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A10764Assembly2019-2020 Session

End Rent Adjustment Hearings

Official title

“Repeals paragraph 9 of subdivision a of section 26-405 of the administrative code of the city of New York, relating to hearings regarding biennial maximum base rent adjustments”

Sponsor Linda RosenthalAD-67Affects Housing
Status
In Assembly Committee
Housing
Impact
4/10
Low
Passage
0%

Bill progress

Step 2 of 7

In committee · Housing

What's happening

This bill repeals the section of New York City law that provides for hearings on biennial maximum base rent adjustments.

Why it matters

  1. Reduces tenant input on rent increases. By repealing the provision for hearings on biennial maximum base rent adjustments, tenants and other stakeholders lose a formal opportunity to voice concerns or present evidence before rent ceilings are raised.

  2. Speeds up administrative processes. Without the requirement to hold hearings, rent adjustment decisions can be made more quickly, potentially streamlining bureaucracy but also limiting transparency.

  3. Shifts power dynamics. The removal of hearings could shift more authority to the agency or officials setting rent limits, reducing public oversight and possibly impacting the fairness of future rent adjustments.

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End Rent Adjustment Hearings

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Sponsors

Primary sponsor
Linda Rosenthal

Assembly Member · Assembly District 67

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History

  1. Referred to housing

Full text

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STATE OF NEW YORK

10764

IN ASSEMBLY

July 9, 2020

Introduced by COMMITTEE ON RULES -- (at request of M. of A. L. Rosenthal) -- read once and referred to the Committee on Housing

AN ACT to repeal paragraph 9 of subdivision a of section 26-405 of the administrative code of the city of New York, relating to hearings regarding biennial maximum base rent adjustments

The People of the State of New York, represented in Senate and Assembly, do enact as follows:

Section 1. Paragraph 9 of subdivision a of section 26-405 of the administrative code of the city of New York is REPEALED.

§ 2. This act shall take effect immediately.

EXPLANATION--Matter in italics (underscored) is new; matter in brackets

[ ] is old law to be omitted.

LBD14063-01-9

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