Loading chat...
NY A01968
Bill
Status
1/14/2025
Primary Sponsor
Linda Rosenthal
Click for details
AI Summary
-
Rental tenants in multiple dwellings with six or more units must be given the opportunity to use common amenities available to other tenants, including pools, fitness centers, storage spaces, parking, and rooftop gardens
-
Owners may charge reasonable fees for amenity use, but fees cannot be structured to be prohibitive to tenants who don't have amenity access in their lease, and fees cannot be added to rent
-
Owners can establish uniform rules for amenity access through sign-up sheets, waiting lists, or lotteries, but cannot require tenants to use or pay for amenities as a condition of renting their unit
-
Violations are punishable by fines up to $2,000, with owners given 30 days to cure violations before penalties apply
-
NYC's Department of Housing Preservation and Development and the state Division of Homes and Community Renewal must establish enforcement mechanisms and complaint investigation systems
Legislative Description
Requires non-preferential opportunity for use of amenities in certain buildings and apartments; requires that rental tenants must be provided with the opportunity to use amenities commonly accessible to other tenants of the multiple dwelling and not unique to an individual unit.
Last Action
reported referred to codes
2/26/2026