Senate Bill S8891

2025-2026 Legislative Session

Establishes income eligibility requirements for occupancy of rent-regulated housing accommodations

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Date of Action	Assembly Actions - Lowercase Senate Actions - UPPERCASE
Jan 13, 2026	referred to housing, construction and community development

2025-S8891 (ACTIVE) - Details

Current Committee:: Senate Housing, Construction And Community Development
Law Section:: Emergency Tenant Protection Act of 1974
Laws Affected:: Amd §10, Emerg Ten Prot Act of 1974; amd §10, Emerg Hous Rent Cont L; add §26-418, amd §26-512, NYC Ad Cd

2025-S8891 (ACTIVE) - Summary

Establishes income eligibility requirements that a tenant shall have income not to exceed one hundred twenty-five percent of the area median income to be eligible to occupy certain rent-regulated housing accommodations.

2025-S8891 (ACTIVE) - Sponsor Memo

                                 
BILL NUMBER: S8891

SPONSOR: MARTINS
 
TITLE OF BILL:

An act to amend the emergency tenant protection act of nineteen seven-
ty-four, the emergency housing rent control law, and the administrative
code of the city of New York, in relation to establishing income eligi-
bility requirements for occupancy of rent-regulated housing accommo-
dations

 
PURPOSE:

To ensure that rent-regulated housing is reserved for low- and moder-
ate-income households by creating an income-based eligibility require-
ment tied to 125 percent of area median income.

 
SUMMARY OF PROVISIONS:

This bill amends the Emergency Tenant Protection Act of 1974, the Emer-
gency Housing Rent Control Law, and the New York City Rent Stabilization
Law to establish that households with income above 125 percent of area

median income are ineligible to occupy any regulated housing accommo-
dation. The bill creates a uniform income eligibility standard applica-
ble across all rent-regulated programs.

The bill directs the Division of Homes and Community Renewal, together
with the Department of Taxation and Finance, to promulgate rules and
regulations necessary to implement income verification procedures.
These regulations must include provisions holding owners and managing
agents harmless for actions taken in good faith reliance on the income
information provided by applicants or tenants.

The bill further establishes a civil penalty, not to exceed $500 per
day, for tenants who willfully provide false income documentation for
the purpose of obtaining or maintaining an ineligible tenancy. This
penalty applies only after a court of competent jurisdiction makes a
determination of willful violation.

The bill includes a ten-year transition period for tenants whose income
exceeded the eligibility threshold prior to the effective date of the
act. During this period, such tenants may not be evicted or penalized
based solely on income. At the conclusion of the ten-year period,
continued occupancy in violation of the income requirements constitutes
grounds for eviction upon a court finding.

For tenants whose income lawfully rises above the threshold after occu-
pation, the bill provides a three-year transition period during which
the tenant may neither be penalized nor evicted on the basis of income.
After the three-year period, continued occupancy in violation of the
income requirement may constitute grounds for eviction upon a court
finding.

The bill also amends succession rules to require that any individual
seeking tenancy through succession, as defined in 28 RCNY § 24-04, must
independently meet the income eligibility standards established by this
act. If the successor's income exceeds 125 percent of area median
income, the application for succession rights must be denied notwith-
standing any other provisions of law.
Finally, the bill directs the Division of Homes and Community Renewal
and the Department of Taxation and Finance to issue any additional rules
and regulations deemed necessary to ensure effective implementation and
enforcement of the act.

 
JUSTIFICATION:

Rent-regulated housing is intended to serve New Yorkers who face the
greatest challenges in securing stable, affordable housing. Without an
income eligibility standard, many above-income households continue to
occupy regulated units, limiting availability for families with genuine
need. Establishing a 125 percent AMI eligibility threshold creates a
fair and objective standard while incorporating long transition periods
to prevent displacement. Enforcement mechanisms reduce fraudulent
reporting, and succession eligibility ensures that regulated units
remain reserved for income-qualified households. This bill strengthens
the integrity of rent regulation and better aligns the system with its
purpose.

 
LEGISLATIVE HISTORY:

New bill.

 
FISCAL IMPLICATIONS:

IBD

 
EFFECTIVE DATE:
This act should take effect immediately.

2025-S8891 (ACTIVE) - Bill Text download pdf

                             
                     S T A T E   O F   N E W   Y O R K
 ________________________________________________________________________
 
                                   8891
 
                             I N  S E N A T E
 
                             January 13, 2026
                                ___________
 
 Introduced  by  Sen. MARTINS -- read twice and ordered printed, and when
   printed to be committed to the Committee on Housing, Construction  and
   Community Development
 
 AN  ACT  to amend the emergency tenant protection act of nineteen seven-
   ty-four, the emergency housing rent control law, and  the  administra-
   tive  code of the city of New York, in relation to establishing income
   eligibility  requirements  for  occupancy  of  rent-regulated  housing
   accommodations
 
   THE  PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK, REPRESENTED IN SENATE AND ASSEM-
 BLY, DO ENACT AS FOLLOWS:
 
   Section 1. Section 10 of section 4 of chapter 576 of the laws of 1974,
 constituting the emergency tenant protection act  of  nineteen  seventy-
 four, is amended by adding a new subdivision d to read as follows:
   D.  1. NOTWITHSTANDING ANY OTHER PROVISION OF LAW TO THE CONTRARY, ANY
 PERSON, OR PERSONS, WHOSE INCOME EXCEEDS ONE HUNDRED TWENTY-FIVE PERCENT
 OF THE AREA MEDIAN INCOME SHALL BE  INELIGIBLE  TO  OCCUPY  ANY  HOUSING
 ACCOMMODATION SUBJECT TO THE PROVISIONS OF THIS ACT.
   2.  THE  DIVISION OF HOMES AND COMMUNITY RENEWAL AND THE DEPARTMENT OF
 TAXATION AND FINANCE SHALL PROMULGATE RULES AND REGULATIONS NECESSARY TO
 IMPLEMENT THIS SUBDIVISION, PROVIDED HOWEVER, SUCH RULES AND REGULATIONS
 PROMULGATED SHALL HOLD THE OWNER OF THE HOUSING ACCOMMODATION,  OR  SUCH
 OWNER'S  AGENT,  HARMLESS  FOR  ANY  VIOLATION  OF PARAGRAPH ONE OF THIS
 SUBDIVISION.
   3. A TENANT FOUND BY A COURT OF COMPETENT JURISDICTION TO  HAVE  WILL-
 FULLY  VIOLATED  PARAGRAPH  ONE  OF THIS SUBDIVISION, INCLUDING, BUT NOT
 LIMITED TO, BY PROVIDING THE OWNER, OR SUCH OWNER'S AGENT  FALSE  INCOME
 DOCUMENTATION  IN  AN  EFFORT  TO OBTAIN TENANCY OF THE HOUSING ACCOMMO-
 DATION, SHALL BE SUBJECT TO A CIVIL PENALTY NOT TO EXCEED  FIVE  HUNDRED
 DOLLARS  PER  DAY  OF ILLEGAL OCCUPANCY, PROVIDED HOWEVER, THAT A TENANT
 WHO CURRENTLY OCCUPIES A HOUSING ACCOMMODATION SUBJECT TO THE PROVISIONS
 OF THIS ACT, AND WHOSE INCOME EXCEEDS THE THRESHOLD  PROVIDED  IN  PARA-
 GRAPH  ONE OF THIS SUBDIVISION, SHALL BE EXEMPT FROM CIVIL PENALTIES AND
 SHALL NOT BE EVICTED ON THE GROUNDS OF A VIOLATION OF PARAGRAPH  ONE  OF
 THIS SUBDIVISION FOR A PERIOD OF TEN YEARS FROM THE DATE OF EXECUTION OF
 THE  MOST  RECENT  LEASE  AGREEMENT  PRIOR TO THE EFFECTIVE DATE OF THIS
 SUBDIVISION. AFTER A PERIOD OF TEN YEARS FROM THE DATE OF  EXECUTION  OF
 THE LEASE AGREEMENT, CONTINUED VIOLATION OF PARAGRAPH ONE OF THIS SUBDI-

 
  EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
                       [ ] is old law to be omitted.
                                                            LBD14350-01-6
 S. 8891                             2
 
 VISION  BY  THE  TENANT, AS DETERMINED BY A COURT OF COMPETENT JURISDIC-
 TION, SHALL CONSTITUTE GROUNDS FOR EVICTION.
   4.  A  TENANT WHO LAWFULLY OCCUPIES A HOUSING ACCOMMODATION SUBJECT TO
 THE PROVISIONS OF THIS ACT, AND WHOSE INCOME INCREASED ABOVE ONE HUNDRED
 TWENTY-FIVE PERCENT OF THE AREA MEDIAN  INCOME,  SHALL  BE  EXEMPT  FROM
 CIVIL  PENALTIES  AND SHALL NOT BE EVICTED ON THE GROUNDS OF A VIOLATION
 OF THIS SUBDIVISION FOR A  PERIOD  OF  THREE  YEARS  FROM  THE  DATE  OF
 EXECUTION  OF  THE MOST RECENT LEASE AGREEMENT PRIOR TO SUCH INCREASE IN
 INCOME. AFTER A PERIOD OF THREE YEARS FROM THE DATE OF EXECUTION OF  THE
 LEASE  AGREEMENT,  CONTINUED VIOLATION OF PARAGRAPH ONE OF THIS SUBDIVI-
 SION BY THE TENANT, AS DETERMINED BY A COURT OF COMPETENT  JURISDICTION,
 SHALL CONSTITUTE GROUNDS FOR EVICTION.
   5. ANY PERSON WHO INHERITS TENANCY THROUGH SUCCESSORSHIP AS DEFINED IN
 SECTION  24-04  OF  TITLE  TWENTY-EIGHT  OF THE RULES OF THE CITY OF NEW
 YORK, SHALL MEET THE INCOME ELIGIBILITY REQUIREMENTS AS DEFINED IN PARA-
 GRAPH ONE OF THIS SUBDIVISION, IN ORDER TO OCCUPY SUCH HOUSING  ACCOMMO-
 DATION.   NOTWITHSTANDING ANY OTHER PROVISION OF LAW, SHOULD SUCH PERSON
 BE INELIGIBLE AS DEFINED IN PARAGRAPH  ONE  OF  THIS  SUBDIVISION,  SUCH
 APPLICATION FOR TENANCY BY SUCCESSORSHIP SHALL BE DENIED.
   §  2.  Section 10 of chapter 274 of the laws of 1946, constituting the
 emergency housing rent control law, is amended by adding a new  subdivi-
 sion 6 to read as follows:
   6. (A) NOTWITHSTANDING ANY OTHER PROVISION OF LAW TO THE CONTRARY, ANY
 PERSON, OR PERSONS, WHOSE INCOME EXCEEDS ONE HUNDRED TWENTY-FIVE PERCENT
 OF  THE  AREA  MEDIAN  INCOME  SHALL BE INELIGIBLE TO OCCUPY ANY HOUSING
 ACCOMMODATION SUBJECT TO THE PROVISIONS OF THIS LAW.
   (B) THE DIVISION OF HOMES AND COMMUNITY RENEWAL AND THE DEPARTMENT  OF
 TAXATION AND FINANCE SHALL PROMULGATE RULES AND REGULATIONS NECESSARY TO
 IMPLEMENT THIS SUBDIVISION, PROVIDED HOWEVER, SUCH RULES AND REGULATIONS
 PROMULGATED  SHALL  HOLD THE OWNER OF THE HOUSING ACCOMMODATION, OR SUCH
 OWNER'S AGENT, HARMLESS FOR ANY  VIOLATION  OF  PARAGRAPH  (A)  OF  THIS
 SUBDIVISION.
   (C)  A TENANT FOUND BY A COURT OF COMPETENT JURISDICTION TO HAVE WILL-
 FULLY VIOLATED PARAGRAPH (A) OF THIS  SUBDIVISION,  INCLUDING,  BUT  NOT
 LIMITED  TO,  BY PROVIDING THE OWNER, OR SUCH OWNER'S AGENT FALSE INCOME
 DOCUMENTATION IN AN EFFORT TO OBTAIN TENANCY  OF  THE  HOUSING  ACCOMMO-
 DATION,  SHALL  BE SUBJECT TO A CIVIL PENALTY NOT TO EXCEED FIVE HUNDRED
 DOLLARS PER DAY OF ILLEGAL OCCUPANCY, PROVIDED HOWEVER,  THAT  A  TENANT
 WHO CURRENTLY OCCUPIES A HOUSING ACCOMMODATION SUBJECT TO THE PROVISIONS
 OF  THIS  LAW,  AND WHOSE INCOME EXCEEDS THE THRESHOLD PROVIDED IN PARA-
 GRAPH (A) OF THIS SUBDIVISION, SHALL BE EXEMPT FROM CIVIL PENALTIES  AND
 SHALL  NOT  BE EVICTED ON THE GROUNDS OF A VIOLATION OF PARAGRAPH (A) OF
 THIS SUBDIVISION FOR A PERIOD OF TEN YEARS FROM THE DATE OF EXECUTION OF
 THE MOST RECENT LEASE AGREEMENT PRIOR TO  THE  EFFECTIVE  DATE  OF  THIS
 SUBDIVISION.  AFTER  A PERIOD OF TEN YEARS FROM THE DATE OF EXECUTION OF
 THE LEASE AGREEMENT, CONTINUED VIOLATION OF PARAGRAPH (A) OF THIS SUBDI-
 VISION BY THE TENANT, AS DETERMINED BY A COURT  OF  COMPETENT  JURISDIC-
 TION, SHALL CONSTITUTE GROUNDS FOR EVICTION.
   (D)  A TENANT WHO LAWFULLY OCCUPIES A HOUSING ACCOMMODATION SUBJECT TO
 THE PROVISIONS OF THIS LAW, AND WHOSE INCOME INCREASED ABOVE ONE HUNDRED
 TWENTY-FIVE PERCENT OF THE AREA MEDIAN  INCOME,  SHALL  BE  EXEMPT  FROM
 CIVIL  PENALTIES  AND SHALL NOT BE EVICTED ON THE GROUNDS OF A VIOLATION
 OF THIS SUBDIVISION FOR A  PERIOD  OF  THREE  YEARS  FROM  THE  DATE  OF
 EXECUTION  OF  THE MOST RECENT LEASE AGREEMENT PRIOR TO SUCH INCREASE IN
 INCOME. AFTER A PERIOD OF THREE YEARS FROM THE DATE OF EXECUTION OF  THE
 LEASE  AGREEMENT,  CONTINUED VIOLATION OF PARAGRAPH (A) OF THIS SUBDIVI-
 S. 8891                             3
 
 SION BY THE TENANT, AS DETERMINED BY A COURT OF COMPETENT  JURISDICTION,
 SHALL CONSTITUTE GROUNDS FOR EVICTION.
   (E)  ANY  PERSON WHO INHERITS TENANCY THROUGH SUCCESSORSHIP AS DEFINED
 IN SECTION 24-04 OF TITLE TWENTY-EIGHT OF THE RULES OF THE CITY  OF  NEW
 YORK, SHALL MEET THE INCOME ELIGIBILITY REQUIREMENTS AS DEFINED IN PARA-
 GRAPH  (A) OF THIS SUBDIVISION, IN ORDER TO OCCUPY SUCH HOUSING ACCOMMO-
 DATION.  NOTWITHSTANDING ANY OTHER PROVISION OF LAW, SHOULD SUCH  PERSON
 BE  INELIGIBLE  AS  DEFINED  IN  PARAGRAPH (A) OF THIS SUBDIVISION, SUCH
 APPLICATION FOR TENANCY BY SUCCESSORSHIP SHALL BE DENIED.
   § 3. The administrative code of the city of New  York  is  amended  by
 adding a new section 26-418 to read as follows:
   § 26-418 TENANT ELIGIBILITY. 1. NOTWITHSTANDING ANY OTHER PROVISION OF
 LAW  TO  THE  CONTRARY, ANY PERSON, OR PERSONS, WHOSE INCOME EXCEEDS ONE
 HUNDRED TWENTY-FIVE PERCENT OF THE AREA MEDIAN INCOME SHALL BE  INELIGI-
 BLE  TO  OCCUPY  ANY  HOUSING ACCOMMODATION SUBJECT TO THE PROVISIONS OF
 THIS CHAPTER.
   2. THE DIVISION OF HOMES AND COMMUNITY RENEWAL AND THE  DEPARTMENT  OF
 TAXATION AND FINANCE SHALL PROMULGATE RULES AND REGULATIONS NECESSARY TO
 IMPLEMENT  THIS  SECTION,  PROVIDED  HOWEVER, SUCH RULES AND REGULATIONS
 PROMULGATED SHALL HOLD THE OWNER OF THE HOUSING ACCOMMODATION,  OR  SUCH
 OWNER'S  AGENT,  HARMLESS  FOR  ANY VIOLATION OF SUBDIVISION ONE OF THIS
 SECTION.
   3. A TENANT FOUND BY A COURT OF COMPETENT JURISDICTION TO  HAVE  WILL-
 FULLY  VIOLATED  SUBDIVISION  ONE  OF  THIS  SECTION, INCLUDING, BUT NOT
 LIMITED TO, BY PROVIDING THE OWNER, OR SUCH OWNER'S AGENT  FALSE  INCOME
 DOCUMENTATION  IN  AN  EFFORT  TO OBTAIN TENANCY OF THE HOUSING ACCOMMO-
 DATION, SHALL BE SUBJECT TO A CIVIL PENALTY NOT TO EXCEED  FIVE  HUNDRED
 DOLLARS  PER  DAY  OF ILLEGAL OCCUPANCY, PROVIDED HOWEVER, THAT A TENANT
 WHO CURRENTLY OCCUPIES A HOUSING ACCOMMODATION SUBJECT TO THE PROVISIONS
 OF THIS CHAPTER, AND WHOSE INCOME  EXCEEDS  THE  THRESHOLD  PROVIDED  IN
 SUBDIVISION  ONE  OF  THIS SECTION, SHALL BE EXEMPT FROM CIVIL PENALTIES
 AND SHALL NOT BE EVICTED ON THE GROUNDS OF A  VIOLATION  OF  SUBDIVISION
 ONE OF THIS SECTION FOR A PERIOD OF TEN YEARS FROM THE DATE OF EXECUTION
 OF  THE  MOST RECENT LEASE AGREEMENT PRIOR TO THE EFFECTIVE DATE OF THIS
 SECTION. AFTER A PERIOD OF TEN YEARS FROM THE DATE OF EXECUTION  OF  THE
 LEASE  AGREEMENT, CONTINUED VIOLATION OF SUBDIVISION ONE OF THIS SECTION
 BY THE TENANT, AS DETERMINED BY A COURT OF COMPETENT JURISDICTION, SHALL
 CONSTITUTE GROUNDS FOR EVICTION.
   4. A TENANT WHO LAWFULLY OCCUPIES A HOUSING ACCOMMODATION  SUBJECT  TO
 THE  PROVISIONS  OF  THIS  CHAPTER, AND WHOSE INCOME INCREASED ABOVE ONE
 HUNDRED TWENTY-FIVE PERCENT OF THE AREA MEDIAN INCOME, SHALL  BE  EXEMPT
 FROM  CIVIL  PENALTIES  AND  SHALL  NOT  BE  EVICTED ON THE GROUNDS OF A
 VIOLATION OF THIS SECTION FOR A PERIOD OF THREE YEARS FROM THE  DATE  OF
 EXECUTION  OF  THE MOST RECENT LEASE AGREEMENT PRIOR TO SUCH INCREASE IN
 INCOME. AFTER A PERIOD OF THREE YEARS FROM THE DATE OF EXECUTION OF  THE
 LEASE  AGREEMENT, CONTINUED VIOLATION OF SUBDIVISION ONE OF THIS SECTION
 BY THE TENANT, AS DETERMINED BY A COURT OF COMPETENT JURISDICTION, SHALL
 CONSTITUTE GROUNDS FOR EVICTION.
   5. ANY PERSON WHO INHERITS TENANCY THROUGH SUCCESSORSHIP AS DEFINED IN
 SECTION 24-04 OF TITLE TWENTY-EIGHT OF THE RULES  OF  THE  CITY  OF  NEW
 YORK,  SHALL  MEET  THE  INCOME  ELIGIBILITY  REQUIREMENTS AS DEFINED IN
 SUBDIVISION ONE OF THIS SECTION, IN ORDER TO OCCUPY SUCH HOUSING  ACCOM-
 MODATION.    NOTWITHSTANDING  ANY  OTHER  PROVISION  OF LAW, SHOULD SUCH
 PERSON BE INELIGIBLE AS DEFINED IN SUBDIVISION ONE OF THIS SECTION, SUCH
 APPLICATION FOR TENANCY BY SUCCESSORSHIP SHALL BE DENIED.
 S. 8891                             4
 
   § 4. Section 26-512 of the administrative code of New York is  amended
 by adding a new subdivision h to read as follows:
   H.  (1)  NOTWITHSTANDING  ANY  OTHER PROVISION OF LAW TO THE CONTRARY,
 BEGINNING JANUARY  FIRST,  TWO  THOUSAND  TWENTY-SEVEN,  DWELLING  UNITS
 SUBJECT  TO THIS CHAPTER AS PRESCRIBED IN SECTION 26-504 OF THIS CHAPTER
 SHALL BE RENTED TO PERSONS WHOSE ADJUSTED GROSS INCOME IS LESS THAN  ONE
 HUNDRED TWENTY-FIVE PERCENT OF THE AREA MEDIAN INCOME.
   (2)  THE DIVISION OF HOMES AND COMMUNITY RENEWAL AND THE DEPARTMENT OF
 TAXATION AND FINANCE SHALL PROMULGATE RULES AND REGULATIONS NECESSARY TO
 IMPLEMENT THIS SUBDIVISION, PROVIDED HOWEVER, SUCH RULES AND REGULATIONS
 PROMULGATED SHALL HOLD THE OWNER OF THE DWELLING UNIT HARMLESS  FOR  ANY
 VIOLATION OF PARAGRAPH ONE OF THIS SUBDIVISION.
   (3)  A TENANT FOUND BY A COURT OF COMPETENT JURISDICTION TO HAVE WILL-
 FULLY VIOLATED PARAGRAPH ONE OF THIS SUBDIVISION BY OCCUPYING A DWELLING
 UNIT SUBJECT TO THIS CHAPTER SHALL BE SUBJECT TO A CIVIL PENALTY NOT  TO
 EXCEED  FIVE  HUNDRED  DOLLARS  PER  DAY  OF ILLEGAL OCCUPANCY, PROVIDED
 HOWEVER, THAT A TENANT WHO OCCUPIES A  DWELLING  UNIT  SUBJECT  TO  THIS
 CHAPTER  BEFORE  JANUARY  FIRST,  TWO  THOUSAND  TWENTY-SEVEN, AND WHOSE
 INCOME EXCEEDS THE THRESHOLD PROVIDED IN PARAGRAPH ONE OF THIS  SUBDIVI-
 SION,  SHALL  BE EXEMPT FROM CIVIL PENALTIES AND SHALL NOT BE EVICTED ON
 THE GROUNDS OF A VIOLATION OF THIS SUBDIVISION FOR A PERIOD OF TEN YEARS
 FROM THE DATE OF EXECUTION OF THE MOST RECENT LEASE AGREEMENT  PRIOR  TO
 JANUARY  FIRST,  TWO  THOUSAND TWENTY-SEVEN. AFTER A PERIOD OF TEN YEARS
 FROM THE DATE OF EXECUTION OF SUCH LEASE AGREEMENT, CONTINUED  VIOLATION
 OF  PARAGRAPH  ONE OF THIS SUBDIVISION BY THE TENANT, AS DETERMINED BY A
 COURT OF COMPETENT JURISDICTION, SHALL CONSTITUTE GROUNDS FOR EVICTION.
   (4) A TENANT WHO LAWFULLY OCCUPIES A DWELLING  UNIT  SUBJECT  TO  THIS
 CHAPTER,  AND  WHOSE  INCOME  INCREASED  ABOVE  ONE  HUNDRED TWENTY-FIVE
 PERCENT OF THE AREA MEDIAN INCOME, SHALL BE EXEMPT FROM CIVIL  PENALTIES
 AND  SHALL NOT BE EVICTED ON THE GROUNDS OF A VIOLATION OF THIS SUBDIVI-
 SION FOR A PERIOD OF THREE YEARS FROM THE DATE OF EXECUTION OF THE  MOST
 RECENT  LEASE  AGREEMENT. AFTER A PERIOD OF THREE YEARS FROM THE DATE OF
 EXECUTION OF THE LEASE AGREEMENT, CONTINUED VIOLATION OF  PARAGRAPH  ONE
 OF THIS SUBDIVISION BY THE TENANT, AS DETERMINED BY A COURT OF COMPETENT
 JURISDICTION, SHALL CONSTITUTE GROUNDS FOR EVICTION.
   (5)  ANY  PERSON WHO INHERITS TENANCY THROUGH SUCCESSORSHIP AS DEFINED
 IN SECTION 24-04 OF TITLE TWENTY-EIGHT OF THE RULES OF THE CITY  OF  NEW
 YORK, SHALL MEET THE INCOME ELIGIBILITY REQUIREMENTS AS DEFINED IN PARA-
 GRAPH  ONE  OF  THIS SUBDIVISION, IN ORDER TO OCCUPY SUCH DWELLING UNIT.
 NOTWITHSTANDING ANY OTHER PROVISION OF LAW, SHOULD SUCH PERSON BE INELI-
 GIBLE AS DEFINED IN PARAGRAPH ONE OF THIS SUBDIVISION, SUCH  APPLICATION
 FOR TENANCY BY SUCCESSORSHIP SHALL BE DENIED.
   § 5. The division of homes and community renewal and the department of
 taxation and finance shall promulgate rules and regulations to implement
 the provisions of this act.
   §  6.  This  act  shall  take effect immediately provided that section
 26-418 of the city rent and rehabilitation law as added by section three
 of this act shall remain in full force and effect only as  long  as  the
 public  emergency  requiring  the  regulation and control of residential
 rents and evictions continues, as provided in subdivision 3 of section 1
 of the local emergency housing rent control act; and provided  that  the
 amendments to section 26-512 of chapter 4 of title 26 of the administra-
 tive code of the city of New York made by section four of this act shall
 expire  on  the  same  date as such law expires and shall not affect the
 expiration of such law as provided under section 26-520 of such law.

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