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NY A06735
Bill
Status
3/11/2025
Primary Sponsor
Tony Simone
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AI Summary
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Allows tenants in cities of one million or more to contract for repairs of hazardous housing code violations and deduct the cost from rent after notifying landlords and obtaining department certification
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Requires landlords be given 7 days to respond to immediately hazardous violations or 30 days for hazardous violations before tenants can proceed with repairs and deductions
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Sets maximum deduction limits at $1,000 or two months rent (whichever is greater) for individual tenants, $3,000 for groups of tenants, or up to $10,000 for groups addressing immediately hazardous violations with itemized estimates
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Requires tenants to obtain itemized bills, use licensed contractors where legally required, and make reasonable efforts to secure repairs at prevailing rates
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Protects tenants from eviction or damages when acting in good faith, entitles them to attorney's fees if landlords bring retaliatory actions, and voids any lease provisions waiving these rights
Legislative Description
Provides that in cities with a population of one million or more, a tenant or group of tenants, after proper notice to the landlord of the existence of a hazardous violation of housing codes and certification of the existence of such violation by the local agency charged with enforcement of housing codes, may contract for the repair of such condition and offset the price of such repair from their rental payments if the landlord fails to commence work to correct the condition within a certain period after notice is received.
Last Action
referred to housing
1/7/2026