The New York City Council - File #: Int 0981-2018

• File #: Int 0981-2018
• Version: A
• 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

Date	Ver.	Action By	Action	Result
8/7/2018	A	City Council	Recved from Mayor by Council
8/6/2018	A	Mayor	Signed Into Law by Mayor
8/6/2018	A	Mayor	Hearing Held by Mayor
7/18/2018	A	City Council	Sent to Mayor by Council
7/18/2018	A	City Council	Approved by Council	Pass
7/18/2018	A	Committee on Housing and Buildings	Approved by Committee	Pass
7/18/2018	*	Committee on Housing and Buildings	Amended by Committee
7/18/2018	*	Committee on Housing and Buildings	Hearing Held by Committee
7/18/2018	*	Committee on Housing and Buildings	Amendment Proposed by Comm
6/26/2018	*	Committee on Housing and Buildings	Laid Over by Committee
6/26/2018	*	Committee on Housing and Buildings	Hearing Held by Committee
6/7/2018	*	City Council	Referred to Comm by Council
6/7/2018	*	City Council	Introduced by Council

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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