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NY A01763
Bill
Status
1/12/2015
Primary Sponsor
Keith Wright
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AI Summary
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Prohibits landlords from denying access to licensed professional engineers or registered architects hired by tenants or tenant associations to inspect major capital improvements for which the landlord has filed for rent increase applications in buildings with six or more units.
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Requires tenant-hired inspections to be conducted after notice to the landlord and during normal business hours.
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Allows tenants to file inspection reports with the city rent agency for consideration in determining the landlord's rent adjustment application.
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Applies these inspection provisions to rent-stabilized housing under the rent stabilization law, rent-controlled housing under the city rent and rehabilitation law, and housing covered by the emergency tenant protection act of 1974.
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Takes effect 120 days after becoming law, with rules and regulations to be promulgated by the effective date.
Legislative Description
Provides that no landlord shall deny access to a licensed professional engineer or licensed registered architect hired by any tenant or tenant association representing tenants of a multiple dwelling of six units or more for the purpose of conducting an inspection of a major capital improvement for which an application for a maximum rent adjustment has been filed by the landlord; provides that such inspection shall be conducted after notice to the landlord and during normal business hours; provides for the filing of such inspection report by such tenants with the New York city rent agency for consideration in such application's determination.
Last Action
ordered to third reading rules cal.263
6/14/2016