What's happening
The bill prohibits landlords from charging surcharges for tenant-installed appliances if the tenant pays for their own electricity.
Why it matters
Protects tenants from extra costs. By prohibiting landlords from charging surcharges for tenant-installed appliances when tenants pay for their own electricity, the bill ensures tenants aren’t double-billed for their energy use.
Supports affordability and tenant choice. This measure can help keep housing more affordable and allows tenants greater flexibility in choosing and installing appliances without fear of additional fees.
Targets rent-controlled units during housing emergencies. The bill specifically applies to rent-controlled apartments and remains in effect only while the city’s housing emergency is recognized, emphasizing its role in protecting vulnerable tenants during periods of housing instability.
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Who cares
New York City rent-controlled tenants
Tenants who pay for electric utility service would be protected from surcharges for installing or using tenant-installed appliances.
Owners of rent-controlled apartments
Landlords would be prohibited from imposing those appliance surcharges where tenants pay for electricity.
Rent-controlled tenant advocates
The bill would establish an appliance-surcharge protection that lasts as long as the public emergency requiring rent and eviction controls continues.
Headline styles
Ban Appliance Surcharges for Renters
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Sponsors
14 Co-sponsors
4 Multi-sponsors
History
- Referred to housing
- Referred to housing
Companion bill
The same bill in the other chamber. A bill becomes law when one version passes both houses and the governor signs it, so either number can carry it.
Ban Appliance Rent Surcharges
In Senate Committee · Housing, Construction And Community Development · Sponsor Robert Jackson
Full text
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STATE OF NEW YORK
3170
2019-2020 Regular Sessions
IN ASSEMBLY
January 28, 2019
Introduced by M. of A. DINOWITZ, GOTTFRIED, L. ROSENTHAL, MOSLEY, PICHARDO, COOK, CRESPO, BENEDETTO, DAVILA, BICHOTTE, JOYNER, WALKER, RODRIGUEZ, BLAKE, BARRON -- Multi-Sponsored by -- M. of A. ARROYO, DenDEKKER, GLICK, PERRY -- read once and referred to the Committee on Housing
AN ACT to amend the administrative code of the city of New York, in relation to surcharges for the installation or use of certain appliances in housing accommodations subject to rent control
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 26-416 to read as follows:
§ 26-416 Surcharges for tenant-installed appliances. The imposition of any surcharge for the installation or use of a tenant-installed appliance is prohibited where the tenant pays for electric utility service.
§ 2. This act shall take effect immediately; provided that section 26-416 of the city rent and rehabilitation law as added 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.
LBD00703-01-9
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