Tuesday, August 3, 2004

A08530 Summary:
SAME AS Same as S 7347

SPONSOR RULES COM Peralta

COSPNSR McLaughlin, Lavelle, Espaillat, Ortiz, Barra, Alfano, Diaz L, Hooper
McEneny, Towns, Weisenberg, Wright

MLTSPNSR

Amd S304, Mult Res L; add S15, Mult Dwell L
Penalizes owners who knowingly rent property in violation of occupancy limits,
zoning laws, or related rules; penalties include a fine of $2500, required
restoration of the property to pre-rental condition, and payment of relocation
costs for any persons who must move out of the illegal rental.

A08530 Actions:
05/14/2003 referred to health
01/07/2004 referred to health
03/10/2004 amend and recommit to health
03/10/2004 print number 8530a
04/19/2004 amend (t) and recommit to health
04/19/2004 print number 8530b
06/10/2004 reference changed to housing
06/15/2004 reported referred to codes

A08530 Votes:

A08530 Memo:
TITLE OF BILL : An act to amend the multiple residence law and the
multiple dwelling law, in relation to penalties for rentals which
violate occupancy restrictions

PURPOSE OR GENERAL IDEA OF BILL : Penalize any property owner, or
other parties who knowingly takes part in or assists in the rental of
residential property when such rental is in violation of state or
local occupancy limits, zoning regulations, building codes, or any
related rules or regulations.

SUMMARY OF SPECIFIC PROVISIONS : Violators shall be defined
following the stipulations in section three hundred four of the
multiple residence law.

Violators shall be guilty of a misdemeanor and punishable by a fine of
twenty-five hundred dollars, or a sentence pursuant to subdivision
five of section 80.05 of the penal code.

Property will be returned to prior conditions and violators will be
responsible for incurring all relocation costs for any person who must
move out.

JUSTIFICATION : To prevent landlords from getting away with illegal
violations and deterring future violations by inferring the violator
pays a fine, restore the property to its original state, and relocates
the renter.

PRIOR LEGISLATIVE HISTORY : New Bill

FISCAL IMPLICATIONS : To be determined

EFFECTIVE DATE : This act shall take effect on the ninetieth day
after it shall become a law.