What's happening
Writing a plain-English summary… Track this bill to get it by email.
Why it matters
Albany, before your first meeting.
Every bill that moved yesterday, summarized in a sentence and ranked by impact. The Albany Scorecard follows on Sundays.
Free. Unsubscribe in one click. Want alerts on specific bills? Create an account.
Who cares
Headline styles
Sponsors
History
- Notice of committee consideration - withdrawn
- Notice of committee consideration - requested
- Referred to housing, construction and community development
- Referred to housing, construction and community development
Companion bill
The same bill in the other chamber. A bill becomes law when one version passes both houses and the governor signs it, so either number can carry it.
Establishes tenant's rights to repair habitability-impairing conditions and receive offset cost against rent payments under certain conditions
In Assembly Committee · Housing · Sponsor Keith L.T. Wright
Full text
The text isn't available here yet. Check nysenate.gov.
Sponsor's memo
Title of bill
An act to amend the multiple residence law and the multiple dwelling law, in relation to the correction of habitability-impairing conditions by the tenant
Purpose
To allow tenants in multiple dwellings to pay for repairs and deduct such payments from their rent.
Summary of provisions
The multiple dwelling law is amended to allow any tenant, acting alone or together with other tenants of the same multiple dwelling, where there exists one or more habitability-impairing conditions due to the landlord's failure to repair the premises, to contract for the repair of these conditions under specific guidelines. Once the repairs are completed, the tenant may then deduct the cost of the repairs from the next month's rent.
Justification
Very often tenants find it impossible to obtain needed repairs from a landlord even under a court order. This bill would allow the rent roll to be used for the operation and maintenance of the building under very restricted conditions. It would also help to stop deterioration of housing stock.
Fiscal implications
None.
Legislative history
2007-08: S.2920 - Referred to Housing, Construction and Community Development 2005-06: S.1288 - Referred to Housing, Construction and Community Development 2003-04: S.1981 - Referred to Housing, Construction and Community Development Committee 2001-02: S.1486 - Referred to Housing, Construction and Community Development Committee
Effective date
Immediately.
Summaries, headlines and scores are AI-generated from the official bill text. How we score bills. Source: NYS Open Legislation.