Bill Text: NY S02064 | 2019-2020 | General Assembly | Introduced

New York Senate Bill 2064 (Prior Session Legislation)

NY State Legislature page for S02064

Introduced

Bill Title: Requires rent reduction in cases of submetered utility service; directs the division of housing and community renewal to develop a standard reduction and an appeals process.

Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Democrat 2-0)

Status: (Introduced - Dead) 2020-01-08 - REFERRED TO HOUSING, CONSTRUCTION AND COMMUNITY DEVELOPMENT [S02064 Detail]

Download: New_York-2019-S02064-Introduced.html



                STATE OF NEW YORK
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                                          2064
                               2019-2020 Regular Sessions
                    IN SENATE
                                    January 22, 2019
                                       ___________
        Introduced  by Sens. SERRANO, KRUEGER -- 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 multiple dwelling law, in relation to rent reduction
          in cases of submetered utility service
          The  People of the State of New York, represented in Senate and Assem-
        bly, do enact as follows:
     1    Section 1. The multiple dwelling  law  is  amended  by  adding  a  new
     2  section 302-d to read as follows:
     3    §  302-d.  Provisions relating to multiple dwellings with submetering.
     4  1. Any tenant residing in a building which is subject to submetering  of
     5  utilities shall receive a reduction in rent which is equal to the amount
     6  of  the  utility  costs for which such tenant is responsible, where such
     7  costs were previously included in such tenant's rent.
     8    2. The division of housing and community renewal shall, within  ninety
     9  days  of  the  effective  date  of this section, review the standard and
    10  actual rent reductions  for  submetered  properties  and  shall  require
    11  increases  where  the  division determines necessary. The division shall
    12  develop a process for tenants to appeal their rent reduction if it  does
    13  not  accurately  reflect  the amount they are required to pay for subme-
    14  tered utilities.
    15    § 2. This act shall take effect immediately.
         EXPLANATION--Matter in italics (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
                              [ ] is old law to be omitted.
                                                                   LBD03559-01-9