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NY A07957
Bill
Status
4/16/2025
Primary Sponsor
Yudelka Tapia
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AI Summary
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Entitles tenants displaced from illegal dwelling units due to emergency vacate orders or evictions to a full rebate of all rent paid during their tenancy
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Defines "illegal dwelling unit" as one prohibited from lawful residential occupancy where the landlord knew of the illegal conditions but the tenant did not before signing the lease
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Grants tenants a private right of action against landlords to recover rent regardless of whether eviction occurred through court order, administrative proceeding, or informal means
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Extends protections to subtenants and occupants without direct leases, preventing landlords from avoiding liability based on the occupant's subtenant or licensee status
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Requires landlords to cover costs of removing and storing displaced tenants' personal property at a facility within 10 miles for up to 90 days, with possible 30-day court-ordered extensions
Legislative Description
Requires a rebate of all rent paid to a landlord to be paid back to a tenant who was forced to vacate an illegal dwelling unit pursuant to an emergency vacate order or eviction.
Last Action
referred to judiciary
1/7/2026