New York A 8291: Relates to actions and proceedings seeking an abatement of rent based on violations of the housing maintenance code

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A08291 Summary:

BILL NOA08291B

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SAME ASSAME AS S09772

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SPONSORSimon

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COSPNSRLasher, Reyes

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MLTSPNSR

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Amd §110, NYC Civ Ct Act

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Relates to actions and proceedings seeking an abatement of rent based on violations of the housing maintenance code, applicable housing standards, the building code, or the health code; relates to the number of housing judges assigned to certain actions.

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BILL NOA08291B

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05/09/2025referred to judiciary

05/16/2025amend and recommit to judiciary

05/16/2025print number 8291a

05/28/2025amend (t) and recommit to judiciary

05/28/2025print number 8291b

01/07/2026referred to judiciary

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 STATE OF NEW YORK
 ________________________________________________________________________

 8291--B

 2025-2026 Regular Sessions

 IN ASSEMBLY

 May 9, 2025
 ___________

 Introduced by M. of A. SIMON, LASHER, REYES -- read once and referred to
 the Committee on Judiciary -- committee discharged, bill amended,
 ordered reprinted as amended and recommitted to said committee --
 again reported from said committee with amendments, ordered reprinted
 as amended and recommitted to said committee

 AN ACT to amend the New York city civil court act, in relation to
 actions and proceedings seeking an abatement of rent based on
 violations of the housing maintenance code or the warranty of habita-
 bility and in relation to the number of housing judges assigned to
 certain actions

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

 1 Section 1. Subdivision (a) of section 110 of the New York city civil
 2 court act is amended by adding a new paragraph 10 to read as follows:
 3 (10) Actions and proceedings seeking an abatement of rent based on
 4 violations of the housing maintenance code, applicable housing stand-
 5 ards, building code, health code or section two hundred thirty-five-b of
 6 the real property law. Such abatements shall be granted beginning at the
 7 time when the violation commenced until the violation is corrected. For
 8 the purposes of this provision, "violation" shall mean any condition
 9 that would give rise to a violation of the housing maintenance code,
 10 applicable local and state housing standards, the building code, the
 11 health code, or the multiple dwelling law.
 12 § 2. Section 110 of the New York city civil court act is amended by
 13 adding a new subdivision (r) to read as follows:
 14 (r) In each county except the county of Richmond, at least two housing
 15 judges shall be assigned to preside over actions initiated under subdi-
 16 vision (h) or (i) of section 27-2115 of the New York city administrative
 17 code by a tenant, a group of tenants, or the department of housing pres-
 18 ervation and development of the city of New York. In the county of Rich-

 EXPLANATION--Matter in italics (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
 [ ] is old law to be omitted.
 LBD11478-08-5

 A. 8291--B 2

 1 mond, there shall be at least one housing judge assigned to oversee such
 2 actions at least two days a week.
 3 § 3. This act shall take effect on the ninetieth day after it shall
 4 have become a law.

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