New York S 8960: Enacts the "extreme weather tenant protection act"

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S08960 Summary:

BILL NOS08960A

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SAME ASSAME AS A09033-A

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SPONSORBAILEY

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COSPNSRSEPULVEDA

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MLTSPNSR

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Add §753-a, RPAP L

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Provides for a moratorium on evictions during extreme weather conditions, and the 72-hour period following such conditions.

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BILL NOS08960A

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01/21/2026REFERRED TO HOUSING, CONSTRUCTION AND COMMUNITY DEVELOPMENT

03/24/2026AMEND AND RECOMMIT TO HOUSING, CONSTRUCTION AND COMMUNITY DEVELOPMENT

03/24/2026PRINT NUMBER 8960A

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 STATE OF NEW YORK
 ________________________________________________________________________

 8960--A

 IN SENATE

 January 21, 2026
 ___________

 Introduced by Sens. BAILEY, SEPULVEDA -- read twice and ordered printed,
 and when printed to be committed to the Committee on Housing,
 Construction and Community Development -- committee discharged, bill
 amended, ordered reprinted as amended and recommitted to said commit-
 tee

 AN ACT to amend the real property actions and proceedings law, in
 relation to enacting the "extreme weather tenant protection act"

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

 1 Section 1. Short title. This act shall be known and may be cited as
 2 the "extreme weather tenant protection act".
 3 § 2. Legislative findings and intent. The legislature hereby finds and
 4 declares that:
 5 1. Extreme weather conditions, including excessive heat, pose grave
 6 risks to the health, safety, and welfare of residents of the state of
 7 New York.
 8 2. Since 2017, more than 7,500 New York city households have been
 9 evicted on days when temperatures exceeded ninety (90) degrees Fahren-
 10 heit, disproportionately affecting low-income and heat-vulnerable commu-
 11 nities.
 12 3. Medical and public health data show that extreme heat contributes
 13 to hundreds of premature deaths annually in New York city, and sudden
 14 displacement during such conditions increases the risk of heat illness,
 15 dehydration, and death.
 16 4. Current suspension of evictions by law enforcement agencies during
 17 extreme weather has been ad hoc, informal, and unannounced, leaving
 18 tenants without clear protections.
 19 5. Several jurisdictions, including Maryland, Sonoma County (Califor-
 20 nia), and Cook County (Illinois), have enacted laws pausing evictions
 21 during severe weather, demonstrating the feasibility and necessity of
 22 formal statutory protection.
 23 6. It is therefore the intent of this act to establish a statewide,
 24 formal moratorium on residential evictions during periods of extreme

 EXPLANATION--Matter in italics (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
 [ ] is old law to be omitted.
 LBD13648-02-6

 S. 8960--A 2

 1 weather, including excessive heat, while preserving landlords' rights to
 2 pursue lawful remedies once such conditions have subsided.
 3 § 3. The real property actions and proceedings law is amended by
 4 adding a new section 753-a to read as follows:
 5 § 753-a. Extreme weather condition eviction moratoriums. 1. For the
 6 purposes of this section, the term "extreme weather condition" shall
 7 mean:
 8 (a) (i) any period for which the national weather service has issued
 9 an official warning or advisory for excessive heat, defined as a fore-
 10 casted heat index or real-feel temperature of ninety degrees Fahrenheit
 11 or higher;
 12 (ii) any period for which the national weather service has issued an
 13 official warning or advisory for excessive cold, defined as a forecasted
 14 index or real-feel temperature of thirty-two degrees Fahrenheit or
 15 lower; or
 16 (iii) any period for which the governor has declared a state of emer-
 17 gency under section twenty-eight of the executive law related to extreme
 18 cold, storm, flood, wildfire smoke, or other severe weather event; and
 19 (b) the seventy-two hour period following a period under paragraph (a)
 20 of this subdivision.
 21 2. (a) In a proceeding to recover possession of a premises occupied
 22 for dwelling purposes, other than a room or rooms in a hotel occupied by
 23 a transient occupant for less than thirty days, the court shal