Bill Summary

Provides that with respect to apartments covered by rent control, rent stabilization, or the emergency tenant protection act, a landlord must be free of outstanding building code violations to bring an action or proceeding for rent or eviction; provides alternative provisions for disputed violations; requires tenants to pay rent into an interest bearing account to be maintained by the court during the pendency of the dispute over the violation; payments may be made from such account to cover utility bills and the making of necessary repairs if the dispute is resolved in favor of the tenant; provides that if such dispute is resolved in favor of the landlord, then he or she shall receive all such payments with interest thereon.

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Status

Votes

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Amendments

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Bill History

Date Action
2020-01-29print number 2036a
2020-01-29amend and recommit to housing
2020-01-08referred to housing
2019-01-22referred to housing

Sponsors

Name District
Linda RosenthalHD-067
Richard GottfriedHD-075
Jeffrey DinowitzHD-081
William ColtonHD-047
Deborah GlickHD-066
Nick PerryHD-058