New York S 7571: Prohibits the adjustment of maximum allowable rent where any modification, increase or improvement is made to accommodate the needs of a disabled tenant

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S07571 Summary:

BILL NOS07571 

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SAME ASSAME AS A06261

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SPONSORCLEARE

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COSPNSR

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MLTSPNSR

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Amd §§26-405 & 26-511, NYC Ad Cd; amd §6, Emerg Ten Prot Act of 1974; amd §4, Emerg Hous Rent Cont L

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Prohibits the adjustment of maximum allowable rent where any modification, increase or improvement is made to accommodate the needs of a disabled tenant; defines disabled tenant.

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04/22/2025REFERRED TO HOUSING, CONSTRUCTION AND COMMUNITY DEVELOPMENT

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

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 STATE OF NEW YORK
 ________________________________________________________________________

 7571

 2025-2026 Regular Sessions

 IN SENATE

 April 22, 2025
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 Introduced by Sen. CLEARE -- 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 administrative code of the city of New York, the
 emergency tenant protection act of nineteen seventy-four and the emer-
 gency housing rent control law, in relation to prohibiting the adjust-
 ment of maximum allowable rent where any modification, increase or
 improvement is made to accommodate the needs of a disabled tenant

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

 1 Section 1. Subparagraph (e) of paragraph 1 of subdivision g of section
 2 26-405 of the administrative code of the city of New York, as amended by
 3 section 5 of part FF of chapter 56 of the laws of 2024, is amended to
 4 read as follows:
 5 (e) The landlord and tenant by mutual voluntary written agreement
 6 demonstrating informed consent agree to a substantial increase or
 7 decrease in dwelling space or a change in furniture, furnishings or
 8 equipment provided in the housing accommodations. An adjustment under
 9 this subparagraph shall be equal to one-one hundred sixty-eighth, in the
 10 case of a building with thirty-five or fewer housing accommodations or
 11 one-one hundred eightieth in the case of a building with more than thir-
 12 ty-five housing accommodations where such adjustment takes effect on or
 13 after the effective date of [the] chapter thirty-six of the laws of two
 14 thousand nineteen [that amended this subparagraph], of the total actual
 15 cost incurred by the landlord in providing such reasonable and verifi-
 16 able modification or increase in dwelling space, furniture, furnishings,
 17 or equipment, including the cost of installation but excluding finance
 18 charges and any costs that exceed reasonable costs established by rules
 19 and regulations promulgated by the division of housing and community
 20 renewal. Such rules and regulations shall include: (i) requirements for
 21 work to be done by licensed contractors and prohibit common ownership

 EXPLANATION--Matter in italics (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
 [ ] is old law to be omitted.
 LBD05669-01-5

 S. 7571 2

 1 between the landlord and the contractor or vendor; and (ii) a require-
 2 ment that the owner resolve within the dwelling space all outstanding
 3 hazardous or immediately hazardous violations of the Uniform Fire
 4 Prevention and Building Code (Uniform Code), New York City Fire Code, or
 5 New York City Building and Housing Maintenance Codes, if applicable.
 6 Provided further that an owner who is entitled to a rent increase pursu-
 7 ant to this subparagraph shall not be entitled to a further rent
 8 increase based upon the installation of similar equipment, or new furni-
 9 ture or furnishings within the useful life of such new equipment, or new
 10 furniture or furnishings. Provided further that the recoverable costs
 11 incurred by the landlord, pursuant to this subparagraph shall be limited
 12 to an aggregate cost of thirty thousand dollars in a fifteen year period
 13 beginning with the first individual apartment improvement on or after
 14 June fourteenth, two thousand nineteen. The owner shall give written
 15 notice to the city rent agency of any such adjustment pursuant to this
 16 subparagraph; pr