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NY S00912
Bill
Status
1/8/2025
Primary Sponsor
Brian Kavanagh
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AI Summary
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Creates a statewide residential rental registry administered by the Secretary of State, requiring owners of dwellings with two or more families to register annually with information including property address, unit details, accessibility features, owner names, and rent regulation status
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Establishes a public online searchable database allowing searches by property address, owner name, or tax map designation, displaying code violations, harassment findings, and owner/managing agent information
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Imposes a $25 per unit civil penalty for each year a covered dwelling remains unregistered, and bars unregistered owners from recovering possession of premises for nonpayment of rent during noncompliance periods
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Requires the database to categorize violations as immediately hazardous, hazardous, or non-hazardous, and makes registration and violation records prima facie evidence in housing court proceedings
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Mandates registration to begin July 1 of the year following enactment, with the public database operational within two years, and authorizes state funding to reimburse localities for compliance costs
Legislative Description
Relates to the creation of a statewide residential rental registry providing information relating to rental units including the number and types of code violations issued by the appropriate enforcement agency, and the number of findings of harassment currently on record with the code enforcement agencies.
Last Action
REPORTED AND COMMITTED TO FINANCE
2/4/2026