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Homeowners in New York want to oblige to provide tenants with free Wi-Fi

'12.10.2021'

Nurgul Sultanova-Chetin

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Homeowners in New York are already paying for heat and hot water for their tenants. The proposed bill provides for the addition of Internet services to this list. This is reported by the edition The Real Deal.

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The measure, proposed October 7 by councilor Ben Kallos, will require apartment building owners to provide their tenants with free high-speed internet access.

If the bill is passed, homeowners will have to comply with buildings with 10 or more apartments by January 1, 2026.

“Every apartment in New York has heating, hot water, electricity and a telephone line. It's time to add the internet to this list so that it is up and running when the tenant moves into the home, ”Kallos said in a statement.

On the subject: Homebuyers in New York can get help from the City to pay the first installment

Kallos added that the bill would help end inequalities in digital access among city residents.

He pointed to recent report The CDC, which found that vaccination rates in New York "are largely related to the level of Internet access."

Kallos, representing the Upper East Side, is pushing the idea, although it is highly likely that the law will not be passed before his term expires in two months. This project will almost certainly meet resistance from property owners. According to the wording of the document, the cost of Internet services cannot be passed on to tenants by raising the rent.

Jay Martin, executive director of the Homeowners Community's Housing Improvement Program, called the bill "another unfunded requirement that will fall on the shoulders of rent stabilized homeowners."

“In a city with a homelessness crisis, the council should focus on building more housing. It is also necessary to reduce the operating costs of existing housing. This, in turn, reduces the need for higher rents, ”he said. - But something completely different is being done. What's next? Free gyms? Housing costs money. And these costs must be paid for through the rent. "

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