NY A00033

Requires the state division of housing and community renewal to make complete rental histories of rent-stabilized units available to local, county, or state elected officials through Freedom of Information Law (FOIL) applications, with appropriate redactions required under public officers law.

Mandates that the state division of housing and community renewal maintain rent histories for rent-stabilized units for a minimum of ten years.

Authorizes the state division of housing and community renewal to regulate housing accommodations that have been established through complaint, investigation, or violation processes to be illegally de-regulated, including those with illegal construction, illegal conversion, illegal transient hotel use, removal from rent rolls, warehousing, or other unauthorized purposes.

Specifies that records obtained through FOIL applications shall be used solely for purposes stated in the application.

Takes effect immediately, with expiration date tied to the same date as the rent stabilization law under section 26-520 of the administrative code.