New York S 9912: Establishes the tenant power act

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S09912 Summary:

BILL NOS09912 

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SAME ASSAME AS A10991

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SPONSORSALAZAR

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COSPNSRGONZALEZ

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MLTSPNSR

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Add Art 7-B §§239-h - 239-m, RP L; add §99-uu, St Fin L

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Establishes the tenant power act; authorizes the establishment of tenant unions and sets forth the powers and duties of such organizations; establishes the statewide tenant association; provides for the enforcement of such provisions; establishes the statewide tenant association fund; makes an appropriation therefor.

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BILL NOS09912 

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04/14/2026REFERRED TO FINANCE

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 STATE OF NEW YORK
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 9912

 IN SENATE

 April 14, 2026
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 Introduced by Sen. SALAZAR -- read twice and ordered printed, and when
 printed to be committed to the Committee on Finance

 AN ACT to amend the real property law, in relation to establishing
 tenant unions and the statewide tenant association; and to amend the
 state finance law, in relation to establishing the statewide tenant
 association fund; and making an appropriation therefor

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

 1 Section 1. The real property law is amended by adding a new article
 2 7-B to read as follows:
 3 ARTICLE 7-B
 4 TENANT POWER ACT
 5 Section 239-h. Short title.
 6 239-i. Definitions.
 7 239-j. Tenant unions and tenant bargaining representatives;
 8 recognition, activities, powers, and member rights.
 9 239-k. Statewide tenant association.
 10 239-l. Relationship to real property actions and proceedings
 11 law.
 12 239-m. Enforcement.
 13 § 239-h. Short title. This article shall be known and may be cited as
 14 the "tenant power act".
 15 § 239-i. Definitions. As used in this article, the following terms
 16 shall have the following meanings:
 17 1. "Confer in good faith" means to meet and discuss any issue of
 18 common concern. Conferring in good faith includes, but is not limited
 19 to, maintaining a designated point of contact, engaging in regular
 20 communications, responding to reasonable requests for information,
 21 allowing participation by non-resident advocates, and negotiating and
 22 putting agreements into writing.
 23 2. "Issues of common concern" are topics with respect to which land-
 24 lords and tenant unions shall confer in good faith. Issues of common
 25 concern include, but are not limited to, rent, security deposits, lease
 26 terms and duration, housing conditions, health issues, privacy matters,

 EXPLANATION--Matter in italics (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
 [ ] is old law to be omitted.
 LBD15155-02-6

 S. 9912 2

 1 community life, landlord-tenant relations, and other issues of common
 2 interest or concern.
 3 3. "Landlord" means the owner, lessor, or sublessor of a residential
 4 building, with the exception of tenants who are also cooperative owners.
 5 Landlord includes, but is not limited to, individual persons, corpo-
 6 rations, investor-owners, and owners of any property interest in a
 7 building.
 8 4. "Major decision" means any actual or projected sale, transfer, or
 9 conversion of a property, any projected rent increase, and any actual or
 10 projected significant alteration of the premises or services.
 11 5. "Records" means documents and other materials containing informa-
 12 tion about a landlord's operations. Records include, but are not limited
 13 to, documents and other materials discussing a landlord's rent rolls,
 14 properties owned, names of individual principals, operating income and
 15 expenses, debt service and loan terms, and assessed and outstanding
 16 taxes, penalties, fines and fees, tenant complaints, tenant communi-
 17 cations, and communications and interactions with tenants.
 18 6. "Subject premises" means any building, structure, or part thereof,
 19 or land appurtenant thereto, or any other real or personal property
 20 rented or offered for rent for living or dwelling purposes or used as a
 21 sleeping space for one or more persons. Subject premises includes, but
 22 is not limited to, houses, apartm