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NY A07113
Bill
Status
3/20/2025
Primary Sponsor
Rodneyse Bichotte Hermelyn
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AI Summary
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Requires every municipality to establish an emergency repair program that fixes habitability violations within 24-48 hours of notification and bills property owners for the repair costs
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Mandates a toll-free tenant hotline for reporting emergency violations, which include structural stability issues, building accessibility problems, mold, and lead-based paint
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Allows municipalities to add repair costs and fees to property tax bills, with unpaid amounts becoming tax liens that can accrue interest and be sold or foreclosed
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Property owners can avoid charges by correcting violations within 30 days of notice and certifying the correction; partial or surface-level repairs result in double fines
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Requires municipalities to notify property owners about the program and make all program information publicly available on their websites
Legislative Description
Requires municipalities to set up a program that repairs emergency violations of habitability for residents in twenty-four to forty-eight hours from notification; provides for the billing of the owners of the property for such repairs.
Last Action
referred to judiciary
1/7/2026