Assembly Actions -
Lowercase Senate Actions - UPPERCASE |
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Jan 03, 2024 |
ordered to third reading cal.161 |
Mar 30, 2023 |
advanced to third reading cal.119 |
Mar 28, 2023 |
reported |
Mar 22, 2023 |
referred to housing |
Assembly Bill A5704
2023-2024 Legislative Session
Sponsored By
BARRETT
Current Bill Status - On Floor Calendar
- 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
co-Sponsors
Fred Thiele
Anna Kelles
Michael J. Norris
Carrie Woerner
2023-A5704 (ACTIVE) - Details
2023-A5704 (ACTIVE) - Summary
Requires manufactured home park owners to provide a written justification for rent increases in excess of three percent of the current rent; provides that increases in costs to justify such rent increase for ordinary maintenance or repair to meet the warranty of habitability obligations must be shown to be necessary.
2023-A5704 (ACTIVE) - Bill Text download pdf
S T A T E O F N E W Y O R K ________________________________________________________________________ 5704 2023-2024 Regular Sessions I N A S S E M B L Y March 22, 2023 ___________ Introduced by M. of A. BARRETT, THIELE, KELLES, NORRIS, WOERNER, RIVERA, WALLACE, BRABENEC, SMITH, J. A. GIGLIO, EPSTEIN, MEEKS, GANDOLFO -- read once and referred to the Committee on Housing AN ACT to amend the real property law, in relation to increases of rent in manufactured home parks THE PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK, REPRESENTED IN SENATE AND ASSEM- BLY, DO ENACT AS FOLLOWS: Section 1. Section 233-b of the real property law, as added by section 12 of part O of chapter 36 of the laws of 2019, is amended by adding two new subdivisions 9 and 10 to read as follows: 9. WHEN A MANUFACTURED HOME PARK OWNER NOTIFIES THE MANUFACTURED HOME- OWNERS IN THE PARK OF A RENT OR FEE INCREASE AND THE INCREASE IS IN EXCESS OF THREE PERCENT ABOVE THE CURRENT RENT, THE MANUFACTURED HOME PARK OWNER SHALL PROVIDE A WRITTEN JUSTIFICATION FOR THE INCREASE THAT COMPLIES WITH THIS SECTION AND MAKE AVAILABLE TO ANY RESIDENT, BY REQUEST, DOCUMENTATION THAT SHOW THE COSTS AND COMMENCEMENT OF WORK THAT JUSTIFY THE RENT INCREASE PURSUANT TO THIS SECTION, AS APPLICABLE. 10. IN ORDER FOR AN INCREASE IN COSTS TO JUSTIFY A RENT INCREASE ABOVE THREE PERCENT PURSUANT TO PARAGRAPH (A) OR (C) OF SUBDIVISION TWO OF THIS SECTION FOR COSTS INCURRED FOR ORDINARY MAINTENANCE, INCLUDING PREVENTIVE MAINTENANCE, OR REPAIR OF THE ROADS, INFRASTRUCTURE, OR OTHER COMMUNITY PROPERTY OR SERVICES, THE COMMUNITY OWNER MUST DEMONSTRATE THAT THE WORK PERFORMED WAS NECESSARY TO MEET THE COMMUNITY OWNER'S WARRANTY OF HABITABILITY OBLIGATIONS UNDER SUBDIVISION M OF SECTION TWO HUNDRED THIRTY-THREE OF THIS ARTICLE, AND DEMONSTRATE THAT THE RENT INCREASE IMPOSED WAS NO MORE THAN WAS NECESSARY TO COVER THE ACTUAL AND REASONABLE COST OF THE WORK PERFORMED. § 2 Section 233-b of the real property law, as added by chapter 654 of the laws of 2019, is renumbered section 233-c. § 3. This act shall take effect immediately. EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets [ ] is old law to be omitted. LBD01419-01-3
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