Assembly Bill A245A

2023-2024 Legislative Session

Prohibits landlords from including incorrect information re rent decontrol in certain leases and renewals pertaining to units in the Affordable New York Housing Program

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    • In Committee Assembly
    • In Committee Senate
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    • On Floor Calendar Senate
    • Passed Assembly
    • Passed Senate
  • Delivered to Governor
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2023-A245 - Details

See Senate Version of this Bill:
S1610
Current Committee:
Assembly Ways And Means
Law Section:
Real Property Tax Law
Laws Affected:
Amd §421-a, RPT L
Versions Introduced in Other Legislative Sessions:
2019-2020: A7990, S5651
2021-2022: A641, S76

2023-A245 - Summary

Prohibits landlords from including incorrect information relating to rent decontrol in certain leases and renewals thereof; imposes a violation punishable by a fine of $1000 for a violation by a landlord; requires the standardization of certain notices pertaining to units subject to the Affordable New York Housing Program.

2023-A245 - Bill Text download pdf

                             
                     S T A T E   O F   N E W   Y O R K
 ________________________________________________________________________
 
                                    245
 
                        2023-2024 Regular Sessions
 
                           I N  A S S E M B L Y
 
                                (PREFILED)
 
                              January 4, 2023
                                ___________
 
 Introduced  by  M.  of  A. L. ROSENTHAL -- read once and referred to the
   Committee on Housing
 
 AN ACT to amend the real property law,  in  relation  to  violations  of
   certain  notice  requirements; and to amend the real property tax law,
   in relation to prohibiting landlords from including incorrect informa-
   tion relating to rent decontrol in certain leases and renewals thereof
   and requires the standardization  of  certain  notices  pertaining  to
   units subject to the Affordable New York Housing Program
 
   THE  PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK, REPRESENTED IN SENATE AND ASSEM-
 BLY, DO ENACT AS FOLLOWS:
 
   Section 1. The real property law is amended by adding  a  new  section
 235-j to read as follows:
   § 235-J. WILLFUL VIOLATIONS OF CERTAIN NOTICE REQUIREMENTS. A LANDLORD
 OR  ANY  PERSON  ACTING ON BEHALF OF THE LANDLORD WHO WILLFULLY INCLUDES
 INFORMATION HE OR SHE KNOWS TO BE MISLEADING OR INCORRECT INFORMATION IN
 ANY NOTICE PROVIDED PURSUANT TO SUBPARAGRAPH (II) OF  PARAGRAPH  (F)  OR
 FAILS  TO  PROVIDE THE STANDARDIZED RIDER PURSUANT TO PARAGRAPH (F-1) OF
 SUBDIVISION TWO OF SECTION FOUR HUNDRED TWENTY-ONE-A OF THE REAL PROPER-
 TY TAX LAW IS GUILTY OF A VIOLATION PUNISHABLE BY A FINE OF ONE THOUSAND
 DOLLARS.
   § 2. Subparagraph (ii) of paragraph (f) of subdivision  2  of  section
 421-a  of  the  real  property tax law, as amended by chapter 289 of the
 laws of 1985, is amended to read as follows:
   (ii) with respect to units which become subject to the  provisions  of
 this  section  after  the  effective date of this subparagraph, such tax
 benefit period as provided in the opening paragraph of this paragraph or
 applicable law or act shall have  expired  and  either  each  lease  and
 renewal thereof for such unit for the tenant in residence at the time of
 such  decontrol  has  included  a  notice  in at least twelve point type
 informing such tenant that the unit shall become subject to such  decon-
 
  EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
                       [ ] is old law to be omitted.
              

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2023-A245A (ACTIVE) - Details

See Senate Version of this Bill:
S1610
Current Committee:
Assembly Ways And Means
Law Section:
Real Property Tax Law
Laws Affected:
Amd §421-a, RPT L
Versions Introduced in Other Legislative Sessions:
2019-2020: A7990, S5651
2021-2022: A641, S76

2023-A245A (ACTIVE) - Summary

Prohibits landlords from including incorrect information relating to rent decontrol in certain leases and renewals thereof; imposes a violation punishable by a fine of $1000 for a violation by a landlord; requires the standardization of certain notices pertaining to units subject to the Affordable New York Housing Program.

2023-A245A (ACTIVE) - Bill Text download pdf

                             
                     S T A T E   O F   N E W   Y O R K
 ________________________________________________________________________
 
                                  245--A
 
                        2023-2024 Regular Sessions
 
                           I N  A S S E M B L Y
 
                                (PREFILED)
 
                              January 4, 2023
                                ___________
 
 Introduced by M. of A. L. ROSENTHAL, SIMONE -- read once and referred to
   the Committee on Housing -- recommitted to the Committee on Housing in
   accordance  with Assembly Rule 3, sec. 2 -- committee discharged, bill
   amended, ordered reprinted as amended and recommitted to said  commit-
   tee

 AN  ACT  to  amend the real property tax law, in relation to prohibiting
   landlords from including incorrect information relating to rent decon-
   trol in certain leases and renewals thereof and requires the standard-
   ization of certain notices pertaining to units subject to the Afforda-
   ble New York Housing Program
 
   THE PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK, REPRESENTED IN SENATE AND  ASSEM-
 BLY, DO ENACT AS FOLLOWS:
 
   Section  1.  Subparagraph  (ii)  of  paragraph (f) of subdivision 2 of
 section 421-a of the real property tax law, as amended by chapter 289 of
 the laws of 1985, is amended to read as follows:
   (ii) with respect to units which become subject to the  provisions  of
 this  section  after  the  effective date of this subparagraph, such tax
 benefit period as provided in the opening paragraph of this paragraph or
 applicable law or act shall have  expired  and  either  each  lease  and
 renewal thereof for such unit for the tenant in residence at the time of
 such  decontrol  has  included  a  notice  in at least twelve point type
 informing such tenant that the unit shall become subject to such  decon-
 trol  upon  the expiration of such tax benefit period as provided in the
 opening paragraph of this paragraph or applicable law or act and  states
 the approximate date on which such tax benefit period as provided in the
 opening paragraph of this paragraph is scheduled to expire; or such unit
 becomes  vacant  as  provided  under subparagraph (i) of this paragraph.
 NEITHER A LANDLORD NOR ANY PERSON ACTING ON BEHALF OF THE LANDLORD SHALL
 INCLUDE INCORRECT OR  MISLEADING  INFORMATION  IN  ANY  NOTICE  PROVIDED
 PURSUANT  TO  THIS  SUBPARAGRAPH.    A  LANDLORD OR ANY PERSON ACTING ON
 
  EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
                       [ ] is old law to be omitted.
              

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