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NY A02091
Bill
Status
1/15/2025
Primary Sponsor
Charles Fall
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AI Summary
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Applies to multiple dwellings with 50 or more units in cities with populations over one million (New York City), where at least one unit receives state or federal rent subsidies
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Requires landlords to complete repairs within 30 days of receiving written notice from tenants for conditions they are legally obligated to repair
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Authorizes the Division of Housing and Community Renewal to issue mandatory repair orders upon tenant complaint, with fines of $1,000 if repairs remain incomplete after 15 days, plus an additional $1,500 for every subsequent 15-day period
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Permits tenants to make repairs themselves after notifying the landlord, with the right to either receive reimbursement within 15 days or deduct costs from future rent
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Directs the NYC Comptroller to collect penalty fines and distribute them to the Department of Housing Preservation and Development's home repair and preservation financing program for buildings with 50 or more units
Legislative Description
Enacts the "tenant repair reconciliation act"; requires landlords of certain multiple dwellings to repair certain conditions within thirty days of notice of such conditions; allows a tenant to repair such conditions and seek repayment of expenses incurred, or to deduct such expenses from future rent; directs the NYC comptroller to collect fines for violations and distribute such funds for citywide preservation and upgrades of certain multiple dwellings.
Last Action
referred to judiciary
1/7/2026