New York S 5595: Relates to the enforcement of housing maintenance code violations

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S05595 Summary:

BILL NOS05595 

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SAME ASSAME AS A05645

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SPONSORPARKER

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COSPNSRCOMRIE

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Amd §§770 & 778, RPAP L; add §1802-a, NYC Chart

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Provides additional enforcement of housing maintenance code violations in the city of New York; requires the department of housing preservation and development to produce a list of owners/landlords with multiple violations; directs HPD to commence proceedings to be appointed as the administrator of buildings with multiple, longstanding violations; provides additional penalties.

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BILL NOS05595 

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02/25/2025REFERRED TO HOUSING, CONSTRUCTION AND COMMUNITY DEVELOPMENT

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

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 STATE OF NEW YORK
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 5595

 2025-2026 Regular Sessions

 IN SENATE

 February 25, 2025
 ___________

 Introduced by Sen. PARKER -- 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 real property actions and proceedings law and the
 New York city charter, in relation to enforcement of housing code
 violations

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

 1 Section 1. Section 770 of the real property actions and proceedings
 2 law is amended by adding a new subdivision 3 to read as follows:
 3 3. Where an owner or owner's agent fails to correct or cure twenty or
 4 more violations of the housing maintenance code found to exist in any
 5 dwelling for a period of more than twelve consecutive months, the
 6 commissioner of the department of the city of New York charged with
 7 enforcement of the housing maintenance code of such city shall commence
 8 a proceeding under this article to be appointed as the administrator of
 9 such property.
 10 § 2. The opening paragraph of subdivision 1 of section 778 of the real
 11 property actions and proceedings law, as amended by chapter 48 of the
 12 laws of 2015, is amended to read as follows:
 13 The court is authorized and empowered, in implementation of a judgment
 14 rendered pursuant to section seven hundred seventy-six or seven hundred
 15 seventy-seven of this article, to appoint a person other than the owner,
 16 a mortgagee or lienor, to receive and administer the rent moneys or
 17 security deposited with such owner, mortgagee or lienor, subject to the
 18 court's direction. The court may appoint the commissioner of the
 19 department of the city of New York charged with enforcement of the hous-
 20 ing maintenance code of such city or the commissioner's designee as such
 21 administrator, provided that the commissioner or the commissioner's
 22 designee shall consent, in writing, to such appointment. Where such
 23 department institutes proceedings under subdivision three of section

 EXPLANATION--Matter in italics (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
 [ ] is old law to be omitted.
 LBD08886-01-5

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 1 seven hundred seventy of this article, and the court finds in favor of
 2 such petition, the court shall appoint the commissioner or the commis-
 3 sioner's designee as the administrator. Any administrator is authorized
 4 and empowered in accordance with the direction of the court, to order
 5 the necessary materials, labor and services to remove or remedy the
 6 conditions specified in the judgment, and to make disbursements in
 7 payment thereof; and to demand, collect and receive the rents from the
 8 tenants; and to institute all necessary legal proceedings including, but
 9 not limited to, summary proceedings for the removal of any tenant or
 10 tenants; and to rent or lease for terms not exceeding three years any
 11 part of said premises, however, the court may direct the administrator
 12 to rent or lease commercial parts of said premises for terms that the
 13 court may approve. In addition, such administrator is authorized and
 14 empowered in accordance with the direction of the court to accept and
 15 repay such moneys as may be received from t