.
   §  2. This act shall take effect immediately; provided that the amend-
 ments to section 26-516 of chapter 4 of title 26 of  the  administrative
 code  of  the  city  of  New  York made by section one of this act shall
 expire on the same date as such law expires and  shall  not  affect  the
 expiration of such law as provided under section 26-520 of such law.
 
 
  EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
                       [ ] is old law to be omitted.
                                                            LBD01574-01-9

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