Senate Bill S8793A

Signed By Governor
2021-2022 Legislative Session

Relates to occupancy of joint living-work quarters for artists

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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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2021-S8793 - Details

See Assembly Version of this Bill:
A9675
Law Section:
Multiple Dwelling Law
Laws Affected:
Amd §276, Mult Dwell L

2021-S8793 - Summary

Relates to allowing occupancy of joint living-work quarters for artists in certain manufacturing buildings converted to joint living-work quarters whose residence therein began on or before December 15, 2021.

2021-S8793 - Sponsor Memo

2021-S8793 - Bill Text download pdf 

                             
                     S T A T E   O F   N E W   Y O R K
 ________________________________________________________________________
 
                                   8793
 
                             I N  S E N A T E
 
                              April 18, 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, in relation to occupancy of
   joint living-work quarters for artists
 
   THE PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK, REPRESENTED IN SENATE AND  ASSEM-
 BLY, DO ENACT AS FOLLOWS:

   Section 1. Subdivision 16 of section 277 of the multiple dwelling law,
 as  added  by chapter 227 of the laws of 1992, is renumbered subdivision
 17 and a new subdivision 16 is added to read as follows:
   16. FOR UNITS IN MANUFACTURING BUILDINGS CONVERTED  TO  JOINT  LIVING-
 WORK QUARTERS FOR ARTISTS UNITS, WHETHER HAVING A TEMPORARY OR PERMANENT
 CERTIFICATE  OF  OCCUPANCY  OR THAT HAVE APPLIED FOR A JOINT LIVING-WORK
 QUARTERS FOR ARTISTS CERTIFICATE OF OCCUPANCY PRIOR TO DECEMBER  THIRTY-
 FIRST,  TWO  THOUSAND  TWENTY-ONE,  AND  WHERE THE LOCAL ZONING TEXT HAS
 CHANGED TO ALLOW FOR RESIDENTIAL USE AS-OF-RIGHT, RESIDENTIAL  OCCUPANCY
 OF  SUCH JOINT LIVING-WORK QUARTERS FOR ARTISTS UNITS SHALL BE PERMITTED
 WITHOUT REQUIRING THAT A CERTIFIED ARTIST OCCUPY SUCH UNIT.
   § 2. This act shall take effect immediately.
 
 
 
 
 
 
  EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
                       [ ] is old law to be omitted.
                                                            LBD15032-01-2

2021-S8793A (ACTIVE) - Details

See Assembly Version of this Bill:
A9675
Law Section:
Multiple Dwelling Law
Laws Affected:
Amd §276, Mult Dwell L

2021-S8793A (ACTIVE) - Summary

Relates to allowing occupancy of joint living-work quarters for artists in certain manufacturing buildings converted to joint living-work quarters whose residence therein began on or before December 15, 2021.

2021-S8793A (ACTIVE) - Sponsor Memo

2021-S8793A (ACTIVE) - Bill Text download pdf 

                             
                     S T A T E   O F   N E W   Y O R K
 ________________________________________________________________________
 
                                  8793--A
     Cal. No. 1033
 
                             I N  S E N A T E
 
                              April 18, 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  --  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 multiple dwelling law, in relation to  occupancy  of
   joint living-work quarters for artists
 
   THE  PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK, REPRESENTED IN SENATE AND ASSEM-
 BLY, DO ENACT AS FOLLOWS:
 
   Section 1. Section 276 of the multiple dwelling law, as added by chap-
 ter 734 of the laws of 1985, is amended to read as follows:
   § 276. Definition of an artist. As used  in  this  article,  the  word
 "artist"  means a person who is regularly engaged in the fine arts, such
 as painting and sculpture or in the performing or creative arts, includ-
 ing choreography and filmmaking, or in the composition  of  music  on  a
 professional  basis,  and  is  so  certified  by  the city department of
 cultural affairs and/or state council on the arts. FOR JOINT LIVING-WORK
 QUARTERS FOR ARTISTS LIMITED  TO  ARTISTS'  OCCUPANCY  BY  LOCAL  ZONING
 RESOLUTION,  ANY  PERMANENT OCCUPANT WHOSE RESIDENCE THEREIN BEGAN ON OR
 BEFORE DECEMBER FIFTEENTH, TWO THOUSAND TWENTY-ONE SHALL  BE  DEEMED  TO
 MEET  SUCH  OCCUPANCY REQUIREMENTS UNDER THE SAME RIGHTS AS AN ARTIST SO
 CERTIFIED IN ACCORDANCE WITH APPLICABLE LAW.
   § 2. This act shall take effect immediately.
 
 
 
 
  EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
                       [ ] is old law to be omitted.
                                                            LBD15032-03-2

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