New York S 2507: Includes additional community districts in which pilot programs to address the legalization or conversion of certain basement and cellar dwellings can be established by local law

Status: REFERRED TO HOUSING, CONSTRUCTION AND COMMUNITY DEVELOPMENT (as of 2026-01-07)

State: New York · Session: 2025-2026 · Bill: S 2507

Sponsors: Julia Salazar, Jessica Ramos, Lea Webb, Michael Gianaris

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S02507 Summary:

BILL NOS02507 

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SAME ASSAME AS A00597

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SPONSORSALAZAR

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COSPNSRGIANARIS, RAMOS, WEBB

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Amd §289, Mult Dwell L

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Includes additional community districts in which pilot programs to address the legalization or conversion of certain basement and cellar dwellings can be established by local law.

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01/21/2025REFERRED TO HOUSING, CONSTRUCTION AND COMMUNITY DEVELOPMENT

01/07/2026REFERRED TO HOUSING, CONSTRUCTION AND COMMUNITY DEVELOPMENT

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 STATE OF NEW YORK
 ________________________________________________________________________

 2507

 2025-2026 Regular Sessions

 IN SENATE

 January 21, 2025
 ___________

 Introduced by Sens. SALAZAR, RAMOS -- read twice and ordered printed,
 and when printed to be committed to the Committee on Housing,
 Construction and Community Development

 AN ACT to amend the multiple dwelling law, in relation to the community
 districts in which pilot programs to address the legalization or
 conversion of certain basement and cellar dwellings can be established
 by local law

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

 1 Section 1. Subdivision 4 of section 289 of the multiple dwelling law,
 2 as added by section 1 of part S of chapter 56 of the laws of 2024, is
 3 amended to read as follows:
 4 4. The program established by a local law enacted pursuant to this
 5 section shall be applicable only within community districts selected by
 6 the local legislative body from the following list: Bronx Community
 7 District nine; Bronx Community District ten; Bronx Community District
 8 eleven; Bronx Community District twelve; Brooklyn Community District
 9 four; Brooklyn Community District five; Brooklyn Community District ten;
 10 Brooklyn Community District eleven; Brooklyn Community District seven-
 11 teen; Manhattan Community District two; Manhattan Community District
 12 three; Manhattan Community District nine; Manhattan Community District
 13 ten; Manhattan Community District eleven; Manhattan Community District
 14 twelve; [and] Queens Community District one; Queens Community District
 15 two; Queens Community District three; and Queens Community District
 16 four. Prior to the adoption of the local law authorized by this section,
 17 but no later than ninety days after the effective date of this article,
 18 the community board of a community district named in this subdivision
 19 may adopt and submit to the speaker of the city council a resolution in
 20 support or opposition of the inclusion of the community district in the
 21 program established by the local law authorized by this article.
 22 § 2. This act shall take effect immediately and shall be deemed to
 23 have been in full force and effect on and after April 20, 2024.

 EXPLANATION--Matter in italics (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
 [ ] is old law to be omitted.
 LBD01006-01-5

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