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S 2534: Provides retroactivity to the original date of eligibility for the senior citizens rent increase exemption (SCRIE) and disability rent increase exemption (DRIE).
What S 2534 does, verified February 6, 2026
The bill aims to amend the administrative code of the city of New York to provide retroactive benefit calculation for certain exemptions. The changes apply to two exemptions: the senior citizens rent increase exemption and the disability rent increase exemption. For eligible applicants who submit applications more than two years after their initial eligibility, the bill allows them to use their initial eligibility date for benefit calculation purposes. This means that the calculation of benefits will be based on the applicant's initial date of eligibility, rather than the date of the submitted application. However, prior rental payments attributable to rent increases prior to the application date are not subject to recoupment.
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| Feb. 05, 2026 | DELIVERED TO ASSEMBLY |
| Feb. 05, 2026 | PASSED SENATE |
| Jan. 29, 2026 | ADVANCED TO THIRD READING |
| Jan. 28, 2026 | 2ND REPORT CAL. |
Latest bill textIntroduced version, January 21, 2025 · 347 words
STATE OF NEW YORK ________________________________________________________________________ 2534 2025-2026 Regular Sessions IN SENATE January 21, 2025 ___________ Introduced by Sen. SANDERS -- read twice and ordered printed, and when printed to be committed to the Committee on Housing, Construction and Community Development AN ACT to amend the administrative code of the city of New York, in relation to providing for retroactive benefit calculation for the senior citizens rent increase exemption and disability rent increase exemption The People of the State of New York, represented in Senate and Assem- bly, do enact as follows: 1 Section 1. Section 26-605 of the administrative code of the city of 2 New York is amended by adding a new subdivision (c-1) to read as 3 follows: 4 (c-1) For any eligible head of household who submits an application 5 for a rent increase exemption order pursuant to subdivision (a) or (b) 6 of this section, the date of such application shall be deemed to be (i) 7 the date of the applicant's initial eligibility for a rent increase 8 exemption order, if the actual date of submission of the application is 9 two years or less after such date of initial eligibility, or (ii) the 10 date which is two years prior to the actual date of the submission of 11 the application, if such application is submitted more than two years 12 after the applicant's date of initial eligibility for a rent increase 13 exemption order, and the calculation of such rent increase exemption, 14 prospectively, shall be based upon the applicant's initial date of 15 eligibility and not upon the date of such application, provided, howev- 16 er, that the provisions of this subdivision shall only apply to the 17 calculation of benefits and no prior rental payments attributable to any 18 rent increase prior to the date of application shall be subject to 19 recoupment. 20 § 2. This act shall take effect immediately. EXPLANATION--Matter in italics (underscored) is new; matter in brackets [] is old law to be omitted. LBD06870-01-5
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