New York S 9332: Enacts the "anti-slumlord act"

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S09332 Summary:

BILL NOS09332 

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SAME ASSAME AS A10637

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SPONSORSEPULVEDA

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COSPNSR

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MLTSPNSR

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Add Art 6-B §§219-a - 219-e, RP L; amd §4, add §85, Mult Dwell L; amd §63, Exec L

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Enacts the "anti-slumlord act" which prohibits the acquisition of residential property by property owners with outstanding immediate hazardous violations; defines terms; establishes and requires a compliance certification form; sets forth recording requirements; provides for enforcement of provisions by the attorney general.

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BILL NOS09332 

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03/02/2026REFERRED TO HOUSING, CONSTRUCTION AND COMMUNITY DEVELOPMENT

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 STATE OF NEW YORK
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 9332

 IN SENATE

 March 2, 2026
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 Introduced by Sen. SEPULVEDA -- 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 law, the multiple dwelling law and the
 executive law, in relation to enacting the "anti-slumlord act"

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

 1 Section 1. This act shall be known and may be cited as the "anti-slum-
 2 lord act".
 3 § 2. Legislative findings and intent. The legislature intends to
 4 incentivize property owners to promptly correct immediate hazardous
 5 housing violations and to prevent irresponsible landlords, often
 6 referred to as slumlords, from expanding their portfolios if they are
 7 unwilling or incapable of providing safe and healthy living conditions
 8 for their tenants.
 9 § 3. The real property law is amended by adding a new article 6-B to
 10 read as follows:
 11 ARTICLE 6-B
 12 PROHIBITION ON ACQUISITION OF RESIDENTIAL PROPERTY BY PROPERTY OWNERS
 13 WITH OUTSTANDING IMMEDIATE HAZARDOUS VIOLATIONS
 14 Section 219-a. Definitions.
 15 219-b. Prohibition on acquisition of residential property.
 16 219-c. Compliance certification required.
 17 219-d. Recording requirements.
 18 219-e. Enforcement.
 19 § 219-a. Definitions. For purposes of this article, the following
 20 terms shall have the following meanings:
 21 1. "Residential property" shall mean any building, home, or structure
 22 intended to be used for residential dwelling, and shall include one to
 23 two family homes, multiple dwellings, and any mixed-use building that
 24 has residential units.
 25 2. "Property owner" shall mean any individual, partnership, trust,
 26 limited liability corporation, or legal entity that holds the title to a
 27 residential property.

 EXPLANATION--Matter in italics (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
 [ ] is old law to be omitted.
 LBD14738-02-6

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 1 3. "Immediate hazardous violation" shall mean any violation of a
 2 municipal or statewide housing, building, health, or fire safety agency
 3 code that is deemed by such agency to pose an immediate threat to the
 4 life, health or safety of occupants, including, but not limited to,
 5 class C violations as issued by the New York city department of housing
 6 preservation and development.
 7 4. "Housing enforcement agency" shall mean any countywide, municipal,
 8 or statewide agency with the authority to inspect residential property
 9 and issue violations based on housing, building, health, or safety
 10 codes. Such term shall include, but not be limited to, the division of
 11 housing and community renewal, the department of health, and any other
 12 departments and agencies that enforce housing codes.
 13 5. "Outstanding immediate hazardous violation" shall mean an immediate
 14 hazardous violation that has not been dismissed by a housing enforcement
 15 agency or certified by a property owner.
 16 § 219-b. Prohibition on acquisition of residential property. 1. No
 17 residential property owner shall acquire directly, or through any indi-
 18 rect means, residential property within the state of New York if such
 19 owner has any outstanding immediate hazardous violations at presently
 20 owned residential properties issued by a housing enforce