Bill Text: NY S01692 | 2009-2010 | General Assembly | Introduced

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Bill Title: Prohibits any increase in the average monthly rental of a property by a limited-profit housing company unless the appropriate local housing agency certifies that there exists no recorded violations against such property or that all recorded violations have been cleared, corrected or abated, and that such company is maintaining all essential services required to be furnished.

Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Democrat 1-0)

Status: (Introduced - Dead) 2010-01-06 - REFERRED TO HOUSING, CONSTRUCTION AND COMMUNITY DEVELOPMENT [S01692 Detail]

Download: New_York-2009-S01692-Introduced.html

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                           S T A T E   O F   N E W   Y O R K
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                                         1692
                              2009-2010 Regular Sessions
                                   I N  S E N A T E
                                   February 5, 2009
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       Introduced  by  Sen.  KRUGER -- 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 private housing finance law, in relation to prohib-
         iting increases in maximum rents for dwellings  unless  all  essential
         services  are  maintained  and requiring certification of other condi-
         tions
         THE PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK, REPRESENTED IN SENATE AND  ASSEM-
       BLY, DO ENACT AS FOLLOWS:
    1    Section  1.   Section 31 of the private housing finance law is amended
    2  by adding a new subdivision 1-a to read as follows:
    3    1-A.  NOTWITHSTANDING ANY OTHER PROVISION OF THIS CHAPTER NO  APPLICA-
    4  TION  FOR  AN INCREASE IN THE AVERAGE MONTHLY RENTAL MAY BE FILED UNLESS
    5  (A) A CERTIFICATE OF THE APPROPRIATE DEPARTMENT OR AGENCY HAVING  JURIS-
    6  DICTION THEREOF IS ANNEXED TO SUCH APPLICATION STATING EITHER THAT THERE
    7  ARE  NO RECORDED VIOLATIONS AGAINST SUCH PROPERTY OR THAT ALL VIOLATIONS
    8  THEREIN RECORDED AGAINST SUCH PROPERTY HAVE BEEN CLEARED,  CORRECTED  OR
    9  ABATED,  OR  A  PORTION  OF  THE INCREASE IS SPECIFICALLY SET ASIDE IN A
   10  TRUST FUND TO CORRECT ALL VIOLATIONS;  AND  (B)  THE  COMPANY  OR  OTHER
   11  APPLICANT CERTIFIES IT IS MAINTAINING ALL ESSENTIAL SERVICES REQUIRED TO
   12  BE FURNISHED AND WILL CONTINUE TO MAINTAIN SUCH SERVICES.
   13    S 2. This act shall take effect immediately.
        EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
                             [ ] is old law to be omitted.
                                                                  LBD08378-01-9