NY S05445

Creates a private right of action allowing residential or commercial tenants in cities with populations over one million to sue property owners over improperly maintained sidewalk sheds

Property owners can be sued for maintaining sidewalk sheds without an active permit, keeping sheds up more than 30 consecutive days without actively performing repairs, maintaining dangerous sheds, or violating NYC administrative code section 28-201.2.2

Tenants may seek temporary and permanent injunctive relief, damages, and attorney's fees in supreme court, without needing to prove actual damages for injunctive relief

Requires tenants to provide written notice to property owners and wait 30 days before filing suit, unless the owner demonstrates bad faith unwillingness to cure the violation

Civil actions must be filed within six months of when the tenant learned of the violation; the act takes effect 90 days after becoming law