Assembly Actions -
Lowercase Senate Actions - UPPERCASE |
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Jul 06, 2020 |
enacting clause stricken |
Jan 08, 2020 |
referred to housing |
Mar 12, 2019 |
referred to housing |
Assembly Bill A6565
2019-2020 Legislative Session
Sponsored By
CRESPO
Archive: Last Bill Status - Stricken
- Introduced
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- In Committee Assembly
- In Committee Senate
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- On Floor Calendar Assembly
- On Floor Calendar Senate
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- Passed Assembly
- Passed Senate
- Delivered to Governor
- Signed By Governor
Actions
co-Sponsors
Michael DenDekker
Carmen E. Arroyo
William Colton
Anthony D'Urso
multi-Sponsors
Edward Braunstein
Carmen De La Rosa
Harvey Epstein
Andrew Hevesi
2019-A6565 (ACTIVE) - Details
- Law Section:
- Public Housing Law
- Laws Affected:
- Add §402-e, Pub Hous L; amd §235-b, RP L
2019-A6565 (ACTIVE) - Bill Text download pdf
S T A T E O F N E W Y O R K ________________________________________________________________________ 6565 2019-2020 Regular Sessions I N A S S E M B L Y March 12, 2019 ___________ Introduced by M. of A. CRESPO -- read once and referred to the Committee on Housing AN ACT to amend the public housing law and the real property law, in relation to temporary reductions of rent for failure to maintain services THE PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK, REPRESENTED IN SENATE AND ASSEM- BLY, DO ENACT AS FOLLOWS: Section 1. The public housing law is amended by adding a new section 402-e to read as follows: § 402-E. TEMPORARY REDUCTION OF RENT. IN ADDITION TO ANY OTHER REMEDY AFFORDED BY LAW, ANY TENANT OR REPRESENTATIVE ON BEHALF OF A BUILDING OR DEVELOPMENT MAY APPLY TO THE STATE DIVISION OF HOUSING AND COMMUNITY RENEWAL FOR A TEMPORARY REDUCTION IN THE RENT PAID BY THE TENANT AND FOR AN ORDER REQUIRING SERVICES TO BE MAINTAINED AS PROVIDED IN PARAGRAPH (D) OF SUBDIVISION THREE OF SECTION TWO HUNDRED THIRTY-FIVE-B OF THE REAL PROPERTY LAW, OR ANY APPLICABLE LOCAL LAW, ORDINANCE OR REGULATION, AND THE COMMISSIONER SHALL SO REDUCE THE RENT IF IT IS FOUND THAT THE NEW YORK CITY HOUSING AUTHORITY HAS FAILED TO MAINTAIN SUCH SERVICES. THE RESTORATION OF SUCH SERVICES SHALL RESULT IN THE PROSPECTIVE ELIMI- NATION OF SUCH SANCTIONS. THE AUTHORITY SHALL BE SUPPLIED WITH A COPY OF THE APPLICATION AND SHALL BE PERMITTED TO FILE AN ANSWER THERETO. A HEARING MAY BE HELD UPON THE REQUEST OF EITHER PARTY, OR THE COMMISSION- ER MAY HOLD A HEARING UPON HIS OR HER OWN MOTION. THE COMMISSIONER MAY CONSOLIDATE THE PROCEEDINGS FOR PETITIONS APPLICABLE TO THE SAME BUILD- ING OR GROUP OF BUILDINGS OR DEVELOPMENT. IN DETERMINING THE IMPLEMENTA- TION OF THE REDUCTION OF RENT, THE COMMISSIONER SHALL TAKE INTO CONSID- ERATION THE IMPACT ON THE ESSENTIAL OPERATIONS OF THE AUTHORITY. IF THE COMMISSIONER FINDS THAT THE AUTHORITY HAS KNOWINGLY FILED A FALSE CERTIFICATION, HE OR SHE SHALL, IN ADDITION TO ABATING THE RENT, ASSESS THE AUTHORITY WITH THE REASONABLE COSTS OF THE PROCEEDING, INCLUDING REASONABLE ATTORNEYS' FEES, AND IMPOSE A PENALTY NOT IN EXCESS OF TWO EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets [ ] is old law to be omitted.
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