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NY A03974
Bill
Status
1/29/2021
Primary Sponsor
Steven Cymbrowitz
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AI Summary
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Prohibits landlords from denying access to tenants' hired professional engineers or registered architects to inspect major capital improvements for which rent increase applications have been filed in buildings with six or more units.
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Requires tenant inspections of major capital improvements 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 the landlord's rent adjustment application determination.
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Changes the effective date reference for major capital improvement rent increase provisions from "the effective date of the 2019 law" to specific dates (June 14, 2014 for one section and June 14, 2019 for others).
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Takes effect 120 days after becoming law, with amendments to rent stabilization law expiring on the same date as that law's expiration under existing statute.
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
referred to housing
1/5/2022