Bill Text: NY A02365 | 2019-2020 | General Assembly | Introduced
Bill Title: Relates to the collection of charges for residential utility service deemed to be rent.
Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Democrat 1-0)
Status: (Introduced - Dead) 2020-02-25 - reported referred to codes [A02365 Detail]
Download: New_York-2019-A02365-Introduced.html
STATE OF NEW YORK ________________________________________________________________________ 2365 2019-2020 Regular Sessions IN ASSEMBLY January 22, 2019 ___________ Introduced by M. of A. RODRIGUEZ -- read once and referred to the Committee on Energy AN ACT to amend the public service law, in relation to the collection of charges for residential utility service deemed to be rent The People of the State of New York, represented in Senate and Assem- bly, do enact as follows: 1 Section 1. Legislative findings and intent. The legislature hereby 2 finds that deeming by owners of charges to residential tenants for elec- 3 tric service to be rent is not in the public interest and should be 4 prohibited. 5 § 2. The public service law is amended by adding a new section 75-a 6 to read as follows: 7 § 75-a. Defense in case of charges for residential utility service 8 deemed to be rent. In an action or proceeding brought in any court for 9 possession of real property by reason of unpaid charges claimed by the 10 owner or his or her agent for utility service, if it is alleged and 11 established that charges for utility service to any residential tenant 12 are deemed to be rent under the terms of any arrangement or agreement 13 relating to rental of residential property, no recovery of possession 14 shall be had therein, and the fact that charges for utility service for 15 residential use are deemed to be rent shall be a complete defense to 16 such action. 17 § 3. This act shall take effect immediately. EXPLANATION--Matter in italics (underscored) is new; matter in brackets [] is old law to be omitted. LBD06941-01-9
