New York S 10205: Relates to publishing materials regarding a landlord's duty to provide certain housing accommodations

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S10205 Summary:

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Directs the division of housing and community renewal, in consultation with the office for the aging and the division of human rights to develop educational materials regarding property owner's legal responsibilities to provide accessible housing accommodations.

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05/05/2026REFERRED TO AGING

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 STATE OF NEW YORK
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 10205

 IN SENATE

 May 5, 2026
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 Introduced by Sen. C. RYAN -- read twice and ordered printed, and when
 printed to be committed to the Committee on Aging

 AN ACT to amend the real property law, in relation to directing the
 division of housing and community renewal, in consultation with the
 office for the aging and the division of human rights to develop
 educational materials regarding property owner's legal responsibil-
 ities to provide accessible housing accommodations

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

 1 Section 1. The real property law is amended by adding a new section
 2 227-g to read as follows:
 3 § 227-g. Landlord accessibility education. 1. The commissioner of
 4 housing and community renewal, in consultation with the office for the
 5 aging and the division of human rights, shall develop and maintain a
 6 standardized set of educational materials and resources for landlords
 7 and property owners regarding their legal responsibility and obligations
 8 to provide accessible housing accommodations for lessees and tenants who
 9 are sixty-two years of age or older, and/or who have a disability as
 10 defined in section two hundred ninety-two of the executive law.
 11 2. Such educational materials and resources shall include, but not
 12 limited to:
 13 (a) a landlord or property owner's responsibility for providing or
 14 permitting accessible housing accommodations for senior and/or disabled
 15 tenants or lessees under section two hundred ninety-six of the executive
 16 law;
 17 (b) guidance on the design and construction requirements for common
 18 accessibility modifications; and
 19 (c) the average costs for common retrofitting projects, including but
 20 not limited to, the installation of shower grab bars, wheelchair lifts,
 21 wheelchair ramps, and lowered light switches.
 22 3. The division of housing and community renewal shall make the educa-
 23 tional materials developed pursuant to this section accessible to the
 24 public on its webpage.

 EXPLANATION--Matter in italics (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
 [ ] is old law to be omitted.
 LBD15507-02-6

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 1 4. Such educational materials and resources shall be available in
 2 multiple languages in accordance with section two hundred two-a of the
 3 executive law.
 4 § 2. This act shall take effect on the one hundred eightieth day after
 5 it shall have become a law.

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