Senate Bill S3942A

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-S3942 - Details

See Assembly Version of this Bill:
A3190
Law Section:
Real Property Law
Laws Affected:
Amd §235-a, RP L
Versions Introduced in 2017-2018 Legislative Session:
S4846, A5685

2019-S3942 - 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-S3942 - Sponsor Memo

2019-S3942 - Bill Text download pdf 

                            
 
                     S T A T E   O F   N E W   Y O R K
 ________________________________________________________________________
 
                                   3942
 
                        2019-2020 Regular Sessions
 
                             I N  S E N A T E
 
                             February 21, 2019
                                ___________
 
 Introduced by Sen. SEPULVEDA -- read twice and ordered printed, and when
   printed to be committed to the Committee on Judiciary
 
 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-S3942A (ACTIVE) - Details

See Assembly Version of this Bill:
A3190
Law Section:
Real Property Law
Laws Affected:
Amd §235-a, RP L
Versions Introduced in 2017-2018 Legislative Session:
S4846, A5685

2019-S3942A (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-S3942A (ACTIVE) - Sponsor Memo

2019-S3942A (ACTIVE) - Bill Text download pdf 

                            
 
                     S T A T E   O F   N E W   Y O R K
 ________________________________________________________________________
 
                                  3942--A
     Cal. No. 701
 
                        2019-2020 Regular Sessions
 
                             I N  S E N A T E
 
                             February 21, 2019
                                ___________
 
 Introduced by Sens. SEPULVEDA, SAVINO -- read twice and ordered printed,
   and  when  printed  to  be  committed to the Committee on Judiciary --
   reported favorably from said committee, ordered to  first  and  second
   report,  ordered  to  a  third reading, amended and ordered reprinted,
   retaining its place in 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.
                                                            LBD04833-03-9

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