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Assembly Bill A10637

2025-2026 Legislative Session

Enacts the "anti-slumlord act"

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2025-A10637 (ACTIVE) - Details

See Senate Version of this Bill:
S9332
Current Committee:
Assembly Housing
Law Section:
Real Property Law
Laws Affected:
Add Art 6-B §§219-a - 219-e, RP L; amd §4, add §85, Mult Dwell L; amd §63, Exec L

2025-A10637 (ACTIVE) - Summary

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

2025-A10637 (ACTIVE) - Bill Text download pdf

                             
                     S T A T E   O F   N E W   Y O R K
 ________________________________________________________________________
 
                                   10637
 
                           I N  A S S E M B L Y
 
                              March 13, 2026
                                ___________
 
 Introduced  by M. of A. ZACCARO -- read once and referred to the Commit-
   tee on Housing
 
 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:

   Section 1. This act shall be known and may be cited as the "anti-slum-
 lord act".
   §  2.  Legislative  findings  and  intent.  The legislature intends to
 incentivize property owners  to  promptly  correct  immediate  hazardous
 housing   violations  and  to  prevent  irresponsible  landlords,  often
 referred to as slumlords, from expanding their portfolios  if  they  are
 unwilling  or  incapable of providing safe and healthy living conditions
 for their tenants.
   § 3. The real property law is amended by adding a new article  6-B  to
 read as follows:
                                ARTICLE 6-B
   PROHIBITION ON ACQUISITION OF RESIDENTIAL PROPERTY BY PROPERTY OWNERS
              WITH OUTSTANDING IMMEDIATE HAZARDOUS VIOLATIONS
 SECTION 219-A. DEFINITIONS.
         219-B. PROHIBITION ON ACQUISITION OF RESIDENTIAL PROPERTY.
         219-C. COMPLIANCE CERTIFICATION REQUIRED.
         219-D. RECORDING REQUIREMENTS.
         219-E. ENFORCEMENT.
   §  219-A.  DEFINITIONS.  FOR  PURPOSES  OF THIS ARTICLE, THE FOLLOWING
 TERMS SHALL HAVE THE FOLLOWING MEANINGS:
   1. "RESIDENTIAL PROPERTY" SHALL MEAN ANY BUILDING, HOME, OR  STRUCTURE
 INTENDED  TO  BE USED FOR RESIDENTIAL DWELLING, AND SHALL INCLUDE ONE TO
 TWO FAMILY HOMES, MULTIPLE DWELLINGS, AND ANY  MIXED-USE  BUILDING  THAT
 HAS RESIDENTIAL UNITS.
   2.  "PROPERTY  OWNER"  SHALL  MEAN ANY INDIVIDUAL, PARTNERSHIP, TRUST,
 LIMITED LIABILITY CORPORATION, OR LEGAL ENTITY THAT HOLDS THE TITLE TO A
 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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