Assembly Bill A6431

2019-2020 Legislative Session

Relates to prohibiting surcharges for certain appliances

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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-A6431 (ACTIVE) - Details

Current Committee:
Assembly Housing
Law Section:
Private Housing Finance Law
Laws Affected:
Amd §§32-a & 579, Priv Hous Fin L
Versions Introduced in Other Legislative Sessions:
2017-2018: A7381
2021-2022: A4305
2023-2024: A271

2019-A6431 (ACTIVE) - Summary

Relates to prohibiting surcharges for the installation, removal or use of an air conditioning unit.

2019-A6431 (ACTIVE) - Bill Text download pdf 

                            
 
                     S T A T E   O F   N E W   Y O R K
 ________________________________________________________________________
 
                                   6431
 
                        2019-2020 Regular Sessions
 
                           I N  A S S E M B L Y
 
                               March 7, 2019
                                ___________
 
 Introduced by M. of A. WALKER -- read once and referred to the Committee
   on Housing
 
 AN  ACT to amend the private housing finance law, in relation to prohib-
   iting surcharges for certain appliances
 
   THE PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK, REPRESENTED IN SENATE AND  ASSEM-
 BLY, DO ENACT AS FOLLOWS:

   Section  1. Section 32-a of the private housing finance law is amended
 by adding a new subdivision 8 to read as follows:
   8. REQUIRE, WHENEVER A COMPANY CHARGES FOR THE INSTALLATION,  REMOVAL,
 OR  USE  OF AN AIR CONDITIONING UNIT, THAT ANY SUCH CHARGES BE DISCLOSED
 TO THE PERSON PRIOR TO ANY ACTION TAKEN OR CHARGE ASSESSED BY THE COMPA-
 NY. CHARGES FOR THE USE OF AN  AIR  CONDITIONING  UNIT,  IF  ANY,  SHALL
 COMMENCE  UPON  THE  INSTALLATION OF THE AIR CONDITIONING UNIT AND SHALL
 CEASE UPON THE REMOVAL OF THE AIR  CONDITIONING  UNIT.  PARTIAL  CHARGES
 SHALL BE PRO-RATED TO A DAILY RATE.
   §  2.  Section  579  of the private housing finance law, as amended by
 chapter 855 of the laws of 1968, is amended to read as follows:
   § 579. Rules and regulations.  1. THE COMMISSIONER OR THE  SUPERVISING
 AGENCY,  AS  THE  CASE MAY BE, SHALL REQUIRE, WHENEVER A COMPANY CHARGES
 FOR THE INSTALLATION, REMOVAL, OR USE OF AN AIR CONDITIONING UNIT,  THAT
 ANY SUCH CHARGES BE DISCLOSED TO THE PERSON PRIOR TO ANY ACTION TAKEN OR
 CHARGE ASSESSED BY THE COMPANY. CHARGES FOR THE USE OF AN AIR CONDITION-
 ING UNIT, IF ANY, SHALL COMMENCE UPON THE INSTALLATION OF THE AIR CONDI-
 TIONING  UNIT  AND  SHALL CEASE UPON THE REMOVAL OF THE AIR CONDITIONING
 UNIT. PARTIAL CHARGES SHALL BE PRO-RATED TO A DAILY RATE.
   2. The commissioner and the supervising agency shall each  have  power
 to  make  rules and regulations to carry out their respective powers and
 duties pursuant to this article and to effectuate the purposes thereof.
   § 3. This act shall take effect on the sixtieth  day  after  it  shall
 have become a law. Effective immediately, the addition, amendment and/or
 repeal  of  any  rule  or regulation necessary for the implementation of
 this act on its effective date are authorized and directed  to  be  made
 and completed on or before such effective date.

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