Assembly Actions -
Lowercase Senate Actions - UPPERCASE |
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May 28, 2025 |
print number 8291b |
May 28, 2025 |
amend (t) and recommit to judiciary |
May 16, 2025 |
print number 8291a |
May 16, 2025 |
amend and recommit to judiciary |
May 09, 2025 |
referred to judiciary |
Assembly Bill A8291B
2025-2026 Legislative Session
Sponsored By
SIMON
Current Bill Status - In Assembly Committee
- Introduced
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- In Committee Assembly
- In Committee Senate
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- On Floor Calendar Assembly
- On Floor Calendar Senate
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- Passed Assembly
- Passed Senate
- Delivered to Governor
- Signed By Governor
Actions
Bill Amendments
2025-A8291 - Details
- See Senate Version of this Bill:
- S7633
- Current Committee:
- Assembly Judiciary
- Law Section:
- New York City Civil Court Act
- Laws Affected:
- Amd §110, NYC Civ Ct Act
2025-A8291 - Bill Text download pdf
S T A T E O F N E W Y O R K ________________________________________________________________________ 8291 2025-2026 Regular Sessions I N A S S E M B L Y May 9, 2025 ___________ Introduced by M. of A. SIMON -- read once and referred to the Committee on Judiciary AN ACT to amend the New York city civil court act, in relation to actions and proceedings seeking an abatement of rent based on violations of the housing maintenance code or the warranty of habita- bility THE PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK, REPRESENTED IN SENATE AND ASSEM- BLY, DO ENACT AS FOLLOWS: Section 1. Subdivision (a) of section 110 of the New York city civil court act is amended by adding a new paragraph 10 to read as follows: (10) ACTIONS AND PROCEEDINGS SEEKING AN ABATEMENT OF RENT BASED ON VIOLATIONS OF THE HOUSING MAINTENANCE CODE, APPLICABLE HOUSING STAND- ARDS, BUILDING CODE, HEALTH CODE OR SECTION TWO HUNDRED THIRTY-FIVE-B OF THE REAL PROPERTY LAW. SUCH ABATEMENTS SHALL BE GRANTED BEGINNING AT THE TIME WHEN THE VIOLATION COMMENCED UNTIL THE VIOLATION IS CORRECTED. FOR THE PURPOSES OF THIS PROVISION, "VIOLATION" SHALL MEAN ANY CONDITION THAT WOULD GIVE RISE TO A VIOLATION OF THE HOUSING MAINTENANCE CODE, APPLICABLE LOCAL AND STATE HOUSING STANDARDS, THE BUILDING CODE, THE HEALTH CODE, OR THE MULTIPLE DWELLING LAW. § 2. Section 110 of the New York city civil court act is amended by adding a new subdivision (r) to read as follows: (R) (1) ABATEMENTS SHALL BE CALCULATED BASED ON THE DIMINISHED VALUE OF THE PREMISES DURING THE PERIOD OF THE BREACH AS FOLLOWS: (I) FOR EACH NON-HAZARDOUS VIOLATION, NOT LESS THAN TWENTY PERCENT OF THE RENT; (II) FOR EACH HAZARDOUS VIOLATION, NOT LESS THAN THIRTY PERCENT OF THE RENT; AND (III) FOR EACH IMMEDIATELY HAZARDOUS VIOLATION, NOT LESS THAN SIXTY PERCENT OF THE RENT. (2) THE COURT MAY, IN ITS DISCRETION, GRANT A GREATER ABATEMENT THAN THAT ANTICIPATED BY THE MINIMUM STANDARDS IN PARAGRAPH ONE OF THIS EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets [ ] is old law to be omitted. LBD11478-03-5
co-Sponsors
Micah Lasher
Karines Reyes
2025-A8291A - Details
- See Senate Version of this Bill:
- S7633
- Current Committee:
- Assembly Judiciary
- Law Section:
- New York City Civil Court Act
- Laws Affected:
- Amd §110, NYC Civ Ct Act
2025-A8291A - Bill Text download pdf
S T A T E O F N E W Y O R K ________________________________________________________________________ 8291--A 2025-2026 Regular Sessions I N A S S E M B L Y May 9, 2025 ___________ Introduced by M. of A. SIMON -- read once and referred to the Committee on Judiciary -- committee discharged, bill amended, ordered reprinted as amended and recommitted to said committee AN ACT to amend the New York city civil court act, in relation to actions and proceedings seeking an abatement of rent based on violations of the housing maintenance code or the warranty of habita- bility THE PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK, REPRESENTED IN SENATE AND ASSEM- BLY, DO ENACT AS FOLLOWS: Section 1. Subdivision (a) of section 110 of the New York city civil court act is amended by adding a new paragraph 10 to read as follows: (10) ACTIONS AND PROCEEDINGS SEEKING AN ABATEMENT OF RENT BASED ON VIOLATIONS OF THE HOUSING MAINTENANCE CODE, APPLICABLE HOUSING STAND- ARDS, BUILDING CODE, HEALTH CODE OR SECTION TWO HUNDRED THIRTY-FIVE-B OF THE REAL PROPERTY LAW. SUCH ABATEMENTS SHALL BE GRANTED BEGINNING AT THE TIME WHEN THE VIOLATION COMMENCED UNTIL THE VIOLATION IS CORRECTED. FOR THE PURPOSES OF THIS PROVISION, "VIOLATION" SHALL MEAN ANY CONDITION THAT WOULD GIVE RISE TO A VIOLATION OF THE HOUSING MAINTENANCE CODE, APPLICABLE LOCAL AND STATE HOUSING STANDARDS, THE BUILDING CODE, THE HEALTH CODE, OR THE MULTIPLE DWELLING LAW. § 2. This act shall take effect on the ninetieth day after it shall have become a law. EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets [ ] is old law to be omitted. LBD11478-06-5
co-Sponsors
Micah Lasher
Karines Reyes
2025-A8291B (ACTIVE) - Details
- See Senate Version of this Bill:
- S7633
- Current Committee:
- Assembly Judiciary
- Law Section:
- New York City Civil Court Act
- Laws Affected:
- Amd §110, NYC Civ Ct Act
2025-A8291B (ACTIVE) - Bill Text download pdf
S T A T E O F N E W Y O R K ________________________________________________________________________ 8291--B 2025-2026 Regular Sessions I N A S S E M B L Y May 9, 2025 ___________ Introduced by M. of A. SIMON, LASHER, REYES -- read once and referred to the Committee on Judiciary -- committee discharged, bill amended, ordered reprinted as amended and recommitted to said committee -- again reported from said committee with amendments, ordered reprinted as amended and recommitted to said committee AN ACT to amend the New York city civil court act, in relation to actions and proceedings seeking an abatement of rent based on violations of the housing maintenance code or the warranty of habita- bility and in relation to the number of housing judges assigned to certain actions THE PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK, REPRESENTED IN SENATE AND ASSEM- BLY, DO ENACT AS FOLLOWS: Section 1. Subdivision (a) of section 110 of the New York city civil court act is amended by adding a new paragraph 10 to read as follows: (10) ACTIONS AND PROCEEDINGS SEEKING AN ABATEMENT OF RENT BASED ON VIOLATIONS OF THE HOUSING MAINTENANCE CODE, APPLICABLE HOUSING STAND- ARDS, BUILDING CODE, HEALTH CODE OR SECTION TWO HUNDRED THIRTY-FIVE-B OF THE REAL PROPERTY LAW. SUCH ABATEMENTS SHALL BE GRANTED BEGINNING AT THE TIME WHEN THE VIOLATION COMMENCED UNTIL THE VIOLATION IS CORRECTED. FOR THE PURPOSES OF THIS PROVISION, "VIOLATION" SHALL MEAN ANY CONDITION THAT WOULD GIVE RISE TO A VIOLATION OF THE HOUSING MAINTENANCE CODE, APPLICABLE LOCAL AND STATE HOUSING STANDARDS, THE BUILDING CODE, THE HEALTH CODE, OR THE MULTIPLE DWELLING LAW. § 2. Section 110 of the New York city civil court act is amended by adding a new subdivision (r) to read as follows: (R) IN EACH COUNTY EXCEPT THE COUNTY OF RICHMOND, AT LEAST TWO HOUSING JUDGES SHALL BE ASSIGNED TO PRESIDE OVER ACTIONS INITIATED UNDER SUBDI- VISION (H) OR (I) OF SECTION 27-2115 OF THE NEW YORK CITY ADMINISTRATIVE CODE BY A TENANT, A GROUP OF TENANTS, OR THE DEPARTMENT OF HOUSING PRES- ERVATION AND DEVELOPMENT OF THE CITY OF NEW YORK. IN THE COUNTY OF RICH- EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets [ ] is old law to be omitted. LBD11478-08-5 A. 8291--B 2
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