What's happening
This bill prohibits landlords from passing fuel cost increases to tenants in rent-controlled housing in New York City.
Why it matters
Protects tenants in rent-controlled apartments from unpredictable rent hikes due to rising fuel costs. , ensuring greater financial stability for some of the city’s most vulnerable renters.
Limits landlords’ ability to shift operational cost increases onto tenants. , potentially encouraging more efficient energy use or greater investment in building maintenance and infrastructure.
Reinforces the intent of rent control laws by closing a common loophole. the fuel pass-along—that previously allowed for indirect rent increases outside the usual regulatory process.
Could impact landlord decisions on property upkeep, investments, or long-term rent-controlled unit management. , as they can no longer offset higher fuel expenses by raising tenant rents.
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End Fuel Surcharges for Rent Control
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- Referred to housing, construction and community development
- Referred to housing, construction and community development
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Stop Fuel Charges for Rent Control
In Assembly Committee · Housing · Sponsor Daniel O'Donnell
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STATE OF NEW YORK
3189
2017-2018 Regular Sessions
IN SENATE
January 20, 2017
Introduced by Sens. KRUEGER, HOYLMAN, MONTGOMERY, PERKINS, SERRANO -read twice and ordered printed, and when printed to be committed to the Committee on Housing, Construction and Community Development
AN ACT to amend the administrative code of the city of New York, in relation to eliminating fuel pass-along charges for occupants of rent controlled housing accommodations
The People of the State of New York, represented in Senate and Assembly, do enact as follows:
Section 1. The administrative code of the city of New York is amended by adding a new section 26-407.1 to read as follows:
§ 26-407.1 Fuel pass-along to tenants under rent control prohibited. Notwithstanding any other provision of law, rule, regulation, charter or administrative code, tenants of housing accommodations which are subject to rent control under this chapter shall not be subject to a fuel adjustment or pass-along increase in rent and any such increase to such tenant shall be null and void.
§ 2. This act shall take effect on the first of September next succeeding the date on which it shall have become a law; provided that the addition of section 26-407.1 to the city rent and rehabilitation law made by section one of this act shall remain in full force and effect only as long as the public emergency requiring the regulation and control of residential rents and evictions continues, as provided in subdivision 3 of section 1 of the local emergency housing rent control act.
EXPLANATION--Matter in italics (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
[ ] is old law to be omitted.
LBD08767-01-7
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Title of bill
An act to amend the administrative code of the city of New York, in relation to eliminating fuel pass-along charges for occupants of rent controlled housing accommodations
Purpose or general idea of bill
This bill prohibits fuel pass-along charges for occupants of rent controlled housing accommodations.
Summary of specific provisions
Section 1 amends the administrative code of the city of New York by adding a new section 26-407.1 to prohibit fuel pass-along increases in rent for any tenant of any unit which is subject to rent control.
Section 2 contains the effective date.
Justification
Many of the tenants who reside in units subject to rent control are senior citizens living on fixed incomes. Unlike residents in other forms of regulated housing, residents in rent controlled apartments face a yearly fuel cost adjustment, or pass-along, based on a percentage of the total amount of fuel delivered to a building, and divided by the number of rooms in that building. When fuel costs are as high as they have been throughout 2008, rent controlled tenants face excruciating rent hikes. Unlike both rent regulated tenants and market rate tenants, rent controlled tenants are in no way insulated from sudden and catastrophic rent increases based on higher fuel costs. This bill provides protection to the residents of units subject to rent control, who are likelier to be older, more vulnerable, and less financially secure than tenants in other kinds of housing.
Fiscal implications
None.
Effective date
This act shall take effect on the first. of September next succeeding the date on which it shall have become a law; provided that the addition of section 26-407.1 to the city rent and stabilization law made by section one of this act shall remain in full force and effect only as long as the public emergency requiring the regulation and control of residential rents and evictions continues, as provided in subdivision 3 of section 1 of the local emergency housing rent control act.
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