New York A 429: Relates to notice requirements for bed bug infestation on rental residential premises

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A00429 Summary:

BILL NOA00429 

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SAME ASSAME AS S00751

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SPONSORJackson

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COSPNSR

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MLTSPNSR

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Amd §235-j, RP L (as proposed in S.9227 & A.9329)

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Requires landlords to notify adjoining units of a bed bug infestation in a rental residential premises without identifying information, and to notify all tenants of an infestation in a common area by posting such notice in a conspicuous location accessible to all tenants.

Go to top A00429 Actions:

BILL NOA00429 

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01/08/2025referred to housing

02/11/2025reported referred to rules

02/11/2025reported 

02/11/2025rules report cal.97

02/11/2025ordered to third reading rules cal.97

02/12/2025substituted by s751

&nbspS00751 AMEND= SEPULVEDA

&nbsp01/08/2025REFERRED TO RULES

&nbsp01/13/2025ORDERED TO THIRD READING CAL.26

&nbsp02/03/2025PASSED SENATE

&nbsp02/03/2025DELIVERED TO ASSEMBLY

&nbsp02/03/2025referred to housing

&nbsp02/12/2025substituted for a429

&nbsp02/12/2025ordered to third reading rules cal.97

&nbsp02/12/2025passed assembly

&nbsp02/12/2025returned to senate

&nbsp02/12/2025DELIVERED TO GOVERNOR

&nbsp02/14/2025SIGNED CHAP.77

Go to topA00429 Committee&nbspVotes:

Committee:HOUSING Chair:Rosenthal 
DATE:02/11/2025AYE/NAY:25/2 Action: Favorable refer to committee Rules RosenthalAyeNovakhovAye

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JacksonAye

KellesAye

TapiaAye

LucasAye

Chandler-WatermAye

LeeAye

LevenbergAye

DaisAye

TorresAye

Committee:RULES Chair:Glick 
DATE:02/11/2025AYE/NAY:27/0 Action: Favorable HeastieExcusedBarclayAye

PretlowAyeHawleyAye

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GlickAyeRaAye

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DavilaAye

HyndmanExcused

RozicAye

BronsonExcused

HevesiAye

HunterAye

TaylorAye

CruzAye

VanelExcused

Go to topA00429 Floor&nbspVotes:

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 STATE OF NEW YORK
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 429

 2025-2026 Regular Sessions

 IN ASSEMBLY

 (Prefiled)

 January 8, 2025
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 Introduced by M. of A. JACKSON -- read once and referred to the Commit-
 tee on Housing

 AN ACT to amend the real property law, in relation to notice to certain
 tenants of a bed bug infestation in residential rental premises

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

 1 Section 1. Section 235-j of the real property law, as added by a chap-
 2 ter of the laws of 2024 amending the real property law relating to
 3 requiring landlords and lessors provide notice to tenants about bed bug
 4 infestation, as proposed in legislative bills numbers S. 9227 and A.
 5 9329, is amended to read as follows:
 6 § 235-j. Duty to inform of bed bug infestation. 1. Upon having know-
 7 ledge of a bed bug infestation in a unit of a residential rental prem-
 8 ises, the landlord or lessor of a residential rental premises shall
 9 provide [all tenants and lessees on such premises] written notice of
 10 such infestation to the landlord's tenants and lessees who reside in
 11 units on the premises immediately above, immediately below, and imme-
 12 diately adjacent to the infested unit. Such written notice shall be
 13 provided to [the] such tenants and lessees within [twenty-four] seven-
 14 ty-two hours of the landlord or lessor having knowledge of the bed bug
 15 infestation.
 16 2. Upon having knowledge of a bed bug infestation in a common area of
 17 a residential rental premises, the landlord or lessor of the residential
 18 rental premises shall place notice of such infestation in a conspicuous
 19 location accessible to all tenants and lessees residing in the premises
 20 within seventy-two hours of the landlord or lessor having knowledge of
 21 the bed bug infestation.
 22 3. Any notice required to be provided pursuant to subdivision one of
 23 this section shall not identify the infested unit or contain any

 EXPLANATION--Matter in italics (un