This bill increases the occupancy tax in St. Lawrence County from three percent to five percent. It directly affects guests staying at hotels, motels, apartment hotels, and boarding houses within the county by raising the fee charged on their room rentals. The law allows the county to collect this additional tax on the per diem rental rate for each room, regardless of whether the stay is daily or longer. The change takes effect immediately upon passage.
Requires NYCHA to provide information and trainings to all residents regarding the formation of resident management corporations, the requirements of such resident management corporations and the potential benefits of creating such resident management corporations.
This bill amends New York City's administrative code to define illegal housing conversions as a form of harassment. Specifically, it adds two new provisions: (1) splitting apartments or altering buildings without permits (e.g., moving walls, subdividing rooms), and (2) occupying units that violate multiple dwelling laws. These changes directly affect tenants experiencing unsafe or illegal housing modifications by landlords and provide a clearer legal basis for reporting such violations as harassment. The bill expands existing harassment protections to cover specific housing code violations without altering broader policy outcomes.
This bill extends the time tenants have to respond to applications for major capital improvement rent increases in New York City from 60 to 90 days after receiving notice. It directly affects tenants who receive notices about proposed rent hikes tied to building renovations or upgrades. The key change modifies multiple sections of city housing law to replace "sixty" with "ninety" days in the timeline for tenant responses. The bill does not alter rent calculation methods or approval criteria, only the response window for tenants. This is a procedural adjustment to provide tenants with additional time to address such applications.
Prohibits landlords from including incorrect information relating to rent decontrol in certain leases and renewals thereof; imposes a violation punishable by a fine of $1000 for a violation by a landlord; requires the standardization of certain notices pertaining to units subject to the Affordable New York Housing Program.
This bill prohibits insurance companies from denying coverage, raising premiums, canceling policies, or limiting coverage based solely on a policyholder owning or harboring a specific dog breed or mix. It directly affects homeowners and renters insurance policyholders who might previously have faced discrimination due to their dog's breed. The law amends insurance regulations to ban these restrictions, ensuring coverage decisions cannot be influenced by breed alone. It applies to all policies issued, renewed, or modified after the effective date.
Requires landlords of certain housing accommodations to include with all new and renewal leases, on any rent bills, including any electronic communication the informational material describing eligibility for and the benefits of the senior rent increase exemption program and the disability rent increase exemption program.
Prohibits a person or entity from knowingly or with reckless disregard facilitate an agreement between or among two or more residential rental property owners or managers to not compete with respect to residential rental dwelling units, including by operating or licensing a software, data analytics service, or algorithmic device that performs a coordinating function on behalf of or between and among such residential rental property owners or managers.
Prohibits residential landlords from charging tenants a fee for a dishonored rent check in excess of the actual costs or fees incurred by such landlord as a result thereof, provided such dishonored check fee was included in the initial lease.
Requires that the entire amount of a rental deposit or advance be refundable to the tenant upon the tenant's vacating of the premises except for an amount lawfully retained for non-payment of rent or utilities, damage caused by the tenant, or storage costs; requires landlord to provide an itemized statement of damages and to return the balance of the deposit within 14 days; requires that tenant be given the opportunity to inspect the rental premises prior to signing a lease; allows a grantee or assignee of the leased premises to demand that an escrow account be opened.
