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File #: Int 0981-2018    Version: Name: Regulation of short-term residential rentals.
Type: Introduction Status: Enacted
File created: 6/7/2018 In control: Committee on Housing and Buildings
On agenda: 6/7/2018 Final action: 8/6/2018
Title: A Local Law to amend the administrative code of the city of New York, in relation to the regulation of short-term residential rentals
Sponsors: Carlina Rivera , Laurie A. Cumbo, Helen K. Rosenthal, Corey D. Johnson, Adrienne E. Adams, Alicka Ampry-Samuel , Diana Ayala , Justin L. Brannan, Margaret S. Chin, Andrew Cohen, Costa G. Constantinides, Chaim M. Deutsch, Ruben Diaz, Sr., Daniel Dromm , Rafael L. Espinal, Jr., Mathieu Eugene, Mark Gjonaj , Barry S. Grodenchik, Ben Kallos, Andy L. King, Karen Koslowitz, Rory I. Lancman, Brad S. Lander, Mark Levine, Alan N. Maisel, Carlos Menchaca, Francisco P. Moya, Keith Powers , Antonio Reynoso, Donovan J. Richards, Ydanis A. Rodriguez, Deborah L. Rose, Rafael Salamanca, Jr., Ritchie J. Torres, Mark Treyger, Jumaane D. Williams, Fernando Cabrera , James G. Van Bramer, Robert F. Holden, Peter A. Koo, I. Daneek Miller, Robert E. Cornegy, Jr., Vanessa L. Gibson, Bill Perkins, Stephen T. Levin
Attachments: 1. Summary of Int. No. 981-A, 2. Summary of Int. No. 981, 3. Int. No. 981, 4. Committee Report 6/26/18, 5. Hearing Testimony 6/26/18, 6. Hearing Transcript 6/26/18, 7. Hearing Transcript - Stated Meeting 6-7-18, 8. Proposed Int. No. 981-A - 7/17/18, 9. Committee Report 7/18/18, 10. Hearing Transcript 7/18/18, 11. Committee Report - Stated Meeting, 12. July 18, 2018 - Stated Meeting Agenda with Links to Files, 13. Hearing Transcript - Stated Meeting 7-18-18, 14. Int. No. 981-A (FINAL), 15. Fiscal Impact Statement, 16. Mayor's Letter, 17. Local Law 146
Int. No. 981-A

By Council Members Rivera, Cumbo, Rosenthal, the Speaker (Council Member Johnson), Adams, Ampry-Samuel, Ayala, Brannan, Chin, Cohen, Constantinides, Deutsch, Diaz, Dromm, Espinal, Eugene, Gjonaj, Grodenchik, Kallos, King, Koslowitz, Lancman, Lander, Levine, Maisel, Menchaca, Moya, Powers, Reynoso, Richards, Rodriguez, Rose, Salamanca, Torres, Treyger, Williams, Cabrera, Van Bramer, Holden, Koo, Miller, Cornegy, Gibson, Perkins and Levin

Title
A Local Law to amend the administrative code of the city of New York, in relation to the regulation of short-term residential rentals
Body

Be it enacted by the Council as follows:

Section 1. Title 26 of the administrative code of the city of New York is amended to add a new chapter 21 to read as follows:
CHAPTER 21
SHORT-TERM RESIDENTIAL RENTALS
? 26-2101 Definitions.
? 26-2102 Requirements for booking services.
? 26-2103 Exemptions for certain class B multiple dwellings.
? 26-2104 Penalties.

? 26-2101 Definitions. As used in this chapter:
Administering agency. The term "administering agency" means the office of special enforcement, as established under executive order number 96 for the year 2006, or such other agency as the mayor may designate by executive order.
Booking service. The term "booking service" means a person who, directly or indirectly:
1. Provides one or more online, computer or application-based platforms that individually or collectively can be used to (i) list or advertise offers for short-term rentals, and (ii) either accept such offers, or reserve or pay for such rentals; and
2. Charges, collects or receives a fee for the use of such a platform or for provision of any service in connection with a short-term rental.
A booking service shall not be construed to include a platform that solely lists or advertises offers for short-term rentals.
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