New York A 9019: Prohibits the mayor from residing in a rent stabilized apartment

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A09019 Summary:

BILL NOA09019 

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SAME ASNo Same As

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SPONSORPirozzolo

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COSPNSR

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MLTSPNSR

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Add §5-a, Emerg Ten Prot Act of 1974; add §235-k, RP L

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Prohibits the mayor from residing in a rent stabilized apartment; authorizes a landlord of a rent stabilized accommodation to bring a special proceeding to evict the mayor.

Go to top A09019 Actions:

BILL NOA09019 

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09/05/2025referred to housing

01/07/2026referred to housing

05/20/2026held for consideration in housing

Go to topA09019 Committee&nbspVotes:

Committee:HOUSING Chair:Rosenthal 
DATE:05/20/2026AYE/NAY:17/8 Action: Held for Consideration RosenthalAyeFitzpatrickNay

CookExcusedNovakhovNay

KimAyeBrown K Nay

WalkerAyeBrown EANay

Bichotte HermelAyeBrook-KrasnyNay

DavilaAyeChangNay

EichensteinAyeNorberNay

MeeksExcusedMolitorNay

BurdickAye

RiveraAye

JacksonAye

KellesAye

TapiaAye

LucasAye

Chandler-WatermAye

LevenbergAye

DaisAye

TorresAye

ReyesAbsent

ZaccaroAye

Go to topA09019 Floor&nbspVotes:

There are no Assembly votes for this bill in this legislative session.

Go to topA09019 Text:

 STATE OF NEW YORK
 ________________________________________________________________________

 9019

 2025-2026 Regular Sessions

 IN ASSEMBLY

 September 5, 2025
 ___________

 Introduced by M. of A. PIROZZOLO -- read once and referred to the
 Committee on Housing

 AN ACT to amend the emergency tenant protection act of nineteen seven-
 ty-four, and the real property law, in relation to establishing an
 annual income eligibility limit for certain elected officials residing
 in rent stabilized housing

 The People of the State of New York, represented in Senate and Assem-
 bly, do enact as follows:

 1 Section 1. Section 4 of chapter 576 of the laws of 1974, constituting
 2 the emergency tenant protection act of nineteen seventy-four is amended
 3 by adding a new section 5-a to read as follows:
 4 § 5-a. Income eligibility for certain public officers. a. For the
 5 purposes of this section, the following terms shall have the following
 6 meanings:
 7 (1) "Annual gross income" shall mean the total income from all sourc-
 8 es, before taxes of all occupants eighteen years of age or older who use
 9 the housing accommodation as their primary residence.
 10 (2) "Commissioner" shall mean the commissioner of the division of
 11 housing and community renewal and any successor thereto.
 12 (3) "Division" shall mean the division of housing and community
 13 renewal and any successor thereto.
 14 b. Notwithstanding any other provision of law, no housing accommo-
 15 dation subject to this law shall be offered or continued as a tenancy to
 16 any person serving as the mayor of the city of New York if the combined
 17 annual gross income of all persons residing in such accommodation is two
 18 hundred fifty-eight thousand dollars or more, as verified pursuant to
 19 subdivision c of this section.
 20 c. The owner shall require, and the tenant shall provide, annual
 21 income certification to the division in such form and manner as the
 22 commissioner shall prescribe. The division shall promulgate rules to

 EXPLANATION--Matter in italics (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
 [ ] is old law to be omitted.
 LBD13649-01-5

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 1 verify reported income, including, but not limited to cross-referencing
 2 state tax records.
 3 d. Any person who knowingly makes a false statement in an income
 4 certification under this section shall be subject to a civil penalty of
 5 not more than ten thousand dollars, in addition to any other penalties
 6 provided by law.
 7 § 2. The real property law is amended by adding a new section 235-k to
 8 read as follows:
 9 § 235-k. Lease terminations for ineligible tenants in rent stabilized
 10 housing. 1. A landlord may commence a special proceeding pursuant to
 11 article seven of the real property actions and proceedings law to
 12 recover possession of a housing accommodation subject to rent stabiliza-
 13 tion where the household income exceeds the limit set forth in section
 14 five-a of section four of chapter five hundred seventy-six of the laws
 15 of nineteen seventy-four constituting the emergency tenant protection
 16 act of nineteen seventy-four.
 17 2. Proceedings under this section shall be given preference in the
 18 sch