This bill amends the City’s rent stabilization law to reflect that a serious public emergency continues to exist on and after April 1, 2015 in the housing of a considerable number of persons within the City. The bill also amends the rent stabilization law to update the expiration date thereof from April 1, 2015 to April 1, 2018.
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- Maria Del Carmen Arroyo
- Inez D. Barron
- James G. Van Bramer
- Margaret S. Chin
- Andrew Cohen
- Costa G. Constantinides
- Robert E. Cornegy, Jr.
- Elizabeth S. Crowley
- Laurie A. Cumbo
- Chaim M. Deutsch
- Inez E. Dickens
- Daniel Dromm
- Rafael L. Espinal, Jr.
- Mathieu Eugene
- Julissa Ferreras-Copeland
- Daniel R. Garodnick
- Vincent J. Gentile
- Vanessa L. Gibson
- David G. Greenfield
- Corey D. Johnson
- Ben Kallos
- Andy L. King
- Peter A. Koo
- Karen Koslowitz
- Rory I. Lancman
- Brad S. Lander
- Stephen T. Levin
- Mark Levine
- Alan N. Maisel
- Melissa Mark-Viverito
- Carlos Menchaca
- Rosie Mendez
- I. Daneek Miller
- Annabel Palma
- Antonio Reynoso
- Donovan J. Richards
- Ydanis A. Rodriguez
- Deborah L. Rose
- Helen K. Rosenthal
- Ritchie J. Torres
- Mark Treyger
- Eric A. Ulrich
- James Vacca
- Paul A. Vallone
- Mark S. Weprin
- Jumaane D. Williams
- Ruben Wills
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Int. No. 685
By Council Members Johnson, Williams, Rosenthal, Chin, Eugene, Richards, Rose, Rodriguez, Cornegy, Garodnick, Van Bramer, Koslowitz, Kallos, Lander and Levin
A Local Law to amend the administrative code of the City of New York, in relation to extending the rent stabilization laws.
Be it enacted by the Council as follows:
Section 1. Section 26-502 of the administrative code of the city of New York, as amended by local law number sixteen for the year 2012, is amended to read as follows:
§26-502. Additional findings and declaration of emergency. The council hereby finds that a serious public emergency continues to exist in the housing of a considerable number of persons within the City of New York and will continue to exist on and after April first, [two thousand twelve] two thousand fifteen and hereby reaffirms and repromulgates the findings and declaration set forth in section 26-501 of this title.
§2. Section 26-520 of the administrative code of the city of New York, as amended by local law number sixteen for the year 2012, is amended to read as follows:
§26-520 Expiration date. This chapter shall expire on April first, [two thousand fifteen] two thousand eighteen unless rent control shall sooner terminate as provided in subdivision three of section one of the local emergency housing rent control law.
§3. This local law shall take effect immediately upon its enactment into law.
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02/12/2015