Assembly Bill A2675A

2019-2020 Legislative Session

Relates to surcharges for the installation or use of air conditioner units in housing accommodations subject to rent control

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2019-A2675 - Details

See Senate Version of this Bill:
S3318
Current Committee:
Assembly Housing
Law Section:
New York City Administrative Code
Laws Affected:
Add §26-416, amd §26-512, NYC Ad Cd; amd §6, Emerg Ten Prot Act of 1974; amd §4, Emerg Hous Rent Cont L
Versions Introduced in Other Legislative Sessions:
2013-2014: A8290, S6110
2015-2016: A416, S3565
2017-2018: A1368, S2367
2021-2022: A992, S2012

2019-A2675 - Summary

Relates to surcharges for the installation or use of air conditioner units in housing accommodations subject to rent control.

2019-A2675 - Bill Text download pdf 

                            
 
                     S T A T E   O F   N E W   Y O R K
 ________________________________________________________________________
 
                                   2675
 
                        2019-2020 Regular Sessions
 
                           I N  A S S E M B L Y
 
                             January 24, 2019
                                ___________
 
 Introduced  by  M.  of  A.  DINOWITZ, GOTTFRIED, L. ROSENTHAL, PICHARDO,
   CRESPO, COOK, BENEDETTO -- Multi-Sponsored by  --  M.  of  A.  ARROYO,
   DenDEKKER -- read once and referred to the Committee on Housing
 
 AN  ACT  to  amend  the administrative code of the city of New York, the
   emergency tenant protection act of nineteen seventy-four and the emer-
   gency housing rent control law, in relation to prohibiting  surcharges
   for the installation or use of air conditioner units in housing accom-
   modations subject to rent regulation
 
   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  AIR  CONDITIONER  UNITS;
 PROHIBITED. THE IMPOSITION OF ANY SURCHARGE FOR THE INSTALLATION AND USE
 OF A TENANT-INSTALLED AIR  CONDITIONER  UNIT  IS  PROHIBITED  WHERE  THE
 TENANT PAYS FOR ELECTRIC UTILITY SERVICE.
   §  2.  Section  6  of  section  4  of chapter 576 of the laws of 1974,
 constituting the emergency tenant protection act  of  nineteen  seventy-
 four, is amended by adding a new subdivision h to read as follows:
   H.  NO  OWNER  OF A HOUSING ACCOMMODATION SUBJECT TO THE PROVISIONS OF
 THIS SECTION SHALL IMPOSE ANY SURCHARGE FOR THE INSTALLATION AND USE  OF
 A  TENANT-INSTALLED AIR CONDITIONER UNIT WHERE THE TENANT PAYS FOR ELEC-
 TRIC UTILITY SERVICE.
   § 3. Section 26-512 of the administrative code of the city of New York
 is amended by adding a new subdivision g to read as follows:
   G.  NO OWNER OF A HOUSING ACCOMMODATION SUBJECT TO THE  PROVISIONS  OF
 THIS  LAW  SHALL  IMPOSE ANY SURCHARGE FOR THE INSTALLATION AND USE OF A
 TENANT-INSTALLED AIR CONDITIONER UNIT WHERE THE TENANT PAYS FOR ELECTRIC
 UTILITY SERVICE.

  EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
                       [ ] is old law to be omitted.
                                                            LBD00714-01-9

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2019-A2675A (ACTIVE) - Details

See Senate Version of this Bill:
S3318
Current Committee:
Assembly Housing
Law Section:
New York City Administrative Code
Laws Affected:
Add §26-416, amd §26-512, NYC Ad Cd; amd §6, Emerg Ten Prot Act of 1974; amd §4, Emerg Hous Rent Cont L
Versions Introduced in Other Legislative Sessions:
2013-2014: A8290, S6110
2015-2016: A416, S3565
2017-2018: A1368, S2367
2021-2022: A992, S2012

2019-A2675A (ACTIVE) - Summary

Relates to surcharges for the installation or use of air conditioner units in housing accommodations subject to rent control.

2019-A2675A (ACTIVE) - Bill Text download pdf 

                            
 
                     S T A T E   O F   N E W   Y O R K
 ________________________________________________________________________
 
                                  2675--A
 
                        2019-2020 Regular Sessions
 
                           I N  A S S E M B L Y
 
                             January 24, 2019
                                ___________
 
 Introduced  by  M.  of  A.  DINOWITZ, GOTTFRIED, L. ROSENTHAL, PICHARDO,
   CRESPO, COOK, BENEDETTO -- Multi-Sponsored by  --  M.  of  A.  ARROYO,
   DenDEKKER  --  read  once  and referred to the Committee on Housing --
   recommitted to the Committee on Housing in  accordance  with  Assembly
   Rule  3,  sec.  2  --  committee  discharged,  bill  amended,  ordered
   reprinted as amended and recommitted to said committee
 
 AN ACT to amend the administrative code of the city  of  New  York,  the
   emergency tenant protection act of nineteen seventy-four and the emer-
   gency  housing rent control law, in relation to prohibiting surcharges
   for the installation or use of air conditioner units in housing accom-
   modations subject to rent regulation
 
   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  AIR  CONDITIONER  UNITS;
 PROHIBITED. THE IMPOSITION OF ANY SURCHARGE FOR THE INSTALLATION AND USE
 OF  A  TENANT-INSTALLED  AIR  CONDITIONER  UNIT  IS PROHIBITED WHERE THE
 TENANT PAYS FOR ELECTRIC UTILITY SERVICE.
   § 2. Section 6 of section 4 of  chapter  576  of  the  laws  of  1974,
 constituting  the  emergency  tenant protection act of nineteen seventy-
 four, is amended by adding a new subdivision g to read as follows:
   G. NO OWNER OF A HOUSING ACCOMMODATION SUBJECT TO  THE  PROVISIONS  OF
 THIS  SECTION SHALL IMPOSE ANY SURCHARGE FOR THE INSTALLATION AND USE OF
 A TENANT-INSTALLED AIR CONDITIONER UNIT WHERE THE TENANT PAYS FOR  ELEC-
 TRIC UTILITY SERVICE.
   § 3. Section 26-512 of the administrative code of the city of New York
 is amended by adding a new subdivision f to read as follows:
   F.    NO OWNER OF A HOUSING ACCOMMODATION SUBJECT TO THE PROVISIONS OF
 THIS LAW SHALL IMPOSE ANY SURCHARGE FOR THE INSTALLATION AND  USE  OF  A
 
  EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
                       [ ] is old law to be omitted.
                                                            LBD00714-03-0

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