Assembly Actions -
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May 12, 2022 |
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Senate Bill S9287
2021-2022 Legislative Session
Sponsored By
(D) 27th Senate District
Archive: Last Bill Status - In Senate Committee Housing, Construction And Community Development Committee
- 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
2021-S9287 (ACTIVE) - Details
- Current Committee:
- Senate Housing, Construction And Community Development
- Law Section:
- Multiple Dwelling Law
- Laws Affected:
- Add Art 7-D §§288 - 290, Mult Dwell L; amd §§472 & 473, Priv Hous Fin L
2021-S9287 (ACTIVE) - Sponsor Memo
BILL NUMBER: S9287 SPONSOR: KAVANAGH TITLE OF BILL: An act to amend the multiple dwelling law and the private housing finance law, in relation to establishing a program to address the legal- ization of specified inhabited accessory spaces and the conversion of accessory spaces in a city with a population of one million or more PURPOSE: This bill authorizes the local government of New York City to establish a program to legalize inhabited accessory space such as basements, cellars, attics, or garages. It also sets forth provisions for loans provided by a municipality for the rehabilitation of such inhabited accessory space. SUMMARY OF SPECIFIC PROVISIONS: Section 1 amends the Multiple Dwelling Law by adding a new article 7-D authorize New York City to establish a program by local law to provide
2021-S9287 (ACTIVE) - Bill Text download pdf
S T A T E O F N E W Y O R K ________________________________________________________________________ 9287 I N S E N A T E May 12, 2022 ___________ Introduced by Sen. KAVANAGH -- read twice and ordered printed, and when printed to be committed to the Committee on Housing, Construction and Community Development AN ACT to amend the multiple dwelling law and the private housing finance law, in relation to establishing a program to address the legalization of specified inhabited accessory spaces and the conver- sion of accessory spaces in a city with a population of one million or more THE PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK, REPRESENTED IN SENATE AND ASSEM- BLY, DO ENACT AS FOLLOWS: Section 1. The multiple dwelling law is amended by adding a new arti- cle 7-D to read as follows: ARTICLE 7-D ACCESSORY SPACES SECTION 288. DEFINITIONS. 289. INHABITED ACCESSORY SPACE AND ACCESSORY SPACE LOCAL LAWS AND REGULATIONS. 290. TENANT PROTECTIONS IN INHABITED ACCESSORY SPACES. § 288. DEFINITIONS. AS USED IN THIS ARTICLE, UNLESS THE CONTEXT OR SUBJECT MATTER REQUIRES OTHERWISE, THE FOLLOWING TERMS SHALL HAVE THE FOLLOWING MEANINGS: 1. "INHABITED ACCESSORY SPACE" MEANS AN ACCESSORY SPACE UNLAWFULLY OCCUPIED AS A RESIDENCE BY ONE OR MORE TENANTS ON OR PRIOR TO THE EFFEC- TIVE DATE OF THIS ARTICLE; 2. "ACCESSORY SPACE" MEANS OCCUPIABLE SPACE IN A PRIVATE DWELLING OR MULTIPLE DWELLING OR ON THE SAME TAX LOT AS A PRIVATE DWELLING OR MULTI- PLE DWELLING, INCLUDING BUT NOT LIMITED TO A GARAGE, ATTIC, BASEMENT OR CELLAR, THAT IS IN EXISTENCE ON THE EFFECTIVE DATE OF THIS ARTICLE AND THAT MAY BE CONVERTED TO HABITABLE SPACE IN ACCORDANCE WITH A LOCAL LAW AUTHORIZED BY THIS ARTICLE; 3. "HABITABLE SPACE" MEANS ROOMS AND SPACES WITHIN A DWELLING UNIT, INCLUDING BEDROOMS, LIVING ROOMS, STUDIES, RECREATION ROOMS, KITCHENS, DINING ROOMS, AND OTHER SIMILAR SPACES; EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets [ ] is old law to be omitted. LBD15876-01-2
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