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A7740Assembly2019-2020 Session

Stop Rent Hikes After Succession

Official title

“Eliminates the ability of landlords of rent regulated housing accommodations to charge certain rent increases upon succession by a family member; repealer”

Sponsor Rodneyse Bichotte HermelynAD-42Affects Housing
Status
In Assembly Committee
Housing
Impact
6/10
Moderate
Passage
0%

Bill progress

Step 2 of 7

In committee · Housing

What's happening

This bill repeals a provision allowing landlords to raise rents when the primary tenant vacates and a family member renews the lease.

Why it matters

  1. Closes a loophole that allowed landlords to significantly raise rents when a family member takes over a lease. this change protects families who succeed a lease from sudden rent hikes that could force them out.

  2. Strengthens rent regulation protections. by ensuring that regulated rents remain stable even when tenants change due to family succession, helping maintain affordable housing for long-term residents and their families.

  3. Reduces the incentive for landlords to pressure tenants to vacate. in hopes of resetting rents at higher levels when a family member renews, which may decrease tenant harassment and promote housing stability.

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Who cares

  • Family members succeeding to rent-regulated apartments in New York City

    The bill would eliminate certain rent increases when they are entitled to and sign a renewal lease after all named tenants permanently leave.

  • Landlords of rent-regulated apartments in New York City

    The bill would remove their ability to charge those succession-related rent increases.

  • Tenant advocates

    The bill would eliminate a rent-increase provision affecting family members who take over renewal leases in rent-regulated housing.

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Stop Rent Hikes After Succession

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Sponsors

Primary sponsor
Rodneyse Bichotte Hermelyn

Assembly Member · Assembly District 42

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History

  1. Referred to housing
  2. Referred to housing

Full text

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STATE OF NEW YORK

7740

2019-2020 Regular Sessions

IN ASSEMBLY

May 17, 2019

Introduced by M. of A. BICHOTTE -- read once and referred to the Committee on Housing

AN ACT to repeal subdivision f of section 26-512 of the administrative code of the city of New York relating to eliminating the ability of landlords of rent regulated housing accommodations to charge certain rent increases where all tenants named in a lease have permanently vacated a housing accommodation and a family member of such tenant or tenants is entitled to and executes a renewal lease for the housing accommodation

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

Section 1. Subdivision f of section 26-512 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.

LBD11058-01-9

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