NY A06574

Creates a private right of action allowing residential or commercial tenants in cities with populations over one million to sue property owners over sidewalk shed violations in New York Supreme Court

Property owners can be sued for maintaining sidewalk sheds without active permits, keeping sheds up for more than 30 consecutive days without active repair work, maintaining dangerous sheds, or violating NYC administrative code provisions

Tenants may seek temporary and permanent injunctive relief, damages, and recovery of costs including reasonable attorney's fees; actual damages do not need to be proven to obtain injunctive relief

Tenants must provide written notice to property owners and wait 30 days before filing suit, unless the owner demonstrates bad faith unwillingness to cure the violation; action is barred if the owner corrects the violation

Civil actions must be brought within six months from the date the tenant had knowledge of the violation; the law takes effect 90 days after enactment