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- Print number 2159a
- Amend (t) and recommit to judiciary
- Referred to judiciary
- Referred to judiciary
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Requires protective devices to be provided in apartments for seniors and persons with physical impairments upon request
In Assembly Committee · Codes · Sponsor Joan Millman
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BILL NUMBER:S2159A
Title of bill
An act to amend the real property law, in relation to requiring protective devices to be provided in apartments for seniors and persons with physical impairments
Purpose or general idea of bill
This bill would require landlords who rent apartments to tenants who are either seniors or persons with phys- ical impairments to make modifications that would improve safety condi- tions for those tenants.
Summary of specific provisions
Section 1 amends the Real Property Law by adding a new section 235-h. This section would:
* define who qualifies as a senior or person with physical impairments;
* define protective devices as grab bars in a shower and bathtub stall, grab bars adjacent to a toilet, and threshold ramps to eliminate trip- ping hazards;
* require landlords to install a protective device upon receipt of a written request from an eligible tenant; and
* establish 90 days as the reasonable time period within which such installation must occur.
Section 2 sets the effective date.
Justification
Both senior citizens and people with physical impairments face difficulty finding adequate housing that provides a safe environ- ment for them to live. This bill would require landlords, upon receiving a written request by the tenant, to provide, install and maintain in a safe manner, grab bars on walls of showers and bathtub stalls and walls adjacent to each toilet or water closet in each residential unit as well as treads on the floors of showers and bathtub stalls in each residen- tial unit and threshold ramps to eliminate tripping hazards. In doing so, landlords would allow their tenants to stay in their current resi- dence and live in a much safer environment.
Prior legislative history
2012: S.6684 - Referred to Judiciary
Fiscal implications
None to the State
Effective date
This act will take effect 180 days after it shall become law.
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