S T A T E O F N E W Y O R K
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I N A S S E M B L Y
April 24, 2026
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Introduced by M. of A. SIMONE -- read once and referred to the Committee
on Housing
AN ACT to amend the multiple dwelling law, in relation to the definition
of interim multiple dwelling
THE PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK, REPRESENTED IN SENATE AND ASSEM-
BLY, DO ENACT AS FOLLOWS:
Section 1. Paragraph (c) of subdivision 6 of section 281 of the multi-
ple dwelling law, as added by chapter 41 of the laws of 2019, is amended
to read as follows:
(c) The term "interim multiple dwelling", as used in this subdivision
shall also include buildings, structures or portions thereof that are
located north of West 24th Street and south of West 27th Street and west
of tenth avenue and east of eleventh avenue in a city of more than one
million persons which were occupied for residential purposes as the
residence or home of any two or more families living independently from
one another for a period of twelve consecutive months during the period
commencing January first, two thousand fifteen, and ending December
thirty-first, two thousand sixteen and subject to all the conditions and
limitations of this subdivision other than the number of units in the
building. A reduction in the number of occupied residential units in a
building after meeting the aforementioned twelve consecutive month
requirement shall not eliminate the protections of this section for any
remaining residential occupants qualified for such protections NOR SHALL
A REDUCTION IN THE NUMBER OF OCCUPIED RESIDENTIAL UNITS IN A BUILDING
DURING OR PRIOR TO THE PERIOD OF THE AFOREMENTIONED TWELVE CONSECUTIVE
MONTH REQUIREMENT ELIMINATE THE PROTECTIONS OF THIS SECTION FOR ANY
REMAINING RESIDENTIAL OCCUPANTS QUALIFIED FOR SUCH PROTECTIONS, PROVIDED
THAT THE REMAINING OCCUPANTS' CONTINUOUS RESIDENTIAL USE COMMENCED PRIOR
TO DECEMBER THIRTY-FIRST, NINETEEN HUNDRED NINETY-FIVE AND THAT THERE
WERE THREE OR MORE FAMILIES LIVING INDEPENDENTLY OF ONE ANOTHER FOR ANY
TWELVE CONSECUTIVE MONTHS DURING THE PERIOD COMMENCING DECEMBER THIRTY-
FIRST, NINETEEN HUNDRED NINETY-FIVE AND ENDING DECEMBER THIRTY-FIRST,
TWO THOUSAND SIXTEEN. Non-residential space in a building as of the
effective date of this subdivision shall be offered for residential use
EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
[ ] is old law to be omitted.
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