NY A04284

Expands Article 7-A proceedings from New York City, Nassau, Suffolk, Rockland, and Westchester counties to all counties statewide, allowing tenants and local housing enforcement agencies throughout New York to seek court-appointed building administrators for properties with dangerous conditions

Broadens the definition of "dwelling" to include buildings with one or more families (previously three or more) and mixed residential-commercial properties, making more housing types eligible for these tenant protection proceedings

Adds new grounds for proceedings including landlord retaliation, interference with tenant organizing rights, and "business practice of neglect" defined as a pattern of recurring code violations affecting at least one-third of units or totaling twice the number of units within 12 months

Requires courts to give petitioning tenants priority in selecting administrators from approved lists, with preference for not-for-profit affordable housing organizations, and mandates up to 25% rent abatements for tenants during the administrator's appointment period

Prohibits owners and administrators from evicting tenants or raising rent more than 5% for one year after judgment, and extends regulatory agreements requiring affordable housing preservation from 30 years to 99 years for properties transferred under this program