NY A00441

Requires rental tenants in buildings with six or more units to have equal access to common amenities including pools, fitness centers, storage spaces, parking, and accessible roofs or gardens.

Allows owners to charge reasonable fees for amenity use that are not structured to be prohibitive, but fees cannot become part of rent and use cannot be mandatory for tenancy.

Permits owners to implement uniform rules for amenity access through sign-up sheets, waiting lists, or lotteries.

Prohibits amenity denial from serving as basis for rent reduction orders unless the amenities were historically provided or are required services; owners can remove amenities without diminution of services claims.

Violations subject to fines up to $2,000 with 30-day cure period; housing commissioners in cities over one million population and state housing authority directed to promulgate enforcement rules and complaint investigation systems.