Assembly Bill A7057A

2023-2024 Legislative Session

Enacts the "tenants organizing act"

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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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Bill Amendments

2023-A7057 - Details

See Senate Version of this Bill:
S6348
Current Committee:
Assembly Rules
Law Section:
Real Property Law
Laws Affected:
Amd §230, RP L

2023-A7057 - Summary

Enacts the "tenants organizing act"; allows tenants' groups, committees or other tenants' organizations to invite outside guests or visitors including elected officials, services providers, housing lawyers, etc. without being required to pay fees; defines "tenants' organization"; provides for activities that tenants' organizations can take part in

2023-A7057 - Bill Text download pdf

                             
                     S T A T E   O F   N E W   Y O R K
 ________________________________________________________________________
 
                                   7057
 
                        2023-2024 Regular Sessions
 
                           I N  A S S E M B L Y
 
                               May 10, 2023
                                ___________
 
 Introduced by M. of A. KELLES -- read once and referred to the Committee
   on Housing
 
 AN  ACT  to  amend  the  real  property law, in relation to enacting the
   "tenants organizing act"
 
   THE PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK, REPRESENTED IN SENATE AND  ASSEM-
 BLY, DO ENACT AS FOLLOWS:

   Section  1.  Short  title. This act shall be known and may be cited as
 the "tenants organizing act".
   § 2. Section 230 of the real property law, as added by chapter 809  of
 the laws of 1975  and subdivision 2 as amended by chapter 90 of the laws
 of 1995, is amended to read as follows:
   §  230.  Right  of  tenants  to  form, join or participate in tenants'
 groups. 1. FOR THE PURPOSES OF THIS SECTION, THE TERM  "TENANTS'  ORGAN-
 IZATION"  MEANS  A  BONA  FIDE  ORGANIZATION  OF TENANTS WHO REPRESENT A
 MAJORITY OF THE OCCUPIED RENTAL UNITS IN A RENTAL HOUSING PROPERTY  WITH
 FIVE  UNITS OR MORE, OR A BONA FIDE ORGANIZATION WORKING TO ACHIEVE SUCH
 STATUS. TENANTS' ORGANIZATIONS MAY ENGAGE IN THE  FOLLOWING  ACTIVITIES,
 INCLUDING  BUT  NOT  LIMITED  TO:  (A)  INITIATING CONTACT WITH TENANTS,
 INCLUDING BY CONDUCTING DOOR-TO-DOOR SURVEYS, TO ASCERTAIN  INTEREST  IN
 AND/OR  SEEK  SUPPORT  FOR FORMING A TENANT ORGANIZATION; (B) JOINING OR
 SUPPORTING ANOTHER TENANT ORGANIZATION; (C) DISTRIBUTING LITERATURE; (D)
 REQUESTING  OR  PROVIDING  INFORMATION;  (E)  OFFERING  ASSISTANCE;  (F)
 CONVENING  MEETINGS,  WHICH  MAY  OCCUR  WITHOUT  A LANDLORD OR LANDLORD
 REPRESENTATIVE PRESENT; OR (G) OTHERWISE ACTING ON BEHALF OF ONE OR MORE
 TENANTS IN THE BUILDING REGARDING ISSUES OF COMMON INTEREST OR CONCERN.
   2. No landlord shall interfere with the right of  a  tenant  to  form,
 join  or participate in the lawful activities of any group, committee or
 other organization formed to protect the rights of  tenants;  nor  shall
 any  landlord harass, punish, penalize, diminish, or withhold any right,
 benefit or privilege of a tenant under his OR HER tenancy for exercising
 such right.
 
  EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
                       [ ] is old law to be omitted.
                                                            LBD10771-07-3
              

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2023-A7057A (ACTIVE) - Details

See Senate Version of this Bill:
S6348
Current Committee:
Assembly Rules
Law Section:
Real Property Law
Laws Affected:
Amd §230, RP L

2023-A7057A (ACTIVE) - Summary

Enacts the "tenants organizing act"; allows tenants' groups, committees or other tenants' organizations to invite outside guests or visitors including elected officials, services providers, housing lawyers, etc. without being required to pay fees; defines "tenants' organization"; provides for activities that tenants' organizations can take part in

2023-A7057A (ACTIVE) - Bill Text download pdf

                             
                     S T A T E   O F   N E W   Y O R K
 ________________________________________________________________________
 
                                  7057--A
 
                        2023-2024 Regular Sessions
 
                           I N  A S S E M B L Y
 
                               May 10, 2023
                                ___________
 
 Introduced by M. of A. KELLES -- read once and referred to the Committee
   on Housing -- committee discharged, bill amended, ordered reprinted as
   amended and recommitted to said committee
 
 AN  ACT  to  amend  the  real  property law, in relation to enacting the
   "tenants organizing act"

   THE PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK, REPRESENTED IN SENATE AND  ASSEM-
 BLY, DO ENACT AS FOLLOWS:
 
   Section  1.  Short  title. This act shall be known and may be cited as
 the "tenants organizing act".
   § 2. Section 230 of the real property law, as added by chapter 809  of
 the laws of 1975  and subdivision 2 as amended by chapter 90 of the laws
 of 1995, is amended to read as follows:
   §  230.  Right  of  tenants  to  form, join or participate in tenants'
 groups. 1. FOR THE PURPOSES OF THIS SECTION, THE TERM  "TENANTS'  ORGAN-
 IZATION"  MEANS  A  BONA  FIDE ORGANIZATION OF TENANTS WHO REPRESENT THE
 OCCUPIED RENTAL UNITS IN A RENTAL HOUSING PROPERTY WITH  FIVE  UNITS  OR
 MORE,  OR  A  BONA  FIDE  ORGANIZATION  WORKING  TO ACHIEVE SUCH STATUS.
 TENANTS' ORGANIZATIONS MAY ENGAGE IN THE FOLLOWING ACTIVITIES, INCLUDING
 BUT NOT LIMITED TO: (A) INITIATING CONTACT WITH  TENANTS,  INCLUDING  BY
 CONDUCTING  DOOR-TO-DOOR  SURVEYS,  TO  ASCERTAIN  INTEREST  IN  OR SEEK
 SUPPORT FOR FORMING A TENANT ORGANIZATION;  (B)  JOINING  OR  SUPPORTING
 ANOTHER TENANT ORGANIZATION; (C) DISTRIBUTING LITERATURE; (D) REQUESTING
 OR  PROVIDING  INFORMATION; (E) OFFERING ASSISTANCE; (F) CONVENING MEET-
 INGS, WHICH MAY OCCUR WITHOUT  A  LANDLORD  OR  LANDLORD  REPRESENTATIVE
 PRESENT; OR (G) OTHERWISE ACTING ON BEHALF OF ONE OR MORE TENANTS IN THE
 BUILDING REGARDING ISSUES OF COMMON INTEREST OR CONCERN.
   2.  No  landlord  shall  interfere with the right of a tenant to form,
 join or participate in the lawful activities of any group, committee  or
 other  organization  formed  to protect the rights of tenants; nor shall
 any landlord harass, punish, penalize, diminish, or withhold any  right,
 
  EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
                       [ ] is old law to be omitted.
                                                            LBD10771-08-3
 A. 7057--A                          2
              

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