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NY A01418
Bill
Status
1/9/2025
Primary Sponsor
Linda Rosenthal
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AI Summary
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Amends the Emergency Tenant Protection Act of 1974 to protect tenants who temporarily left their New York City housing units between March 12, 2020 and January 1, 2022 due to COVID-19 health impacts
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Applies specifically to senior citizens and disabled persons as defined in 9 NYCRR 2520.6 who assert an intent to return to their housing accommodation
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Deems qualifying tenants to be occupying the unit as their primary residence, preventing landlords from claiming the unit is abandoned or not the tenant's primary residence
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Maintains existing protections for domestic violence victims who leave their units and intend to return
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Takes effect immediately upon passage
Legislative Description
Provides that a tenant who has left a residential dwelling unit between the dates of March 12, 2020 and January 1, 2022 due to the health impacts of COVID-19 in the city of New York, who is a senior citizen or disabled person, and who asserts an intent to return to the housing accommodation shall be deemed to be occupying the unit as such tenant's residence.
Last Action
referred to housing
1/7/2026