Assembly Bill A8291B

2025-2026 Legislative Session

Relates to actions and proceedings seeking an abatement of rent based on violations of the housing maintenance code

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  • Introduced
    • In Committee Assembly
    • In Committee Senate
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    • On Floor Calendar Senate
    • Passed Assembly
    • Passed Senate
  • Delivered to Governor
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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 - Summary

Relates to actions and proceedings seeking an abatement of rent based on violations of the housing maintenance code, applicable housing standards, the building code, or the health code; relates to the number of housing judges assigned to certain actions.

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

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 - Summary

Relates to actions and proceedings seeking an abatement of rent based on violations of the housing maintenance code, applicable housing standards, the building code, or the health code; relates to the number of housing judges assigned to certain actions.

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

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) - Summary

Relates to actions and proceedings seeking an abatement of rent based on violations of the housing maintenance code, applicable housing standards, the building code, or the health code; relates to the number of housing judges assigned to certain actions.

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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