Requires the empire state development corporation to establish an office of accountability and compliance, the sole mission of which is to monitor projects for compliance to terms of general project plans and other related agreements.
Maddy summaryBill S 7589 prohibits owners of multiple dwellings from separately charging tenants for electricity, natural gas, or other fuel used to heat their living quarters. This bill directly affects landlords and tenants in apartment buildings and garden-type maisonette dwellings. It amends existing laws to ensure that the cost of heat is included in the overall rent, rather than billed as a separate utility charge. The bill also reaffirms the requirement for landlords to provide sufficient heat to maintain minimum temperatures during specified months.
Establishes an educational program related to the prevention of anti-Semitism, Islamophobia bias and discrimination based on religion, race, sexual orientation or gender identity or expression.
Maddy summaryBill S 7615 expands Medicaid coverage to include comprehensive neuropsychological examinations for dyslexia. This means individuals covered by Medicaid could receive these specialized diagnostic tests. To be covered, the exams must be performed by a licensed healthcare professional upon referral from a physician. The bill ensures access to specific diagnostic testing for dyslexia for Medicaid recipients.
Maddy summaryS 3570 requires firearm manufacturers selling or distributing guns in New York to annually report the total number of firearms they manufacture and sell to the Department of Criminal Justice Services. This applies directly to all firearm manufacturers operating within the state. The bill establishes a new annual reporting requirement with immediate effect, mandating simple quantity reporting rather than detailed transaction data.
Maddy summaryS 2433 establishes protections for residents and cooperatives when ground leases for apartment buildings expire. It requires cooperatives to dissolve properly within 10 days of lease expiration and automatically grants residents tenant status under New York's rent laws, ensuring their housing remains regulated. The bill also gives the cooperative a 120-day right to purchase the underlying land if the landowner sells, with specific notice and timing requirements for both parties. These changes directly affect ground lease residential co-ops and their residents in New York, ensuring continuity of housing and rent protections upon lease termination.
Maddy summaryThis bill strengthens tenant protections in multi-unit buildings by allowing renters to withhold rent if housing violations (like unsafe conditions) aren't fixed within 3 months of the department's notice. Tenants must formally raise this defense in court and deposit the withheld rent with the clerk, rather than paying it directly to landlords. It applies only when the department has documented a violation and the owner failed to correct it, excluding cases where the tenant caused the issue or paid rent voluntarily. Landlords cannot evict tenants for nonpayment if the violation defense is validly raised. The law aims to ensure habitable housing by linking rent collection directly to building safety compliance.
Directs the metropolitan transportation authority, in conjunction with the New York city transit authority, to develop weekly and monthly tickets valid for optional, discounted transfers between such authorities.
Allows access to sealed and protected records to civilian law enforcement oversight entities conducting investigations and disciplinary proceedings for misconduct by police and peace officers.
Prohibits any increase in the average monthly rental of a property by a limited-profit housing company unless the appropriate local housing agency certifies that there exists no recorded violations against such property or that all recorded violations have been cleared, corrected or abated, and that such company is maintaining all essential services required to be furnished.
