Assembly Bill A3190

Signed By Governor
2019-2020 Legislative Session

Relates to allowing a tenant to deduct water payments he or she makes for a deficient landlord from his or her rent

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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-A3190 - Details

See Senate Version of this Bill:
S3942
Law Section:
Real Property Law
Laws Affected:
Amd §235-a, RP L
Versions Introduced in 2017-2018 Legislative Session:
A5685, S4846

2019-A3190 - Summary

Relates to allowing a residential tenant to deduct water payments he or she makes for a deficient landlord from his or her rent.

2019-A3190 - Bill Text download pdf 

                            
 
                     S T A T E   O F   N E W   Y O R K
 ________________________________________________________________________
 
                                   3190
 
                        2019-2020 Regular Sessions
 
                           I N  A S S E M B L Y
 
                             January 28, 2019
                                ___________
 
 Introduced  by  M. of A. HUNTER, MOSLEY -- read once and referred to the
   Committee on Housing
 
 AN ACT to amend the real property law, in relation to  allowing  tenants
   to  deduct water payments they make for deficient landlords from their
   rent
 
   THE PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK, REPRESENTED IN SENATE AND  ASSEM-
 BLY, DO ENACT AS FOLLOWS:
 
   Section 1. Subdivision 1 of section 235-a of the real property law, as
 amended  by  chapter  713  of  the  laws  of 1981, is amended to read as
 follows:
   1. In any case in which a tenant shall lawfully make a  payment  to  a
 utility  company  pursuant  to  the provisions of sections thirty-three,
 thirty-four and one hundred sixteen of the public service law, OR  TO  A
 UTILITY COMPANY AS DEFINED IN SUBDIVISION TWENTY-THREE OF SECTION TWO OF
 THE  PUBLIC  SERVICE  LAW, PUBLIC AUTHORITY, WATER-WORKS CORPORATION, AS
 DEFINED IN SUBDIVISION TWENTY-SEVEN OF SECTION TWO OF THE PUBLIC SERVICE
 LAW, OR MUNICIPAL WATER SYSTEM, AS PRESCRIBED IN  SECTION  EIGHTY-NINE-L
 OF THE PUBLIC SERVICE LAW, FOR WATER SERVICE WHICH A LANDLORD IS RESPON-
 SIBLE  FOR  BUT  HAS FAILED OR REFUSED TO PROVIDE PAYMENT THEREFOR, such
 payment shall be deductible from any future payment of rent.
   § 2. This act shall take effect immediately.
 
 
 
 
  EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
                       [ ] is old law to be omitted.
                                                            LBD04833-01-9

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2019-A3190A (ACTIVE) - Details

See Senate Version of this Bill:
S3942
Law Section:
Real Property Law
Laws Affected:
Amd §235-a, RP L
Versions Introduced in 2017-2018 Legislative Session:
A5685, S4846

2019-A3190A (ACTIVE) - Summary

Relates to allowing a residential tenant to deduct water payments he or she makes for a deficient landlord from his or her rent.

2019-A3190A (ACTIVE) - Bill Text download pdf 

                            
 
                     S T A T E   O F   N E W   Y O R K
 ________________________________________________________________________
 
                                  3190--A
                                                         Cal. No. 287
 
                        2019-2020 Regular Sessions
 
                           I N  A S S E M B L Y
 
                             January 28, 2019
                                ___________
 
 Introduced  by M. of A. HUNTER, MOSLEY, BARRON -- read once and referred
   to the Committee on Housing -- reported and referred to the  Committee
   on Codes -- advanced to a third reading, passed by Assembly and deliv-
   ered  to the Senate, recalled from the Senate, vote reconsidered, bill
   amended, ordered reprinted, retaining its place on the order of  third
   reading
 
 AN  ACT  to amend the real property law, in relation to allowing tenants
   to deduct water payments they make for deficient landlords from  their
   rent
 
   THE  PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK, REPRESENTED IN SENATE AND ASSEM-
 BLY, DO ENACT AS FOLLOWS:
 
   Section 1. Subdivision 1 of section 235-a of the real property law, as
 amended by chapter 713 of the laws  of  1981,  is  amended  to  read  as
 follows:
   1.  In  any  case  in which a RESIDENTIAL tenant shall lawfully make a
 payment to a utility company pursuant  to  the  provisions  of  sections
 thirty-three,  thirty-four and one hundred sixteen of the public service
 law, OR TO A UTILITY COMPANY AS DEFINED IN SUBDIVISION  TWENTY-THREE  OF
 SECTION  TWO  OF  THE  PUBLIC SERVICE LAW, PUBLIC AUTHORITY, WATER-WORKS
 CORPORATION, AS DEFINED IN SUBDIVISION TWENTY-SEVEN OF  SECTION  TWO  OF
 THE  PUBLIC  SERVICE  LAW,  OR  MUNICIPAL WATER SYSTEM, AS PRESCRIBED IN
 SECTION EIGHTY-NINE-L OF THE PUBLIC SERVICE LAW, FOR WATER SERVICE WHICH
 A LANDLORD IS RESPONSIBLE FOR BUT  HAS  FAILED  OR  REFUSED  TO  PROVIDE
 PAYMENT  THEREFOR,  such  payment  shall  be  deductible from any future
 payment of rent.
   § 2. This act shall take effect immediately.
 
 
  EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
                       [ ] is old law to be omitted.
                                                            LBD04833-02-9

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