Senate Bill S6220A

Signed By Governor
2019-2020 Legislative Session

Requires the disclosure of disabled tenants' rights to reasonable accommodations

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Archive: Last Bill Status Via A8149 - Signed by Governor

  • 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-S6220 - Details

See Assembly Version of this Bill:
A8149
Law Section:
Executive Law
Laws Affected:
Amd §296, Exec L

2019-S6220 - Summary

Requires the disclosure of disabled tenants' rights to reasonable accommodations.

2019-S6220 - Sponsor Memo

2019-S6220 - Bill Text download pdf 

                            
 
                     S T A T E   O F   N E W   Y O R K
 ________________________________________________________________________
 
                                   6220
 
                        2019-2020 Regular Sessions
 
                             I N  S E N A T E
 
                               May 23, 2019
                                ___________
 
 Introduced  by Sen. BENJAMIN -- read twice and ordered printed, and when
   printed to be committed to the Committee on Investigations and Govern-
   ment Operations
 
 AN ACT to amend the executive law, in relation to requiring the  disclo-
   sure of disabled tenants' rights to reasonable accommodations

   THE  PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK, REPRESENTED IN SENATE AND ASSEM-
 BLY, DO ENACT AS FOLLOWS:
 
   Section 1. Section 296 of the executive law is amended by adding a new
 subdivision 2-b to read as follows:
   2-B. EVERY OWNER, LESSEE, SUB-LESSEE, ASSIGNEE, OR MANAGING  AGENT  OF
 PUBLICLY-ASSISTED  HOUSING  ACCOMMODATIONS  OR  OTHER  PERSON HAVING THE
 RIGHT OF OWNERSHIP OR POSSESSION OF OR THE RIGHT TO RENT OR  LEASE  SUCH
 ACCOMMODATIONS  SHALL DISCLOSE TO ALL TENANTS AND PROSPECTIVE TENANTS OF
 THEIR RIGHT TO REQUEST REASONABLE MODIFICATIONS  AND  ACCOMMODATIONS  IF
 THEY HAVE A DISABILITY PURSUANT TO SUBDIVISION TWO-A OF THIS SECTION.
   §  2.  Section  296  of  the  executive law is amended by adding a new
 subdivision 18-a to read as follows:
   18-A. EVERY OWNER, LESSEE, SUB-LESSEE, ASSIGNEE, OR MANAGING AGENT OF,
 OR OTHER PERSON HAVING THE RIGHT OF OWNERSHIP OF OR POSSESSION OF OR THE
 RIGHT TO RENT OR LEASE HOUSING  ACCOMMODATIONS  SHALL  DISCLOSE  TO  ALL
 TENANTS  AND  PROSPECTIVE  TENANTS  OF THEIR RIGHT TO REQUEST REASONABLE
 MODIFICATIONS AND ACCOMMODATIONS IF THEY HAVE A DISABILITY  PURSUANT  TO
 SUBDIVISION EIGHTEEN OF THIS SECTION.
   § 3. This act shall take effect immediately.
 
 
 
  EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
                       [ ] is old law to be omitted.
                                                            LBD11987-01-9

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2019-S6220A (ACTIVE) - Details

See Assembly Version of this Bill:
A8149
Law Section:
Executive Law
Laws Affected:
Amd §296, Exec L

2019-S6220A (ACTIVE) - Summary

Requires the disclosure of disabled tenants' rights to reasonable accommodations.

2019-S6220A (ACTIVE) - Sponsor Memo

2019-S6220A (ACTIVE) - Bill Text download pdf 

                            
 
                     S T A T E   O F   N E W   Y O R K
 ________________________________________________________________________
 
                                  6220--A
 
                        2019-2020 Regular Sessions
 
                             I N  S E N A T E
 
                               May 23, 2019
                                ___________
 
 Introduced  by Sen. BENJAMIN -- read twice and ordered printed, and when
   printed to be committed to the Committee on Investigations and Govern-
   ment  Operations  --  committee  discharged,  bill  amended,   ordered
   reprinted as amended and recommitted to said committee
 
 AN  ACT to amend the executive law, in relation to requiring the disclo-
   sure of disabled tenants' rights to reasonable accommodations
 
   THE PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK, REPRESENTED IN SENATE AND  ASSEM-
 BLY, DO ENACT AS FOLLOWS:
 
   Section 1. Section 296 of the executive law is amended by adding a new
 subdivision 2-b to read as follows:
   2-B.  EVERY  OWNER, LESSEE, SUB-LESSEE, ASSIGNEE, OR MANAGING AGENT OF
 PUBLICLY-ASSISTED HOUSING ACCOMMODATIONS  OR  OTHER  PERSON  HAVING  THE
 RIGHT  OF  OWNERSHIP OR POSSESSION OF OR THE RIGHT TO RENT OR LEASE SUCH
 ACCOMMODATIONS SHALL DISCLOSE TO ALL TENANTS AND PROSPECTIVE TENANTS  OF
 THEIR  RIGHT  TO  REQUEST REASONABLE MODIFICATIONS AND ACCOMMODATIONS IF
 THEY HAVE A DISABILITY PURSUANT TO SUBDIVISION TWO-A  OF  THIS  SECTION.
 SUCH  DISCLOSURE SHALL BE MADE IN WRITING IN SUCH FORM AND MANNER AS THE
 DIVISION MAY BY REGULATION PRESCRIBE AND PROVIDED TO ALL CURRENT TENANTS
 WITHIN THIRTY DAYS OF THE BEGINNING OF THEIR  TENANCY,  OR  THIRTY  DAYS
 FROM  THE  EFFECTIVE  DATE OF THIS SUBDIVISION FOR CURRENT TENANTS. SUCH
 DISCLOSURE SHALL ALSO BE CONSPICUOUSLY POSTED IN SUCH FORM AND MANNER AS
 THE DIVISION MAY BY REGULATION PRESCRIBE ON  EVERY  VACANT  PUBLICLY-AS-
 SISTED HOUSING ACCOMMODATION THAT IS AVAILABLE FOR RENT.
   §  2.  Section  296  of  the  executive law is amended by adding a new
 subdivision 18-a to read as follows:
   18-A. EVERY OWNER, LESSEE, SUB-LESSEE, ASSIGNEE, OR MANAGING AGENT OF,
 OR OTHER PERSON HAVING THE RIGHT OF OWNERSHIP OF OR POSSESSION OF OR THE
 RIGHT TO RENT OR LEASE HOUSING  ACCOMMODATIONS  SHALL  DISCLOSE  TO  ALL
 TENANTS  AND  PROSPECTIVE  TENANTS  OF THEIR RIGHT TO REQUEST REASONABLE
 MODIFICATIONS AND ACCOMMODATIONS IF THEY HAVE A DISABILITY  PURSUANT  TO
 SUBDIVISION  EIGHTEEN OF THIS SECTION.  SUCH DISCLOSURE SHALL BE MADE IN
 
  EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
                       [ ] is old law to be omitted.

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