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S08729 Summary:

BILL NOS08729B

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SAME ASSAME AS A09629-C

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SPONSORMAY

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COSPNSRCLEARE, GONZALEZ

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MLTSPNSR

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Amd Art 14 Art Head, §§461 & 462, add §467, RP L

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Establishes the right to inspection of homes by buyers; provides for a 10-day inspection period where the buyer has the right to have a home inspected and cancel the contract if the buyer is not satisfied with the inspection results; makes related provisions.

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BILL NOS08729B

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01/07/2026REFERRED TO JUDICIARY

02/12/2026AMEND AND RECOMMIT TO JUDICIARY

02/12/2026PRINT NUMBER 8729A

05/18/2026AMEND AND RECOMMIT TO JUDICIARY

05/18/2026PRINT NUMBER 8729B

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 STATE OF NEW YORK
 ________________________________________________________________________

 8729--B

 IN SENATE

 January 7, 2026
 ___________

 Introduced by Sens. MAY, CLEARE, GONZALEZ -- read twice and ordered
 printed, and when printed to be committed to the Committee on Judici-
 ary -- committee discharged, bill amended, ordered reprinted as
 amended and recommitted to said committee -- committee discharged,
 bill amended, ordered reprinted as amended and recommitted to said
 committee

 AN ACT to amend the real property law, in relation to enacting the
 "right to home inspection act"

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

 1 Section 1. Short title. This act shall be known and may be cited as
 2 the "right to home inspection act".
 3 § 2. The article heading of article 14 of the real property law, as
 4 added by chapter 456 of the laws of 2001, is amended to read as follows:
 5 PROPERTY CONDITION DISCLOSURE AND RIGHT TO INSPECTION
 6 IN THE SALE OF RESIDENTIAL REAL
 7 PROPERTY
 8 § 3. Section 461 of the real property law is amended by adding nine
 9 new subdivisions 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, and 15 to read as follows:
 10 7. "Inspection" means the process by which a home inspector observes
 11 and provides, pursuant to the transfer of title of residential real
 12 property, condominium units, or cooperative apartments, a written evalu-
 13 ation of readily accessible components of the residential structure
 14 including, but not limited to, heating, cooling, plumbing and electrical
 15 systems, structural components, foundation, roof, masonry structure,
 16 exterior and interior components and any other related residential hous-
 17 ing components and, for the purposes of condominium units and cooper-
 18 ative apartments, and, solely to the extent readily accessible from and
 19 relevant to the unit and customarily observed in the course of such
 20 inspection, any associated common areas.
 21 8. "Inspection period" means the period under which a prospective
 22 buyer of residential real property has the right to have such property
 23 inspected by a licensed home inspector under subdivision one of section

 EXPLANATION--Matter in italics (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
 [ ] is old law to be omitted.
 LBD13522-12-6

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 1 four hundred sixty-seven of this article, beginning the day after the
 2 buyer receives a fully signed purchase agreement.
 3 9. "Buyer" means a person or entity, excluding relatives of a seller,
 4 who makes a purchase offer to a seller of a home, or who has entered
 5 into a purchase agreement for a home with a seller.
 6 10. "Home" means a residential real property containing not more than
 7 four separate units, including condominium units and cooperative apart-
 8 ments.
 9 11. "Purchase agreement" means a binding real estate purchase contract
 10 for a home that would, upon acceptance and signing by both buyer and
 11 seller, and subject to satisfaction of any contingencies, require the
 12 buyer to accept a transfer of title.
 13 12. "Purchase offer" means any verbal or written proposal submitted to
 14 a seller or seller's agent by a prospective buyer or buyer's agent for
 15 purchase of a home.
 16 13. "Relative" means the spouse, sibling, child, parent, grandparent,
 17 grandchild, great-grandchild, or great-grandparent of an individual.
 18 14. "Seller" means any person or entity who is the legal