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NY A04242
Bill
Status
2/13/2023
Primary Sponsor
Daniel O'Donnell
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AI Summary
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Allows tenants in cities with populations over one million to repair hazardous or immediately hazardous housing violations and deduct costs from rent if landlords fail to make repairs within specified timeframes.
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Requires tenants to provide certified mail notice to landlord and obtain department certification of the violation before proceeding with repairs.
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Sets maximum deductible repair amounts at $1,000 or two months rent (whichever is greater) for individual tenants, $3,000 for groups of tenants, or $10,000 for groups repairing immediately hazardous violations with a qualified estimate.
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Mandates use of licensed contractors where required by law and itemized bills for all materials and labor purchased.
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Protects tenants from eviction or damages claims for good faith repair efforts and entitles them to recover attorney's fees if landlords sue them over rent deductions taken under this provision.
Legislative Description
Provides that in cities with a population of one million or more, a tenant or group of tenants, after proper notice to the landlord of the existence of a hazardous violation of housing codes and certification of the existence of such violation by the local agency charged with enforcement of housing codes, may contract for the repair of such condition and offset the price of such repair from his rental payments if the landlord fails to commence work to correct the condition within a certain period after notice is received.
Last Action
referred to housing
1/3/2024