Int 0347-2014
Remedies for the breach of the duty of an owner to refrain from harassment of tenants.
IntroductionEnactedCommittee on Housing and Buildingsintroduced 2014-05-14Local Law 2017/148
Enacted as Local Law 2017/148.
Official record · Legistar
Agenda: 2014-05-14Passed: 2017-08-30Enacted: 2017-08-30
Summary
This bill would allow tenants who prevail in harassment cases to collect compensatory damages (or $1,000) from the offending landlord, in addition to attorneys’ fees and costs. This bill also allows a court to issue punitive damages for such violations.
Committee on Housing and Buildings — Department of Housing Preservation and Development, Department of Buildings and rent regulation.
How it compares
32% of similar bills passed
16 passed · 34 died
This bill: 1181 days in committee
Similar bills: median 467 days · 128 days when passed
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Int 0129-2014
Remedies for breach of the duty of an owner to refrain from harassment of tenants.
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Int 0627-2007
Duty of an owner to refrain from harassment of tenants and remedies for the breach of such duty.
132dEnacted
Int 1556-2017
Penalties for tenant harassment.
124dEnacted
Int 1530-2017
Creating a rebuttable presumption regarding harassment.
124dEnacted
Int 1549-2017
Repeated acts of harassment.
124dEnacted
Int 1550-2017
Harassment in private dwellings.
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Sponsors (18)
Lifecycle
IntroducedIntroduced by Council
2014-05-14 · City Council
ActionReferred to Comm by Council
2014-05-14 · City Council
HeardHearing Held by Committee
2017-04-19 · Committee on Housing and Buildings
ActionAmendment Proposed by Comm
2017-04-19 · Committee on Housing and Buildings
HeldLaid Over by Committee
2017-04-19 · Committee on Housing and Buildings
HeardHearing Held by Committee
2017-08-08 · Committee on Housing and Buildings
ActionAmendment Proposed by Comm
2017-08-08 · Committee on Housing and Buildings
ActionAmended by Committee
2017-08-08 · Committee on Housing and Buildings
AdvancedApproved by Committee
2017-08-08 · Committee on Housing and Buildings
AdvancedApproved by Council
2017-08-09 · City Council
ActionSent to Mayor by Council
2017-08-09 · City Council
HeardHearing Held by Mayor
2017-08-25 · Mayor
AdvancedSigned Into Law by Mayor
2017-08-30 · Mayor
ActionRecved from Mayor by Council
2017-09-01 · City Council
Votes (61)
Aye (48)
Brad S. LanderYdanis A. RodriguezAntonio ReynosoInez D. BarronMargaret S. ChinAndrew CohenCosta G. ConstantinidesElizabeth S. CrowleyChaim M. DeutschMathieu EugeneJulissa Ferreras-CopelandVincent J. GentileDavid G. GreenfieldCorey D. JohnsonPeter A. KooKaren KoslowitzRory I. LancmanStephen T. LevinMark LevineAlan N. MaiselCarlos MenchacaRosie MendezI. Daneek MillerBill PerkinsDonovan J. RichardsHelen K. RosenthalRafael Salamanca, Jr.Mark TreygerEric A. UlrichJames VaccaJumaane D. WilliamsRitchie J. TorresRobert E. Cornegy, Jr.Vanessa L. GibsonDaniel R. GarodnickBen KallosBarry S. GrodenchikPaul A. ValloneDaniel Dromm Melissa Mark-ViveritoDeborah L. RoseBarry S. GrodenchikEric A. UlrichJumaane D. WilliamsYdanis A. RodriguezMark LevineHelen K. RosenthalRafael Salamanca, Jr.
Nay (1)
Joseph C. Borelli
Absent (10)
Rafael L. Espinal, Jr.Andy L. KingDarlene MealyAnnabel PalmaJames G. Van BramerFernando Cabrera Rosie MendezRobert E. Cornegy, Jr.Rafael L. Espinal, Jr.Ritchie J. Torres
Excused (2)
Laurie A. CumboSteven Matteo
Heard at (4)
City Council · 2017-08-09 · 1:30 PM · Council Chambers - City Hall
Committee on Housing and Buildings · 2017-08-08 · 1:00 PM · 250 Broadway - Committee Rm, 16th Fl.
Committee on Housing and Buildings · 2017-04-19 · 10:00 AM · Council Chambers - City Hall
City Council · 2014-05-14 · 1:30 PM · Council Chambers - City Hall
Attachments (18)
- Legislative History Report
- Summary of Int. No. 347-B
- Summary of Int. No. 347-A
- Int. No. 347 - 5/14/14
- Committee Report 4/19/17
- Hearing Testimony 4/19/17
- Hearing Transcript 4/19/17
- Proposed Int. No. 347-A - 8/2/17
- Proposed Int. No. 347-B - 8/3/17
- Committee Report 8/8/17
- Hearing Transcript 8/8/17
- August 9, 2017 - Stated Meeting Agenda with Links to Files
- Int. No. 347-B (FINAL)
- Fiscal Impact Statement
- Hearing Transcript - Stated Meeting 8-9-17
- Mayor's Letter
- Local Law 148
- Minutes of the Stated Meeting - August 9, 2017
Full text
Be it enacted by the Council as follows:
Section 1. Section 27-2115 of the administrative code of the city of New York is amended by adding a new subdivision o to read as follows:
(o) In any action brought by a lawful occupant or group of lawful occupants under subdivision h of this section for a violation of subdivision d of section 27-2005 of this chapter, the housing part shall, in addition to any other relief such court determines to be appropriate, award to each such occupant (i) compensatory damages or, at the election of such occupant, one thousand dollars and (ii) reasonable attorneys' fees and costs. Such court may also, at its sole discretion, award punitive damages.
� 2. This local law takes effect 90 days after it becomes law.
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