New York A 1863: Relates to notice regarding the rent increase exemption for low income elderly persons and persons with disabilities programs

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A01863 Summary:

BILL NOA01863B

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SAME ASSAME AS S00561-A

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SPONSORRosenthal

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COSPNSRReyes, Lee, Rozic

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MLTSPNSR

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Add §26-605.2, NYC Ad Cd; amd §§467-b & 467-c, RPT L

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Requires certain agencies and individuals to provide notice regarding the rent increase exemption for low income elderly persons and persons with disabilities programs to tenants upon the occurrence of certain events.

Go to top A01863 Actions:

BILL NOA01863B

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01/14/2025referred to aging

05/16/2025amend and recommit to aging

05/16/2025print number 1863a

05/20/2025reported referred to ways and means

06/04/2025amend and recommit to ways and means

06/04/2025print number 1863b

01/07/2026referred to ways and means

Go to topA01863 Committee&nbspVotes:

Committee:AGING Chair:Seawright 
DATE:05/20/2025AYE/NAY:27/0 Action: Favorable refer to committee Ways and Means SeawrightAyeBrook-KrasnyAye

RamosAyeSmithAye

SternAyeGallahanAye

FallAyeBendettAye

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ForrestAyeNovakhovAye

ZinermanAyeDiPietroAbsent

MamdaniExcusedChludzinskiAye

GibbsAyeNorberAbsent

LucasAye

AlvarezAye

EachusAye

ZaccaroAye

ShresthaAye

BergerAye

RagaAye

GriffinAye

WrightAye

YegerAye

HooksAye

TorresAye

Go to topA01863 Floor&nbspVotes:

There are no Assembly votes for this bill in this legislative session.

Go to topA01863 Text:

 STATE OF NEW YORK
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 1863--B

 2025-2026 Regular Sessions

 IN ASSEMBLY

 January 14, 2025
 ___________

 Introduced by M. of A. ROSENTHAL, REYES -- read once and referred to the
 Committee on Aging -- committee discharged, bill amended, ordered
 reprinted as amended and recommitted to said committee -- committee
 discharged, bill amended, ordered reprinted as amended and recommitted
 to said committee

 AN ACT to amend the administrative code of the city of New York and the
 real property tax law, in relation to notice regarding the rent
 increase exemption for low income elderly persons and persons with
 disabilities programs

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

 1 Section 1. The administrative code of the city of New York is amended
 2 by adding a new section 26-605.2 to read as follows:
 3 § 26-605.2 Required notice. (a) A tenant residing in a dwelling unit
 4 subject to the provisions of this chapter shall be furnished a notice
 5 informing such tenant about the tenant's potential eligibility for a
 6 rent increase exemption pursuant to this chapter and sections four
 7 hundred sixty-seven-b and four hundred sixty-seven-c of the the real
 8 property tax law. The form and content of such notice shall be promul-
 9 gated as required by paragraph i of subdivision three of section four
 10 hundred sixty-seven-b of the real property tax law, provided that such
 11 notice shall clearly and conspicuously display the eligibility require-
 12 ments for the rent increase exemption and the website address and tele-
 13 phone number where tenants may obtain more information.
 14 (b) The notice required by subdivision (a) of this section shall be
 15 furnished by the following agencies or individuals at the same time as
 16 the notice required by the occurrence of the following events:
 17 (1) The state commissioner of housing and community renewal shall
 18 provide such notice to a tenant in the event of:
 19 (i) Receipt of an application for a rent adjustment due to a major
 20 capital improvement;

 EXPLANATION--Matter in italics (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
 [ ] is old law to be omitted.
 LBD01748-04-5

 A. 1863--B 2

 1 (ii) A rent increase pursuant to section thirty-one of the private
 2 housing finance law;
 3 (iii) Receipt of the annual certification required by section thirty-
 4 one of the private housing finance law; and
 5 (iv) For dwelling units subject to chapter three of this title, a
 6 maximum base rent adjustment pursuant to paragraph one of subdivision g
 7 of section 26-405 of this title.
 8 (2) The landlord of a dwelling unit shall provide such notice to a
 9 tenant:
 10 (i) With an initial lease and any renewal lease; and
 11 (ii) Upon the annual registration of a housing accommodation as
 12 required by section 26-517 of this title.
 13 (c) When notice is furni