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- Referred to housing, construction and community development
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Eliminates prohibition on owners and managers of rent regulated property, and officers of owners and tenant organizations from being members of a rent guidelines board
In Assembly Committee · Housing · Sponsor Kenneth Zebrowski
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Sponsor's memo
BILL NUMBER:S7284
Title of bill
An act to amend the emergency tenant protection act of nineteen seventy-four, in relation to eliminating the prohibition on owners and managers of rent regulated property, and officers of tenant and owners organizations from being members of a rent guidelines board
Purpose
To expand the pool of qualified and knowledgeable applicants eligible to serve on the rent guidelines boards in Nassau, Westchester, and Rockland counties.
Summary of provisions
Section 1. The bill amends subdivision a of section 4 of section 4 of chapter 576 of the laws of 1974, the emergency tenant protection act to Eliminate the prohibition on owners and managers of rent regulated property and officers of tenant organizations from serving on a rent guidelines board in Nassau, Westchester and Rockland Counties.
Section 2. Effective date.
Justification
The Emergency Tenant Protection Act of 1974 (ETPA) provides for the establishment of a rent guidelines board to enforce the provisions of rent stabilization in various municipalities in Westchester, Nassau, and Rockland counties where a rental emergency has been declared. This law also provides for the size and makeup of the board membership, the selection process, the length of service, cause for removal,compensation and duties all of which remain unchanged under the provision of this bill. The proposed change would eliminate the restriction in existing law which prohibits any person who owns or manages real estate covered by this law, or who is an officer of any owner or tenant organization from serving on a rent guidelines board in these counties. This bill would allow industry representatives as well as tenant advocates to serve on a suburban rent guidelines board. At present, while tenants can serve, members of their organizations cannot and neither landlords nor members of their organizations can serve. As presently written the law eliminates a significant pool of qualified people from serving on these boards and lending their expertise to the board.
Legislative history
New Bill.
Effective date
This act shall take effect immediately.
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