Permits a redetermination of a tax abatement for rent-controlled and rent regulated property occupied by senior citizens or persons with disabilities upon a permanent decrease in income.
Provides for a real property tax exemption for certain residential properties with accessory dwelling units occupied by households in need in Suffolk county when the owner of the property resides in the primary building on the property and certain other conditions are met pertaining to the percentage of the total assessment of the property, the income of the tenants of the accessory dwelling unit or units, and the amount of the rent for the accessory dwelling unit.
Senate Bill S 467 seeks to increase the financial penalties for owners of rent-regulated properties who are found to have overcharged their tenants. The bill raises the penalty for willful rent overcharges from three times the overcharge amount to five times the overcharge amount. This change applies to rent-regulated housing accommodations under both the Emergency Tenant Protection Act and the Administrative Code of the City of New York. Additionally, it specifies that a voluntary rent adjustment or refund after a complaint has been filed will not be considered evidence that the overcharge was not willful.
Establishes the crime of aggravated harassment of a rent regulated tenant which occurs when an owner intentionally engages in a systematic ongoing course of conduct to induce three or more rent regulated tenants occupying different housing accommodations in two or more residential buildings to vacate such housing accommodations or if such owner commits the crime of harassment of a rent regulated tenant and was previously convicted of the same crime in the past five years.
Enacts the "tenant repair reconciliation act"; requires landlords of certain multiple dwellings to repair certain conditions within thirty days of notice of such conditions; allows a tenant to repair such conditions and seek repayment of expenses incurred, or to deduct such expenses from future rent; directs the NYC comptroller to collect fines for violations and distribute such funds for citywide preservation and upgrades of certain multiple dwellings.
Senate Bill S 7560 requires landlords of buildings with five or more rental units to submit quarterly reports to New York Homes and Community Renewal. These reports must include details about applications for "right of succession," such as the number received, their dates, and whether they were granted or denied. If denied, the reasons for denial must be provided. The right of succession allows eligible family members to take over a rent-stabilized or rent-controlled apartment after the primary tenant leaves or dies. This bill aims to gather data on the processing of these succession rights applications.
This bill, the "STORE Act," prohibits landlords in New York City from evicting small commercial tenants without "good cause." It directly affects retail business owners operating in spaces under 1,000 square feet. Landlords must prove specific, legally defined reasons for eviction - such as unpaid rent (with limits on excessive increases), lease violations, or illegal activity - rather than arbitrary removal. The law also requires landlords to provide advance notice (up to one year) if they intend to reoccupy premises for demolition or personal use.
Requires manufactured home park owners to provide a written justification for rent increases in excess of three percent of the current rent; provides that increases in costs to justify such rent increase for ordinary maintenance or repair to meet the warranty of habitability obligations must be shown to be necessary.
Expands eligibility for tax abatement for rent-controlled and rent regulated property occupied by persons with disabilities to include individuals who do not meet the non-medical qualifications for SSDI and SSI but, by reason of the individual's disability, the individual is not able to engage in substantial gainful activity as that term is defined by the federal social security administration.
Relates to actions and proceedings seeking an abatement of rent based on violations of the housing maintenance code, applicable housing standards, the building code, or the health code; relates to the number of housing judges assigned to certain actions.
