Assembly Bill A7957

2025-2026 Legislative Session

Provides remedies for tenants of illegal dwelling units who were forced to vacate due to an emergency vacate order or eviction

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Current Bill Status - In Assembly Committee

  • Introduced
    • In Committee Assembly
    • In Committee Senate
    • On Floor Calendar Assembly
    • On Floor Calendar Senate
    • Passed Assembly
    • Passed Senate
  • Delivered to Governor
  • Signed By Governor

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2025-A7957 (ACTIVE) - Details

Current Committee:
Assembly Judiciary
Law Section:
Real Property Law
Laws Affected:
Add §235-k, RP L

2025-A7957 (ACTIVE) - Summary

Requires a rebate of all rent paid to a landlord to be paid back to a tenant who was forced to vacate an illegal dwelling unit pursuant to an emergency vacate order or eviction.

2025-A7957 (ACTIVE) - Bill Text download pdf 

                             
                     S T A T E   O F   N E W   Y O R K
 ________________________________________________________________________
 
                                   7957
 
                        2025-2026 Regular Sessions
 
                           I N  A S S E M B L Y
 
                              April 16, 2025
                                ___________
 
 Introduced  by M. of A. TAPIA -- read once and referred to the Committee
   on Judiciary
 
 AN ACT to amend the real property law, in relation to providing remedies
   for tenants of illegal dwelling units who were forced to vacate due to
   an emergency vacate order or eviction

   THE PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK, REPRESENTED IN SENATE AND  ASSEM-
 BLY, DO ENACT AS FOLLOWS:
 
   Section  1.  The  real property law is amended by adding a new section
 235-k to read as follows:
   § 235-K. REMEDIES FOR TENANTS OF ILLEGAL DWELLING UNITS.  1.  FOR  THE
 PURPOSES  OF  THIS SECTION, THE FOLLOWING TERMS SHALL HAVE THE FOLLOWING
 MEANINGS:
   (A) "ILLEGAL DWELLING UNIT" MEANS ANY UNIT:
   (I) PROHIBITED FROM LAWFUL RESIDENTIAL OCCUPANCY BY A TENANT  PURSUANT
 TO ANY LAW, RULE, REGULATION, ORDINANCE, EXPRESS OR IMPLIED WARRANTY, OR
 CODE;
   (II)  FOR  WHICH  THE  LANDLORD HAD ACTUAL KNOWLEDGE OF THE CONDITIONS
 PROHIBITING LAWFUL RESIDENTIAL OCCUPANCY BY A TENANT UNDER  SUBPARAGRAPH
 (I)  OF  THIS  PARAGRAPH BEFORE ENTERING INTO A LEASE AGREEMENT WITH THE
 TENANT; AND
   (III) FOR WHICH THE TENANT HAD NO ACTUAL KNOWLEDGE OF  THE  CONDITIONS
 PROHIBITING  LAWFUL RESIDENTIAL OCCUPANCY BY A TENANT UNDER SUBPARAGRAPH
 (I) OF THIS PARAGRAPH BEFORE ENTERING INTO A LEASE  AGREEMENT  WITH  THE
 LANDLORD.
   (B)  "LANDLORD"  MEANS  THE PROPERTY OWNER, THE MANAGING AGENT, OR ANY
 PERSON OR ENTITY COLLECTING RENT FROM A TENANT ON BEHALF OF THE PROPERTY
 OWNER.
   2. ANY TENANT WHO IS DISPLACED DUE TO AN EMERGENCY VACATE ORDER ISSUED
 PURSUANT TO SECTION 28-207.4 OF THE ADMINISTRATIVE CODE OF THE  CITY  OF
 NEW  YORK  ON  OR  AFTER  THE EFFECTIVE DATE OF THIS SECTION, BASED ON A
 FINDING THAT SUCH TENANT WAS OCCUPYING AN ILLEGAL DWELLING  UNIT,  SHALL
 
  EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
                       [ ] is old law to be omitted.
                                                            LBD11228-02-5

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