New York rental housing laws

What it would do: Prohibits naming dependent children under age 18 living with a parent or guardian in eviction petitions and warrants, and requires sealing and keeping confidential all records pertaining to such children in eviction proceedings.

What it would do: Prohibits utility companies from discontinuing gas, electric, steam, or water service to multiple dwellings for nonpayment and instead requires them to seek court appointment of a receiver to collect rents to pay utility arrearages.

What it would do: Makes technical amendments to New York's good cause eviction law, including changing publication deadlines from August to June, redefining "consummated" for cooperatives and condominiums, clarifying "chronic nonpayment" standards, and adjusting lease renewal notice periods from 90 to 100 days.

What it would do: Prohibits landlords from including incorrect or misleading information in rent decontrol notices for Affordable New York Housing Program units and requires use of a standardized notice form, with violations punishable by a one thousand dollar fine.

What it would do: Extends the time tenants have to answer or reply to major capital improvement rent increase proceedings from sixty days to ninety days from the date of mailing notice across multiple New York rent regulation laws.

What it would do: Prohibits landlords from denying access to licensed engineers or registered architects hired by tenants to inspect major capital improvements for which rent adjustment applications have been filed, with inspections conducted after notice during normal business hours.

What it would do: Requires the division of housing and community renewal to conspicuously make available on its website the results of every annual audit conducted of temporary major capital improvement increase applications and to publish new audit results annually.

What it would do: Prohibits owners of rent-controlled housing accommodations from imposing surcharges for tenant-installed dishwashers where the tenant pays for electric utility service.

What it would do: Requires the chief administrator of courts to compile and publish more detailed data on family offenses, misdemeanors, violations, and landlord-tenant eviction proceedings from all courts including town and village courts, disaggregated by county and individual court, and post this data monthly on the office of court administration website in machine-readable format.

What it would do: Requires landlords and the state housing commissioner to provide tenants with notice about eligibility for rent increase exemptions for low-income elderly persons and persons with disabilities, including eligibility requirements and contact information, at specified times such as lease signings and rent increase notices.

What it would do: Prohibits residential landlords from charging fees for automated clearing house or online rent payments, requiring landlords to offer at least one fee-free payment method such as cash or personal check.

What it would do: Requires landlords of housing accommodations subject to rent control or rent stabilization laws to include informational material about senior citizen and disability rent increase exemption programs with all new and renewal leases and rent bills, including electronic rent bills.

What it would do: Creates a state mobile and manufactured home communities preservation program authorizing the commissioner to provide financial and technical assistance to acquire development rights or purchase mobile home and manufactured home parks using funds from the mortgage insurance fund.

What it would do: Requires manufactured home park owners to provide written justification when notifying residents of rent or fee increases exceeding three percent, and to make available documentation of costs justifying the increase.

What it would do: Requires the division to establish annual audit processes reviewing five percent of individual apartment improvement notifications for rent-stabilized units outside New York City, including in-person inspections to verify completion and substantiate costs, with willful overcharges triggering additional audits of all owner properties.

What it would do: Prohibits landlords from evicting tenants for certified medical use of medical marihuana as defined in Public Health Law section 3360, though landlords may still evict for other lawful grounds unrelated to such use.

What it would do: Prohibits landlords from imposing surcharges for the installation or use of tenant-installed appliances in rent-controlled and rent-stabilized housing where the tenant pays for electric utility service.

What it would do: Requires building owners found to have negligently or intentionally caused fires to pay rent for suitable temporary housing for displaced tenants and cover moving costs upon repairs. Grants displaced tenants right of first refusal to return at nominal rent.

What it would do: Prohibits landlords from restricting residential tenants from installing specified appliances or fixtures if code-compliant and written consent is obtained; requires landlords to respond within thirty days with written reasons for any denial; prohibits surcharges when tenants pay utilities directly.

What it would do: Requires the agency to promulgate regulations allowing prospective tenants of rent controlled or rent stabilized housing to request and receive the complete rent history of such accommodations, including records back to 1974.

What it would do: Allows senior citizens who lost rent increase exemption benefits due to temporary income increases lasting no more than two years to reapply and receive exemptions based on their prior rent, plus any non-exempt increases during ineligibility.

What it would do: Allows eligible heads of household applying for senior citizens rent increase exemption (SCRIE) or disability rent increase exemption (DRIE) to have their application date retroactively set to their initial eligibility date if submitted within two years, or to two years prior if submitted later, for benefit calculation purposes only.

What it would do: Prohibits owners from leasing vacant housing accommodations to tenants who will not occupy as primary residence or are business entities, with exceptions for qualifying nonprofits and businesses providing employee housing. Establishes civil penalties of $1,000-$2,000 for first violations and $2,000-$3,000 for subsequent violations.

What it would do: Requires New York City marshals to provide notice of eviction in the manner prescribed for service of a notice of petition and to file electronically within one business day of service.

What it would do: Expands jurisdiction for small claims in tenant-landlord disputes by allowing notice to be sent to any place in the state where rent may be mailed or delivered, rather than only within the county or adjoining county, when the defendant's residence or employment cannot be located.