2019 New NY Rent Law
解析 2019 纽约州租房法
史上最强租客保护法为何一边试图解决住房危机,一边苦了留学生?
July 2019
– 引言
Bill S6458

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对于留学生租房的冲击
下面是我们和一些纽约主流公寓楼的来往邮件截图:


截至本文发稿时,LIC 大部分公寓已经表示不再接受预付一年房租的支付方式;纽约曼哈顿、布鲁克林
各大主流公寓也陆续表示
“新租房法下,预付不再可能!”
The Housing Stability and Tenant Protection Act of 2019
Security deposits
Security deposits are now limited to one month’s rent, and landlords must return them within 14 days of the tenant leaving the unit — along with an itemized statement covering any deductions made.
Days before a notice of rent raise
Landlords must give at least 30 days’ notice to tenants if they intend to raise the rent of a unit by more than 5 percent. The longer a tenant has been in place, the more notice a landlord must give of a large rent increase: 60 days’ notice for a tenancy or lease of one to two years, and 90 days’ notice to a tenant who has lived in a unit for at least two years or has a lease of at least that length.
Rules related to eviction
If a tenant has been evicted, judges are now permitted to postpone that eviction for up to one year (up from six months) if the tenant can’t find somewhere similar nearby to live. Housing courts also must consider how an eviction will affect the tenants’ health and well-being, including the school attendance of children who live in the unit.
Unlawful evictions of a tenant are now a misdemeanor, subject to a fine of $1,000 to $10,000.
Instead of 10 days to fix lease violations, tenants now have 30 days.
Fewer Application Fees
Application fees on apartments are limited to $20, even if they include a background check.
The Prohibition of Blacklisting Certain Tenants
The blacklisting of purportedly troublesome tenants by landlords is now prohibited.
《纽约时报》等主流媒体的报导,一般就会列出这几条作为重点。
粗略看下来,很容易以为其中对于押金的限制,直接导致了现在很多租赁大楼,不敢收受半年或者一年的房租。
其实不然。
押金(deposit)不等于预付(prepay)的房租,而且这些条款,只适用于【租金稳定型】公寓。
仔细阅读法案,还有有这样一个规定:

核心法条
除了上述公寓楼市面上的其他所有公寓,不仅仅是押金,甚至连先款(Advance)也被限制在一个月内。
纽约常年性的住房危机
房东漫天要价?自由市场,这不是问题,供求自己会平衡的。
举个例子 90年代,一旦租金超过每月2,000美元,这套公寓就可以退出【租金稳定型】公寓计划。 虽然当时的租金中位数每月才600美元,但照着这个目标,房东很快通过翻新公寓、增加设施等方法,将租金提高到2000美元,进而将自己手头的公寓从租金稳定计划里抽出来,获得随意标价的权力。

那这一切说明什么
不能预付,还有什么支付方式能在纽约租房?
1. 个人工资证明月付
2. 找个人担保人
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至少有四个最近的工资单
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两年的纳税申报表
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最近的银行对账单
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社会安全号码,州身份证或护照
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流动资产(如股票,证券和债券)的证明
3. 找机构担保人
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Insurent
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The Guarantors
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Jetty
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Leap
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Rhino
新版纽约州租房法的余波
S6571A
开发商 Durst 在LIC Astoria 地区有一个重要在建项目,在听闻新租房法最终通过后,派出发言人直接表态:

