STATE OF NEW YORK ________________________________________________________________________ 8149--A 2019-2020 Regular Sessions IN ASSEMBLY June 4, 2019 ___________ Introduced by M. of A. O'DONNELL -- read once and referred to the Committee on Governmental Operations -- committee discharged, bill amended, ordered reprinted as amended and recommitted to said commit- tee AN ACT to amend the executive law, in relation to requiring the disclo- sure of disabled tenants' rights to reasonable accommodations The People of the State of New York, represented in Senate and Assem- bly, do enact as follows: 1 Section 1. Section 296 of the executive law is amended by adding a new 2 subdivision 2-b to read as follows: 3 2-b. Every owner, lessee, sub-lessee, assignee, or managing agent of 4 publicly-assisted housing accommodations or other person having the 5 right of ownership or possession of or the right to rent or lease such 6 accommodations shall disclose to all tenants and prospective tenants of 7 their right to request reasonable modifications and accommodations if 8 they have a disability pursuant to subdivision two-a of this section. 9 Such disclosure shall be made in writing in such form and manner as the 10 division may by regulation prescribe and provided to all current tenants 11 within thirty days of the beginning of their tenancy, or thirty days 12 from the effective date of this subdivision for current tenants. Such 13 disclosure shall also be conspicuously posted in such form and manner as 14 the division may by regulation prescribe on every vacant publicly-as- 15 sisted housing accommodation that is available for rent. 16 § 2. Section 296 of the executive law is amended by adding a new 17 subdivision 18-a to read as follows: 18 18-a. Every owner, lessee, sub-lessee, assignee, or managing agent of, 19 or other person having the right of ownership of or possession of or the 20 right to rent or lease housing accommodations shall disclose to all 21 tenants and prospective tenants of their right to request reasonable 22 modifications and accommodations if they have a disability pursuant to 23 subdivision eighteen of this section. Such disclosure shall be made in EXPLANATION--Matter in italics (underscored) is new; matter in brackets [] is old law to be omitted. LBD11987-03-9A. 8149--A 2 1 writing in such form and manner as the division may by regulation 2 prescribe and provided to all current tenants within thirty days of the 3 beginning of their tenancy, or thirty days from the effective date of 4 this subdivision for current tenants. Such disclosure shall also be 5 conspicuously posted in such form and manner as the division may by 6 regulation prescribe on every vacant housing accommodation that is 7 available for rent. 8 § 3. This act shall take effect on the ninetieth day after it shall 9 have become a law.