Assembly Bill A6772

2023-2024 Legislative Session

Relates to certain housing accomodations

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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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2023-A6772 - Details

Law Section:
New York City Administrative Code
Laws Affected:
Amd §26-511, add §§26-511.2 & 26-513.1, NYC Ad Cd; amd §§6, 10 & 9, Emerg Ten Prot Act of 1974

2023-A6772 - Summary

Provides that when a housing accommodation has been vacated after continuous tenancy or occupancy of ten years or more prior to vacancy, and the owner can demonstrate restoration of the unit, the new legal regulated rent shall be the rent agreed to by the owner and first tenant after such restoration and reserved in a lease or other rental agreement; makes related provisions.

2023-A6772 - Bill Text download pdf

                             
                     S T A T E   O F   N E W   Y O R K
 ________________________________________________________________________
 
                                   6772
 
                        2023-2024 Regular Sessions
 
                           I N  A S S E M B L Y
 
                                May 8, 2023
                                ___________
 
 Introduced  by  M. of A. BURGOS, CUNNINGHAM, GIBBS, ALVAREZ, FALL, HYND-
   MAN, BENEDETTO -- read once and referred to the Committee on Housing
 
 AN ACT to amend the administrative code of the  city  of  New  York,  in
   relation  to  certain housing accommodations; and to amend chapter 576
   of the laws of 1974, constituting the emergency tenant protection  act
   of nineteen seventy-four, in relation to certain hardship provisions
 
   THE  PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK, REPRESENTED IN SENATE AND ASSEM-
 BLY, DO ENACT AS FOLLOWS:
 
   Section 1. Subdivision c of section 26-511 of the administrative  code
 of  the city of New York is amended by adding a new paragraph 15 to read
 as follows:
   (15) PROVIDES THAT, NOTWITHSTANDING ANY OTHER PROVISION OF THIS  CHAP-
 TER  TO THE CONTRARY, WHEN A HOUSING ACCOMMODATION SUBJECT TO THIS CHAP-
 TER HAS BEEN VACATED AFTER CONTINUOUS TENANCY OR OCCUPANCY OF TEN  YEARS
 OR  MORE  PRIOR TO VACANCY, AND THE OWNER HAS SUBMITTED DOCUMENTATION TO
 THE DIVISION DEMONSTRATING RESTORATION OF  THE  UNIT  AS  SET  FORTH  IN
 SECTION  26-511.2 OF THIS CHAPTER, THE NEW LEGAL REGULATED RENT SHALL BE
 THE RENT AGREED TO BY THE OWNER AND FIRST TENANT AFTER SUCH  RESTORATION
 AND  RESERVED  IN  A LEASE OR OTHER RENTAL AGREEMENT; PROVIDED THAT SUCH
 NEW LEGAL REGULATED RENT MAY BE ADJUSTED ON AUDIT BY THE DIVISION  UNDER
 SECTION  26-511.2  OF  THIS CHAPTER, OR ON APPLICATION OF A TENANT UNDER
 SECTION 26-513.1 OF THIS CHAPTER. THE LEGAL  REGULATED  RENT  ADJUSTMENT
 SET  FORTH IN THIS PARAGRAPH SHALL BE KNOWN AS THE LOCAL REGULATED HOUS-
 ING RESTORATION ADJUSTMENT.
   § 2. The administrative code of the city of New  York  is  amended  by
 adding a new section 26-511.2 to read as follows:
   § 26-511.2 THE LOCAL REGULATED HOUSING RESTORATION ADJUSTMENT.  A. THE
 DIVISION  OF  HOUSING AND COMMUNITY RENEWAL, THE "DIVISION" SHALL ESTAB-
 LISH A NOTIFICATION PROCEDURE AND  DOCUMENTATION  SUBMISSION  GUIDELINES
 FOR  THE  LOCAL REGULATED HOUSING RESTORATION ADJUSTMENT.  DOCUMENTATION
 
  EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
                       [ ] is old law to be omitted.
                                                            LBD10320-04-3
 A. 6772                             2
              

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2023-A6772A (ACTIVE) - Details

Law Section:
New York City Administrative Code
Laws Affected:
Amd §26-511, add §§26-511.2 & 26-513.1, NYC Ad Cd; amd §§6, 10 & 9, Emerg Ten Prot Act of 1974

2023-A6772A (ACTIVE) - Summary

Provides that when a housing accommodation has been vacated after continuous tenancy or occupancy of ten years or more prior to vacancy, and the owner can demonstrate restoration of the unit, the new legal regulated rent shall be the rent agreed to by the owner and first tenant after such restoration and reserved in a lease or other rental agreement; makes related provisions.

2023-A6772A (ACTIVE) - Bill Text download pdf

                             
                     S T A T E   O F   N E W   Y O R K
 ________________________________________________________________________
 
                                  6772--A
 
                        2023-2024 Regular Sessions
 
                           I N  A S S E M B L Y
 
                                May 8, 2023
                                ___________
 
 Introduced  by  M.  of  A. BURGOS, GIBBS, HYNDMAN, BENEDETTO, ZEBROWSKI,
   SLATER, ZACCARO -- 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 committee

 AN ACT to amend the administrative code of the  city  of  New  York,  in
   relation  to  certain housing accommodations; and to amend chapter 576
   of the laws of 1974, constituting the emergency tenant protection  act
   of nineteen seventy-four, in relation to certain hardship provisions
 
   THE  PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK, REPRESENTED IN SENATE AND ASSEM-
 BLY, DO ENACT AS FOLLOWS:
 
   Section 1. Subdivision c of section 26-511 of the administrative  code
 of  the city of New York is amended by adding a new paragraph 16 to read
 as follows:
   (16) PROVIDES THAT, NOTWITHSTANDING ANY OTHER PROVISION OF THIS  CHAP-
 TER  TO THE CONTRARY, WHEN A HOUSING ACCOMMODATION SUBJECT TO THIS CHAP-
 TER HAS BEEN VACATED AFTER CONTINUOUS TENANCY OR OCCUPANCY OF TEN  YEARS
 OR  MORE  PRIOR TO VACANCY, AND THE OWNER CAN DEMONSTRATE RESTORATION OF
 THE UNIT AS SET FORTH IN SECTION 26-511.2 OF THIS CHAPTER, THE NEW LEGAL
 REGULATED RENT SHALL BE THE RENT AGREED TO BY THE OWNER AND FIRST TENANT
 AFTER SUCH RESTORATION AND RESERVED IN A LEASE OR  OTHER  RENTAL  AGREE-
 MENT; PROVIDED THAT SUCH NEW LEGAL REGULATED RENT:  (I) SHALL NOT EXCEED
 THE SECTION 8 VOUCHER PAYMENT STANDARD ADOPTED BY A LOCAL PUBLIC HOUSING
 AGENCY  FOR A UNIT OF THE SAME SIZE AND LOCATED WITHIN THE SAME ZIP CODE
 THAT WAS IN EFFECT AT THE TIME THE LEASE WAS EXECUTED; AND (II)  MAY  BE
 ADJUSTED  ON  AUDIT BY THE DIVISION UNDER SECTION 26-511.2 OF THIS CHAP-
 TER, OR ON APPLICATION OF A TENANT OR OWNER UNDER  SECTION  26-513.1  OF
 THIS  CHAPTER.  THE  LEGAL  REGULATED  RENT ADJUSTMENT SET FORTH IN THIS
 PARAGRAPH SHALL BE KNOWN AS  THE  LOCAL  REGULATED  HOUSING  RESTORATION
 ADJUSTMENT.
 
  EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
                       [ ] is old law to be omitted.
                                                            LBD10320-18-4
 A. 6772--A                          2
              

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