New York A 1968: Requires non-preferential opportunity for use of amenities in certain buildings and apartments

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A01968 Summary:

BILL NOA01968A

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SAME ASNo Same As

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SPONSORRosenthal (MS)

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COSPNSRDinowitz, Cook, Epstein, Taylor

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MLTSPNSRGlick

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Add §235-k, RP L

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Requires non-preferential opportunity for use of amenities in certain buildings and apartments; requires that rental tenants must be provided with the opportunity to use amenities commonly accessible to other tenants of the multiple dwelling and not unique to an individual unit.

Go to top A01968 Actions:

BILL NOA01968A

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01/14/2025referred to housing

01/07/2026referred to housing

02/20/2026amend and recommit to housing

02/20/2026print number 1968a

02/26/2026reported referred to codes

05/13/2026reported referred to rules

Go to topA01968 Committee&nbspVotes:

Committee:HOUSING Chair:Rosenthal 
DATE:02/26/2026AYE/NAY:15/9 Action: Favorable refer to committee Codes RosenthalAyeFitzpatrickNay

CookExcusedNovakhovNay

KimAyeBrown K Nay

WalkerAyeBrown EANay

Bichotte HermelExcusedBrook-KrasnyNay

DavilaAyeChangNay

EichensteinNayNorberNay

MeeksAyeMolitorNay

BurdickAye

RiveraAye

JacksonAye

KellesAye

TapiaAye

LucasAye

Chandler-WatermExcused

LevenbergAye

DaisAye

TorresAye

ReyesAye

ZaccaroExcused

Committee:CODES Chair:Dinowitz 
DATE:05/13/2026AYE/NAY:14/4 Action: Favorable refer to committee Rules DinowitzAyeMorinelloNay

GlickAyeReillyExcused

LavineAyeMikulinExcused

WeprinAyeTannousisNay

HevesiAyeAngelinoNay

SeawrightAyeMolitorNay

RosenthalAye

WalkerAye

VanelExcused

CruzAye

BoresAbsent

ReyesAye

CunninghamAye

RomeroAye

AlvarezAye

TaylorAye

Go to topA01968 Floor&nbspVotes:

There are no Assembly votes for this bill in this legislative session.

Go to topA01968 Text:

 STATE OF NEW YORK
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 1968--A

 2025-2026 Regular Sessions

 IN ASSEMBLY

 January 14, 2025
 ___________

 Introduced by M. of A. ROSENTHAL, DINOWITZ, COOK, TAYLOR -- Multi-Spon-
 sored by -- M. of A. GLICK -- read once and referred to the Committee
 on Housing -- recommitted to the Committee on Housing in accordance
 with Assembly Rule 3, sec. 2 -- committee discharged, bill amended,
 ordered reprinted as amended and recommitted to said committee

 AN ACT to amend the real property law, in relation to non-preferential
 opportunity for use of amenities in certain buildings and apartments

 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 section
 2 235-k to read as follows:
 3 § 235-k. Use of amenities. 1. Any rental tenant must be provided with
 4 the opportunity to use amenities commonly accessible to other tenants of
 5 the multiple dwelling and not unique to an individual unit, including,
 6 but not limited to: pools, fitness centers, storage spaces, parking, and
 7 roofs or gardens accessible to building tenants, in buildings or
 8 complexes where such amenities exist, provided, however, that the
 9 provisions of this section shall apply only to multiple dwellings with
 10 six or more units.
 11 2. An owner may charge a fee to rental tenants for use of amenities
 12 provided that such fee is reasonable and structured in a manner where it
 13 is not prohibitive to such tenants who might normally not have access to
 14 such amenities as part of their rental agreements, provided, however,
 15 that such fee shall not become part of the rent. Nothing in this section
 16 shall prohibit any owner from promulgating uniformly applicable rules on
 17 the use of amenities through systems, including but not limited to:
 18 sign-up sheets, waiting lists, or lotteries, provided, however that no
 19 tenant shall be required to use or pay a fee for any amenity as a condi-
 20 tion of the rental of their residential unit.
 21 3. In cases where the use of amenities by all occupants is denied,
 22 such denial shall not provide the basis for a rent reduction order

 EXPLANATION--Matter in italics (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
 [ ] is old law to be omitted.
 LBD05220-02-6

 A. 1968--A 2

 1 pursuant to section 26-405 or 26-509 of the administrative code of the
 2 city of New York, unless use of the amenities was historically provided
 3 or is a required service. An owner may change or completely remove any