Sen. Jose Serrano

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District SD-029
Party Democrat
Bills Introduced 336

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State (New York)
New York 2017-2018 General Assembly

Establishes a methodology for determining major capital improvements (MCI) rent surcharges; provides that such MCI shall be calculated as a rent surcharge and shall not become part of the base legal regulated rent by which rent increases are calculated, and requires the amount thereof to be separately designated and billed as such; codifies current practices regarding the annual 6% cap on MCI increases and the methodology for determining MCI surcharges based on the number of rooms; requires that rent surcharges authorized for major capital improvements shall cease when the cost of the improvement has been recovered. [SB-3190]
Establishes a methodology for determining major capital improvements (MCI) rent surcharges; provides that such MCI shall be calculated as a rent surcharge and shall not become part of the base legal regulated rent by which rent increases are calculated, and requires the amount thereof to be separately designated and billed as such; codifies current practices regarding the annual 6% cap on MCI increases and the methodology for determining MCI surcharges based on the number of rooms; requires that rent surcharges authorized for major capital improvements (continued...)

  

Sponsored by: Sen. Brad Hoylman-Sigal Recommit, Enacting Clause Stricken on 02/28/2017

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State (New York)
New York 2017-2018 General Assembly

Prohibits the use of glyphosate and products containing glyphosate in any park, playground or picnic area owned or operated by New York state, New York city, or any municipality. [SB-3210]
Prohibits the use of glyphosate and products containing glyphosate in any park, playground or picnic area owned or operated by New York state, New York city, or any municipality.

  

Sponsored by: Sen. Brad Hoylman-Sigal Referred To Environmental Conservation on 01/03/2018

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State (New York)
New York 2017-2018 General Assembly

Establishes the "education equity act" which provides language assistance to parents or guardians who have children enrolled in public school and whose primary language is not English; defines terms; creates an annual language assistance plan to assess language needs in the district; requires the department of education to establish web pages detailing the rights of parents to translation services in each covered language; requires annual reports by each school district to the local board of education. [SB-3206]
Establishes the "education equity act" which provides language assistance to parents or guardians who have children enrolled in public school and whose primary language is not English; defines terms; creates an annual language assistance plan to assess language needs in the district; requires the department of education to establish web pages detailing the rights of parents to translation services in each covered language; requires annual reports by each school district to the local board of education.

  

Sponsored by: Sen. Brian Kavanagh Referred To Elections on 01/03/2018

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State (New York)
New York 2017-2018 General Assembly

Provides that upon sale or other conveyance of a limited-profit housing company project to an entity other than a new limited-profit housing company, reserve and surplus funds must be held in escrow by the new owner and dedicated solely to defraying the costs of major capital improvements; further provides that no rental may be increased to cover the cost of a major capital improvement until such reserve and surplus funds have been exhausted. [SB-3181]
Provides that upon sale or other conveyance of a limited-profit housing company project to an entity other than a new limited-profit housing company, reserve and surplus funds must be held in escrow by the new owner and dedicated solely to defraying the costs of major capital improvements; further provides that no rental may be increased to cover the cost of a major capital improvement until such reserve and surplus funds have been exhausted.

  

Sponsored by: Sen. Luis Sepulveda Referred To Housing, Construction And Community Development on 01/03/2018

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State (New York)
New York 2017-2018 General Assembly

Requires hearing by the division of housing and community renewal prior to an order of decontrol for a tenant's failure to respond to income certification material relating to high income rent decontrol; provides that failure to appear at the hearing will result in an order of decontrol; excludes certain tenants from inclusion for annual income determination. [SB-3188]
Requires hearing by the division of housing and community renewal prior to an order of decontrol for a tenant's failure to respond to income certification material relating to high income rent decontrol; provides that failure to appear at the hearing will result in an order of decontrol; excludes certain tenants from inclusion for annual income determination.

  

Sponsored by: Sen. Brad Hoylman-Sigal Referred To Housing, Construction And Community Development on 01/20/2017

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State (New York)
New York 2017-2018 General Assembly

Provides that in cities with a population of one million or more, a tenant or group of tenants, after proper notice to the landlord of the existence of a hazardous violation of housing codes and certification of the existence of such violation by the local agency charged with enforcement of housing codes, may contract for the repair of such condition and offset the price of such repair from his rental payments if the landlord fails to commence work to correct the condition within a certain period after notice is received. [SB-3191]
Provides that in cities with a population of one million or more, a tenant or group of tenants, after proper notice to the landlord of the existence of a hazardous violation of housing codes and certification of the existence of such violation by the local agency charged with enforcement of housing codes, may contract for the repair of such condition and offset the price of such repair from his rental payments if the landlord fails to commence work to correct the condition within a certain period after notice is received.

  

Sponsored by: Sen. Brad Hoylman-Sigal Referred To Housing, Construction And Community Development on 01/03/2018

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State (New York)
New York 2017-2018 General Assembly

Revises proceedings to recover possession of premises located in a multiple dwelling; requires premises to be registered with the local agency responsible for code enforcement; petition shall be stated in plain language and include notice of the rights of the respondent and a statement of any outstanding code violations on the premises and whether rent payments from a public assistance office is being withheld therefor; provides civil penalties for willful misstatements on such petition. [SB-3183]
Revises proceedings to recover possession of premises located in a multiple dwelling; requires premises to be registered with the local agency responsible for code enforcement; petition shall be stated in plain language and include notice of the rights of the respondent and a statement of any outstanding code violations on the premises and whether rent payments from a public assistance office is being withheld therefor; provides civil penalties for willful misstatements on such petition.

  

Sponsored by: Sen. Brad Hoylman-Sigal Referred To Housing, Construction And Community Development on 01/03/2018

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State (New York)
New York 2017-2018 General Assembly

Provides that no tenant of housing accommodations which are subject to rent control shall be subject to a fuel adjustment or pass-along increase in rent; provides that any such increase to such tenant shall be null and void. [SB-3189]
Provides that no tenant of housing accommodations which are subject to rent control shall be subject to a fuel adjustment or pass-along increase in rent; provides that any such increase to such tenant shall be null and void.

  

Sponsored by: Sen. Brad Hoylman-Sigal Referred To Housing, Construction And Community Development on 01/20/2017

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State (New York)
New York 2017-2018 General Assembly

Provides for a review process of proposals to alienate municipal parkland. [SB-3208]
Provides for a review process of proposals to alienate municipal parkland.

  

Sponsored by: Sen. Brad Hoylman-Sigal Referred To Cultural Affairs, Tourism, Parks And Recreation on 01/03/2018

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State (New York)
New York 2017-2018 General Assembly

Authorizes the office of parks, recreation and historic preservation to establish a resident curator program for the rehabilitation of state park buildings. [SB-3198]
Authorizes the office of parks, recreation and historic preservation to establish a resident curator program for the rehabilitation of state park buildings.

  

Sponsored by: Sen. Diane Savino Passed Senate on 06/04/2018

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