Senate Bill S8048

Signed By Governor
2023-2024 Legislative Session

Authorizes a civil penalty when owners refuse to participate in a vacancy survey or submits false vacancy information

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Current Bill Status - Signed by Governor

  • 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-S8048 (ACTIVE) - Details

See Assembly Version of this Bill:
A8499
Law Section:
Emergency Tenant Protection Act of 1974
Laws Affected:
Amd §3, Emerg Ten Prot Act of 1974 (as proposed in S.1684-A & A.6843-A)

2023-S8048 (ACTIVE) - Summary

Authorizes a municipality to impose a civil penalty when an owner or their agent refuses to participate in a vacancy survey or submits knowingly and intentionally false vacancy information.

2023-S8048 (ACTIVE) - Sponsor Memo

2023-S8048 (ACTIVE) - Bill Text download pdf 

                             
                     S T A T E   O F   N E W   Y O R K
 ________________________________________________________________________
 
                                   8048
 
                             I N  S E N A T E
 
                              January 5, 2024
                                ___________
 
 Introduced  by  Sen. HINCHEY -- read twice and ordered printed, and when
   printed to be committed to the Committee on Rules
 
 AN ACT to amend the emergency tenant protection act of  nineteen  seven-
   ty-four, in relation to authorizing a civil penalty when owners refuse
   to  participate  in a vacancy survey or submits false vacancy informa-
   tion

   THE PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK, REPRESENTED IN SENATE AND  ASSEM-
 BLY, DO ENACT AS FOLLOWS:
 
   Section  1.  Subdivision e of section 3 of section 4 of chapter 576 of
 the laws of 1974, constituting the emergency tenant  protection  act  of
 nineteen seventy-four, as added by a chapter of the laws of 2023, amend-
 ing  the emergency tenant protection act of nineteen seventy-four relat-
 ing to studies to determine vacancy rates, as  proposed  in  legislative
 bills numbers S. 1684-A and A. 6843-A, is amended to read as follows:
   e. [Refusal by an] A MUNICIPALITY MAY IMPOSE A CIVIL PENALTY OR FEE OF
 UP  TO  FIVE  HUNDRED DOLLARS ON AN OWNER OR THEIR AGENT IF THE owner or
 their agent REFUSES to participate in such vacancy survey and  cooperate
 with  the  municipality  or  a  designee  in  such  vacancy  survey,  or
 [submission of] SUBMITS knowingly and intentionally false vacancy infor-
 mation [may be deemed cause to deny a rental permit  or  certificate  of
 occupancy  for  a  housing  accommodation.  Such  municipality may addi-
 tionally impose a civil penalty or fee on such owner or their  agent  of
 up to one thousand dollars].
   §  2.  This  act  shall  take  effect on the same date and in the same
 manner as a chapter of the laws of 2023, amending the  emergency  tenant
 protection act of nineteen seventy-four relating to studies to determine
 vacancy rates, as proposed in legislative bills numbers S. 1684-A and A.
 6843-A, takes effect.
 
 
 
  EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
                       [ ] is old law to be omitted.
                                                            LBD05739-04-4

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