Limits adjustments for major capital improvements where the improvement generates revenue for the landlord.
Asm. Linda Rosenthal
Sponsored bills
Directs the public service commission to develop and implement a plan making the sources of all energy generation in the state renewable sources by 2052.
Relates to the supervision of certain limited profit housing companies.
Eliminates the MTA's exemption from environmental quality review standards established by article 8 of the environmental conservation law.
Requires instruction in anti-gun violence in all schools.
Requires the certification or training of teachers, administrators and instructors in the area of dyslexia and related disorders.
Creates a private right of action for improper debt collection procedures; allows plaintiffs to recover punitive damages and reasonable attorneys' fees.
Requires that all special education students attending schools scheduled to be closed or to undergo a significant change be assigned to new schools prior to the implementation of the closing or change.
Imposes a moratorium on the initiation of school closings in cities with a population of one million or more.
Prohibits an owner from adjusting the amount of preferential rent, rent charged and paid by the tenant which is less than the legal regulated rent for the housing accommodation, upon the renewal of a lease; only allows the owner to make such adjustments upon a vacancy which is not the result of the failure of the owner to maintain a habitable residence.