Senate Bill S6972

2023-2024 Legislative Session

Prohibits increase in maximum rents unless essential tenant services are maintained

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Current Bill Status - In Senate Committee Housing, Construction And Community Development Committee

  • 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-S6972 (ACTIVE) - Details

See Assembly Version of this Bill:
A3029
Current Committee:
Senate Housing, Construction And Community Development
Law Section:
Private Housing Finance Law
Laws Affected:
Amd §31, Priv Hous Fin L
Versions Introduced in Other Legislative Sessions:
2013-2014: A7232
2015-2016: A5280
2017-2018: A666
2019-2020: A2411
2021-2022: S7895, A3540, A9243

2023-S6972 (ACTIVE) - Summary

Prohibits any increase in the average monthly rental of a property by a limited-profit housing company unless the appropriate local housing agency certifies that there exists no recorded violations against such property or that all recorded violations have been cleared, corrected or abated, and that such company is maintaining all essential services required to be furnished.

2023-S6972 (ACTIVE) - Sponsor Memo

2023-S6972 (ACTIVE) - Bill Text download pdf 

                             
                     S T A T E   O F   N E W   Y O R K
 ________________________________________________________________________
 
                                   6972
 
                        2023-2024 Regular Sessions
 
                             I N  S E N A T E
 
                               May 16, 2023
                                ___________
 
 Introduced  by  Sen.  CLEARE -- 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 private housing finance law, in relation to prohib-
   iting increases in maximum rents for dwellings  unless  all  essential
   services  are  maintained  and requiring certification of other condi-
   tions
 
   THE PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK, REPRESENTED IN SENATE AND  ASSEM-
 BLY, DO ENACT AS FOLLOWS:
 
   Section  1.   Section 31 of the private housing finance law is amended
 by adding a new subdivision 1-a to read as follows:
   1-A.  NOTWITHSTANDING ANY OTHER PROVISION OF THIS CHAPTER NO  APPLICA-
 TION  FOR  AN INCREASE IN THE AVERAGE MONTHLY RENTAL MAY BE FILED UNLESS
 (A) A CERTIFICATE OF THE APPROPRIATE DEPARTMENT OR AGENCY HAVING  JURIS-
 DICTION THEREOF IS ANNEXED TO SUCH APPLICATION STATING EITHER THAT THERE
 ARE  NO RECORDED VIOLATIONS AGAINST SUCH PROPERTY OR THAT ALL VIOLATIONS
 THEREIN RECORDED AGAINST SUCH PROPERTY HAVE BEEN CLEARED,  CORRECTED  OR
 ABATED,  OR  A  PORTION  OF  THE INCREASE IS SPECIFICALLY SET ASIDE IN A
 TRUST FUND TO CORRECT ALL VIOLATIONS;  AND  (B)  THE  COMPANY  OR  OTHER
 APPLICANT CERTIFIES IT IS MAINTAINING ALL ESSENTIAL SERVICES REQUIRED TO
 BE FURNISHED AND WILL CONTINUE TO MAINTAIN SUCH SERVICES.
   § 2. This act shall take effect immediately.
 
 
 
 
  EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
                       [ ] is old law to be omitted.
                                                            LBD07331-01-3

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