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NY A05591
Bill
Status
3/16/2023
Primary Sponsor
Marcela Mitaynes
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AI Summary
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Prohibits building owners from using owner/family occupancy as grounds to evict tenants whose initial tenancy began before the owner acquired the building.
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Adds protection for tenants aged 62 or older who have occupied the unit for 15+ years, or tenants with permanent disabilities preventing substantial gainful employment.
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Requires owners to offer equivalent or superior housing at the same or lower stabilized rent in a nearby area if evicting protected tenants.
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Prevents recovered units from being rented to anyone other than the owner/family member for three years; violators forfeit rent increase rights for three years.
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Takes effect immediately but expires on the same date as the underlying rent regulation law (section 26-520).
Legislative Description
Prohibits the owner of a building from declining to renew a lease to a tenant whose lease term started prior to the owner's purchase of the building on the grounds of occupancy by the owner or an immediate family member.
Last Action
referred to housing
1/3/2024