New York A 6364: Provides that certain tenants who own or keep pets shall not be denied occupancy or be subject to eviction solely on those grounds

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A06364 Summary:

BILL NOA06364 

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Provides that no person 62 years of age or older shall be denied occupancy in multiple dwellings, nor shall such tenant be evicted from a multiple dwelling on the sole ground that such person owns or keeps a common household pet or pets, the harboring of which is not prohibited by the multiple dwelling law or other applicable law, unless the pet causes damage to the subject premises, creates a nuisance or interferes substantially with the health, safety or welfare of other tenants or occupants of the same or adjacent building or structure.

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BILL NOA06364 

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03/04/2025referred to housing

01/07/2026referred to housing

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 STATE OF NEW YORK
 ________________________________________________________________________

 6364

 2025-2026 Regular Sessions

 IN ASSEMBLY

 March 4, 2025
 ___________

 Introduced by M. of A. GLICK -- read once and referred to the Committee
 on Housing

 AN ACT to amend the real property law, in relation to discrimination
 against certain tenants who own or keep pets

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

 1 Section 1. Legislative intent. The legislature hereby finds that pet
 2 companionship has a beneficial impact on the pet owner's physical and
 3 mental health and numerous studies have demonstrated that senior citi-
 4 zens with pets live longer, visit the doctor less often and recover more
 5 quickly from illnesses. There exists a significant public interest and
 6 purpose in preserving and enhancing the quality of life of the state's
 7 senior citizens. Such persons should not be compelled to choose between
 8 remaining in their home and having the therapeutic benefit of pet
 9 companionship. The shortage of affordable housing across the state
 10 offers such persons few housing options if forced to leave their homes
 11 due to their need for pet companionship. Eviction of senior citizens
 12 from multiple dwellings due to pet ownership is harmful to the public
 13 welfare.
 14 § 2. The real property law is amended by adding a new section 237-b to
 15 read as follows:
 16 § 237-b. Discrimination against persons who have certain household
 17 pets. No person sixty-two years of age or older shall be denied occupan-
 18 cy in a multiple dwelling or be subject to eviction from any such dwell-
 19 ing on the sole ground that such person owns or keeps a common household
 20 pet or pets, the harboring of which is not prohibited by the multiple
 21 dwelling law or any other applicable law. This section shall not apply
 22 where the harboring of a common household pet causes damage to the
 23 subject premises, creates a nuisance or interferes substantially with
 24 the health, safety or welfare of other tenants or occupants of the same
 25 or adjacent building or structure.

 EXPLANATION--Matter in italics (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
 [ ] is old law to be omitted.
 LBD04945-01-5

 A. 6364 2

 1 The owner of the multiple dwelling may establish reasonable rules for
 2 the care and handling of common household pets as provided for in this
 3 section. Such rules may include the following:
 4 (1) requiring pets to be restrained on leashes or in carriers in the
 5 custody and care of a responsible human companion in all common areas of
 6 the premises;
 7 (2) requiring the disposal of animal wastes in a manner reasonably
 8 specified in the rules;
 9 (3) requiring the use of reasonably designated elevators when accompa-
 10 nied by pets;
 11 (4) requiring compliance with applicable state and local health,
 12 animal control, and animal anti-cruelty laws and regulations.
 13 Nothing contained in this section or rules promulgated pursuant to
 14 this section, shall limit or restrict rights granted to persons under
 15 their leases or under any other law or ordinance. Nothing in this
 16 section shall be construed to limit or restrict a municipality from
 17 enacting or amending local laws or ordinances granting additional rights
 18 to keep pets, provi