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History
- Substituted by A5667C
- Ordered to third reading cal.758
- Print number 7178a
- Amend (t) and recommit to rules
- Reported and committed to rules
- Referred to housing, construction and community development
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Includes certain buildings, structures or portions thereof occupied for residential purposes for a period of 12 consecutive months as interim multiple dwellings
Signed by Governor · Sponsor Vito Lopez
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Sponsor's memo
BILL NUMBER:S7178A
Title of bill
An act to amend the multiple dwelling law, in relation to interim multi- ple dwellings in a city of more than one million persons and to amend chapter 349 of the laws of 1982, amending the multiple dwelling law relating to legalization of interim multiple dwellings in cities over one million, in relation to the effectiveness of such chapter
Purpose or general idea of bill
The purpose of this bill is to protect tenants who would be covered by the Loft Law if it extended to units which were occupied for residential purposes on January 1, 2005, from the interruption of essential services where the owner unlawfully rented commercial premises for residential occupancy.
Summary of specific provisions
This bill would:
* prohibit owners who have rented commercial spaces for residential purposes from interrupting or discontinuing any services which have customarily been provided to the residential tenants;
* provide for an exemption for repairs, in the case of an emergency, or by order of a court or other governmental entity;
* require the restoration of any services which have been interrupted or discontinued, for as long as the occupancy continues;
* in no way grant any rights of continued occupancy, or prevent an owner from lawfully removing such occupants pursuant to court order; and
* deem void as against public policy, any agreement that waives or limits the benefits of this section.
Effects of present law which this bill would alter
None.
Justification
At the Assembly Housing Committee's public hearing on the Legalization of Loft Buildings, many loft tenants told personal stories of being harassed by their landlords by having essential services, such as heat and water turned off in their loft units. Such disruption of essential services is a danger to human life and should be prohibited.
Prior legislative history
2009: A.6940 (Lopez) - Passed Assembly 2007-08: A.2875-A (Lopez) - Passed Assembly 2005-06: A.2070 (Lopez) - Passed Assembly 2004: A.2788-A (Lopez) - Passed Assembly
2003: A.2788 (Lopez) - Passed Assembly 2001-02: A.5578-A (Lopez) - Passed Assembly
Fiscal implications for state and local governments
None to State.
Effective date
Immediately.
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