NY State Senate Bill 2019-S3356

Senate Bill S3356

2019-2020 Legislative Session

Directs the division of housing and community renewal to study non-rental fees charged by landlords

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Jan 08, 2020	referred to housing, construction and community development
Feb 06, 2019	referred to housing, construction and community development

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2019-S3356 (ACTIVE) - Details

See Assembly Version of this Bill:: A2594
Current Committee:: Senate Housing, Construction And Community Development
Law Section:: Housing
Versions Introduced in Other Legislative Sessions:: 2013-2014: A8288
2015-2016: A1794
2017-2018: A2935
2021-2022: S2010, A1194
2023-2024: S4970, A718

2019-S3356 (ACTIVE) - Summary

Directs the division of housing and community renewal to study non-rental fees charged by landlords and report to the legislature.

2019-S3356 (ACTIVE) - Sponsor Memo

                                
 
BILL NUMBER: S3356

SPONSOR: JACKSON
 
TITLE OF BILL:

An act directing the division of housing and community renewal to study
non-rental fees charged by landlords

 
PURPOSE:

This bill would require the Division of Housing and Community Renewal
(DHCR) to perform a study on non-rental fees imposed by landlords of
housing accommodations subject to rent regulation laws. This study will
assist the legislature in dealing with landlords who are using these
fees improperly for various reasons.

 
SUMMARY OF PROVISIONS:

Section 1 requires DHCR to prepare and report a study on non-rental fees
imposed by landlords of housing accommodations subject to rent control
laws and report the study to the legislature by April 1, 2020.

Section 2 sets the effective date.

 
JUSTIFICATION:

Currently the NYS Division of Housing and Community Renewal (DHCR) is
allowed to determine the amounts that landlords of housing accommo-
dations subject to rent control laws may charge tenants for certain
non-rental fees. While these surcharges are sometimes allowed in accord-
ance with the Operational Bulletin 2005-01 issued by DHCR, many land-
lords do not follow the regulations set forth in the Operational Bulle-
tin for when the surcharges can be applied. Most of the time, landlords
add these surcharges without Meeting any of the conditions set forth in
Operational Bulletin 2005-01. A recent survey of rent stabilized tenants
indicates that 68% were charged a surcharge for their air conditioner or
washing machine in the last year. These surcharges can add hundreds of
dollars to a tenant's rent, making rent controlled and rent stabilized
apartments unaffordable for low-income New Yorkers.

This study will offer an insight into how these non-rental fees are
established, evaluated, and evolve over time.

 
LEGISLATIVE HISTORY:

2017-2018: A.2935 - Referred to Housing

2015-2016: A.1794 - Referred to Housing

2013-2014: A.8288 - Referred to Housing/S.6112 - Referred to Housing,
Construction and Community Development

 
FISCAL IMPLICATIONS:

None to the State.

 
EFFECTIVE DATE:
This act shall take effect immediately.

2019-S3356 (ACTIVE) - Bill Text download pdf

                            
 
                     S T A T E   O F   N E W   Y O R K
 ________________________________________________________________________
 
                                   3356
 
                        2019-2020 Regular Sessions
 
                             I N  S E N A T E
 
                             February 6, 2019
                                ___________
 
 Introduced  by  Sen. JACKSON -- read twice and ordered printed, and when
   printed to be committed to the Committee on Housing, Construction  and
   Community Development
 
 AN  ACT directing the division of housing and community renewal to study
   non-rental fees charged by landlords

   THE PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK, REPRESENTED IN SENATE AND  ASSEM-
 BLY, DO ENACT AS FOLLOWS:
 
   Section 1. The division of housing and community renewal shall prepare
 a  report  on  non-rental  fees imposed by landlords of housing accommo-
 dations  subject  to  rent  regulations.  Such  study  shall  include  a
 description  of fees commonly or frequently charged, the amounts of such
 fees, how fees are determined and any  other  data  or  information  the
 division  deems  pertinent. The division shall submit such report to the
 legislature by April 1, 2020.
   § 2. This act shall take effect immediately.
 
 
 
 
 
 
  EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
                       [ ] is old law to be omitted.
                                                            LBD00772-01-9

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