L.L. 2003/067
Enactment date: 11/13/2003
Int. No. 539
By Council Member Baez, the Speaker (Council Member Miller) and Council Members Weprin, Oddo, Dilán, Comrie, Nelson, Brewer, Gennaro, Seabrook, Rivera, Barron, Serrano, López, Provenzano, Recchia, Gallagher, Avella, Sears, Espada, Gerson, Katz, Addabbo, González, Felder, Fidler, Foster, Perkins, Clarke, Gioia, Jackson, Jennings, Koppell, Liu, Martinez, McMahon, Monserrate, Moskowitz, Quinn, Reed, Reyna, Sanders, Stewart, Vallone, Vann, Yassky, Gentile, DeBlasio and The Public Advocate (Ms. Gotbaum)
A Local Law to amend the administrative code of the city of New York, in relation to increasing to $24,000 the maximum income level qualifying for exemption from rent increases granted to certain senior citizens.
Be it enacted by the Council as follows:
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[Consolidated provisions are not included in this Appendix A]
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§ 5. This local law shall take effect immediately, and shall be retroactive to and shall be deemed to have been in full force and effect on and after September 1, 2003. Notwithstanding any other provision of the administrative code of the city of New York, any person who on or after September 1, 2003 through the date of enactment of this local law would have been eligible for a rent increase exemption order pursuant to such code but for the fact that his or her income exceeded the income limitation of twenty thousand dollars in effect before the enactment of this local law, and who as a result of the enactment of this local law increasing the maximum income limitation to twenty-four thousand dollars is eligible for such order on or after September 1, 2003 through the date of enactment of this local law may file an application for such order within ninety days of the enactment of this local law. Any such rent increase exemption order issued to such applicant shall be effective as of that date on or after September 1, 2003 through the date of enactment of this local law upon which such person would have been eligible for such rent increase exemption order but for the fact that his or her income exceeded the income limitation of twenty thousand dollars in effect before the enactment of this local law.