STATE OF NEW YORK ________________________________________________________________________ 8010 2017-2018 Regular Sessions IN ASSEMBLY May 25, 2017 ___________ Introduced by M. of A. DINOWITZ -- read once and referred to the Commit- tee on Corporations, Authorities and Commissions AN ACT to amend the public service law, in relation to discrimination in franchises and privileges The People of the State of New York, represented in Senate and Assem- bly, do enact as follows: 1 Section 1. The public service law is amended by adding a new section 2 103 to read as follows: 3 § 103. Landlord-tenant relationship. 1. No landlord shall (a) inter- 4 fere with the installation of telephone corporation facilities upon his 5 or her property or premises, except that a landlord may require: 6 (1) that the installation of telephone corporation facilities conform 7 to such reasonable conditions as are necessary to protect the safety, 8 functioning and appearance of the premises, and the convenience and 9 well-being of other tenants; 10 (2) that the telephone corporation or the tenant or a combination 11 thereof bear the entire cost of the installation, operation or removal 12 of such facilities; and 13 (3) that the telephone corporation agree to indemnify the landlord for 14 any damage caused by the installation, operation or removal of such 15 facilities; 16 (b) demand or accept payment from any tenant, in any form, in exchange 17 for permitting telephone corporation services on or within his or her 18 property or premises, or from any telephone corporation in exchange 19 therefor in excess of any amount which the commission shall, by regu- 20 lation, determine to be reasonable; or 21 (c) discriminate in rental charges or otherwise, between tenants who 22 receive telephone corporation services and those who do not. 23 2. No telephone corporation may enter into any agreement with the 24 owners, lessees or persons controlling or managing buildings served by a 25 telephone corporation, or do or permit any act, that would have the EXPLANATION--Matter in italics (underscored) is new; matter in brackets [] is old law to be omitted. LBD11794-01-7A. 8010 2 1 effect, directly or indirectly of diminishing or interfering with exist- 2 ing rights of any tenant or other occupant of such building to use or 3 avail himself or herself of telecommunications services. 4 § 2. This act shall take effect immediately and shall apply to leases 5 entered into, modified or renewed on and after such date.