NY State Senate Bill 2023-S9671

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

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May 16, 2024	referred to housing, construction and community development

2023-S9671 (ACTIVE) - Details

Current Committee:: Senate Housing, Construction And Community Development
Law Section:: Public Housing Law
Laws Affected:: Add §19-b, Pub Hous L

2023-S9671 (ACTIVE) - Summary

Establishes equitable repair and maintenance standards for mixed-use residential buildings with twenty or more units to prevent the use of repair and maintenance services as a form of tenant harassment.

2023-S9671 (ACTIVE) - Sponsor Memo

                                 
BILL NUMBER: S9671

SPONSOR: JACKSON
 
TITLE OF BILL:

An act to amend the public housing law, in relation to establishing
equitable repair and maintenance standards for certain buildings

 
PURPOSE OR GENERAL IDEA OF BILL:

Requires equitable repairs and maintenance standards for mixed-income
residential buildings.

 
SUMMARY OF PROVISIONS:

Transparency and Reporting Requirements: Mandates landlords of mixed-use
residential buildings with 20 or more units to maintain a log of repair
and maintenance requests, categorized by unit type (market-rate, subsi-
dized, rent-stabilized). This log, detailing the nature of issues,
response, and completion times, and repair specifics while anonymizing
tenant information, will be available for HCR review upon request.

Equity in Repair and Maintenance Services: Requires landlords to offer
uniform service quality across all units, dictating equal response times
and comparable quality in materials and appliances used for repairs. HCR
will provide comprehensive standards for what constitutes standardized
response times and equitable repairs to guide these requirements.

Tenant Protections: Introduces a grievance procedure for tenants to
report service-related issues directly, prohibiting repair and mainte-
nance services' use as a form of harassment and ensuring tenant rights
are upheld.

Penalties and Enforcement: Details the consequences of non-compliance,
including fines and legal action. HCR is charged with enforcing this
legislation, capable of conducting audits and investigations to ensure
adherence.

Implementation and Oversight: Assigns HCR the responsibility of monitor-
ing compliance, managing tenant grievances, and publishing annual
reports on the state of repair and maintenance services in mixed-income
buildings across New York State.

 
JUSTIFICATION:

The legislation seeks to address and correct disparities in repair and
maintenance services in mixed-income residential buildings by establish-
ing New York State Homes and Community Renewal (HCR) enforced standards.
It emphasizes the necessity for standardized response times and equita-
ble repair practices to ensure all tenants enjoy a habitable, safe, and
fair living environment.

The proposed legislation emphasizes the need to address and rectify
service disparities in mixed-income residential buildings, particularly
between market-rate tenants and those in subsidized or rent-stabilized
units. It mandates the New York State Homes and Community Renewal (HCR)
to establish standards that ensure equitable repair and maintenance
services across all tenant demographics, fostering a fair and transpar-
ent environment. This framework intends to eliminate any preferential
treatment based on the level of rent income received by landlords,
ensuring all tenants enjoy equal rights to a safe and well-maintained
living space.

 
PRIOR LEGISLATIVE HISTORY:

New bill.

 
FISCAL IMPLICATIONS:

To be determined.

 
EFFECTIVE DATE:
This act shall take effect on the first of January next succeeding the
date on which it shall have become a law. Effective immediately, the
addition, amendment and/or repeal of any rule or regulation necessary
for the implementation of this act on its effective date are authorized
to be made and completed on or before such effective date.

2023-S9671 (ACTIVE) - Bill Text download pdf

                             
                     S T A T E   O F   N E W   Y O R K
 ________________________________________________________________________
 
                                   9671
 
                             I N  S E N A T E
 
                               May 16, 2024
                                ___________
 
 Introduced  by  Sen. JACKSON -- 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  public housing law, in relation to establishing
   equitable repair and maintenance standards for certain buildings
 
   THE PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK, REPRESENTED IN SENATE AND  ASSEM-
 BLY, DO ENACT AS FOLLOWS:
 
   Section  1.  The public housing law is amended by adding a new section
 19-b to read as follows:
   § 19-B. EQUITABLE REPAIR AND MAINTENANCE STANDARDS FOR CERTAIN  BUILD-
 INGS.    1.  THE COMMISSIONER SHALL PROMULGATE RULES AND REGULATIONS FOR
 EQUITABLE REPAIR AND MAINTENANCE  STANDARDS  FOR  MIXED-USE  RESIDENTIAL
 BUILDINGS  WITH  TWENTY  OR  MORE  UNITS WHICH SHALL INCLUDE, BUT NOT BE
 LIMITED TO:
   (A) A REQUIREMENT THAT LANDLORDS MAINTAIN A LOG OF REPAIR AND  MAINTE-
 NANCE  REQUESTS  CATEGORIZED  BY WHETHER THE UNIT IS MARKET-RATE, SUBSI-
 DIZED OR RENT-STABILIZED. SUCH LOG SHALL BE MADE AVAILABLE FOR REVIEW BY
 THE DIVISION UPON REQUEST AND SHALL DETAIL THE NATURE OF THE MAINTENANCE
 REQUEST, THE RESPONSE AND COMPLETION TIMES, AND  THE  REPAIR  SPECIFICS,
 WHILE ANONYMIZING TENANT INFORMATION.
   (B)  A REQUIREMENT THAT LANDLORDS OFFER UNIFORM SERVICE QUALITY ACROSS
 ALL UNITS, INCLUDING EQUAL RESPONSE  TIMES  AND  COMPARABLE  QUALITY  IN
 MATERIALS  AND  APPLIANCES  USED  FOR  REPAIRS.  THE  COMMISSIONER SHALL
 PROMULGATE COMPREHENSIVE STANDARDS  FOR  WHAT  CONSTITUTES  STANDARDIZED
 RESPONSE  TIMES  AND EQUITABLE REPAIRS FOR THE PURPOSES OF SUCH REQUIRE-
 MENTS.
   (C) A PROHIBITION ON UTILIZING REPAIR AND MAINTENANCE  SERVICES  AS  A
 FORM  OF  TENANT  HARASSMENT,  AND  A GRIEVANCE PROCEDURE FOR TENANTS TO
 REPORT SERVICE-RELATED ISSUES DIRECTLY TO THE DIVISION.
   (D) PENALTIES FOR NON-COMPLIANCE WITH RULES AND REGULATIONS PROMULGAT-
 ED PURSUANT TO THIS SECTION, INCLUDING BUT NOT LIMITED TO FINES.
   2. THE DIVISION SHALL HAVE THE POWER TO CONDUCT  AUDITS  AND  INVESTI-
 GATIONS  TO ENSURE COMPLIANCE WITH THE RULES AND REGULATIONS PROMULGATED
 PURSUANT TO THIS SECTION.
 
  EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
                       [ ] is old law to be omitted.

                                                            LBD15023-01-4
 S. 9671                             2
 
   3. THE DIVISION SHALL ANNUALLY ON  OR  BEFORE  DECEMBER  THIRTY-FIRST,
 PUBLISH A REPORT ON ITS PUBLIC WEBSITE WHICH PROVIDES INFORMATION ON THE
 STATE  OF REPAIR AND MAINTENANCE SERVICES PROVIDED IN MIXED-USE RESIDEN-
 TIAL BUILDINGS SUBJECT TO THE PROVISIONS OF THIS SECTION.
   §  2. This act shall take effect on the first of January next succeed-
 ing the date on which it shall have become a law. Effective immediately,
 the addition, amendment and/or repeal of any rule or  regulation  neces-
 sary  for  the  implementation  of  this  act  on its effective date are
 authorized to be made and completed on or before such effective date.

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Senate Bill S9671

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

2023-S9671 (ACTIVE) - Details

2023-S9671 (ACTIVE) - Summary

2023-S9671 (ACTIVE) - Sponsor Memo

2023-S9671 (ACTIVE) - Bill Text download pdf

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Robert Jackson

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

2023-S9671 (ACTIVE) - Details

2023-S9671 (ACTIVE) - Summary

2023-S9671 (ACTIVE) - Sponsor Memo

2023-S9671 (ACTIVE) - Bill Text download pdf

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