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- Signed chap.477
- Delivered to governor
- Returned to senate
- Passed assembly
- Ordered to third reading rules cal.300
- Substituted for A10356B
- Referred to codes
- Delivered to assembly
- Passed senateVote 61–0
- Ordered to third reading cal.1159
- Committee discharged and committed to rules
- Referred to housing, construction and community development
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Requires bedbug infestation history to be provided to any lessee of real property within New York city
Assembly Floor Calendar · Sponsor Linda Rosenthal
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Sponsor's memo
BILL NUMBER:S8130
Title of bill
An act to amend the administrative code of the city of New York, in relation to requiring owners or landlords of a property within the city of New York to disclose bedbug infestation history of such property before it is leased
Purpose
The purpose of this legislation is to offer prospective tenants information on prior bedbug infestations within the property in question.
Summary of provisions
The bill will amend, the administrative code of the city of New York to add new section 27-2018.1, Notice of Infestation History:
a. For housing accommodations subject to this code, an owner shall furnish to each tenant signing a vacancy, lease, a notice in a form promulgated or approved by the state division of housing and community renewal that sets forth the property's bedbug infestation history for the previous year regarding the premises rented by the tenant and the building in which the premises are located.
b. Upon written complaint, in a form promulgated or approved by the division of housing and community renewal, by the tenant that he or she was not furnished with a copy of the notice required pursuant to subdivision a of this section, the division of housing and community renewal shall order the owner to furnish the notice.
Justification
Prospective tenants have a right to access relevant documentation regarding the history of bedbugs within their new living spaces. This information is essential to making an informed decision and should not be withheld from consumers. Should a prospective landlord refuse to supply this information, they should be compelled to provide it.
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Effective date
This act shall take effect immediately.
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