What's happening
This bill imposes fines of up to $5,000 on landlords or owners who fail to comply with Division of Housing orders.
Why it matters
Significantly raises the stakes for landlords and property owners. by attaching a substantial financial penalty—up to $5,000 per violation—for ignoring orders issued by the Division of Housing and Community Renewal, which could compel owners to address maintenance, safety, or tenant protection issues more promptly.
Broadens who can be held accountable. by defining “owner” to include not just the direct property holder but also mortgagees in possession, receivers, trustees, agents, and firms with control over a dwelling—closing potential loopholes and ensuring all responsible parties face consequences for non-compliance.
Covers a wide range of residential properties. , applying not only to multiple dwellings (such as apartment buildings) but also to private dwellings, thereby increasing protections for tenants across both large and small rental properties.
May improve enforcement and tenant conditions. by giving the Division of Housing a stronger tool to ensure compliance, potentially leading to faster resolutions of complaints related to health, safety, and tenant rights.
Albany, before your first meeting.
Every bill that moved yesterday, summarized in a sentence and ranked by impact. The Albany Scorecard follows on Sundays.
Free. Unsubscribe in one click. Want alerts on specific bills? Create an account.
Who cares
Headline styles
Fine Landlords Who Ignore Orders
Plain English, a few words. Used as the page title.
Sponsors
2 Multi-sponsors
History
- Referred to housing
- Referred to housing
Companion bill
The same bill in the other chamber. A bill becomes law when one version passes both houses and the governor signs it, so either number can carry it.
Fine Landlords for Disobeying Orders
In Senate Committee · Housing, Construction And Community Development · Sponsor Marisol Alcantara
Full text
1 pageUnderlined is new[Struck] is removedOfficial text on nysenate.gov ↗
STATE OF NEW YORK
4171
2017-2018 Regular Sessions
IN ASSEMBLY
February 1, 2017
Introduced by M. of A. ROSENTHAL, DINOWITZ, GOTTFRIED, JAFFEE, AUBRY, MOSLEY -- Multi-Sponsored by -- M. of A. CRESPO, GLICK -- read once and referred to the Committee on Housing
AN ACT to amend the public housing law and the administrative code of the city of New York, in relation to penalties for non-compliance of division of housing and community renewal orders
The People of the State of New York, represented in Senate and Assembly, do enact as follows:
Section 1. The public housing law is amended by adding a new section 14-a to read as follows:
§ 14-a. Penalties for non-compliance. Any landlord or owner of a multiple dwelling who fails to comply with any order by the division of housing shall be subject to a fine of not more than five thousand dollars for each instance of non-compliance.
§ 2. Title 26 of the administrative code of the city of New York is amended by adding a new chapter 1 to read as follows:
CHAPTER 1
MISCELLANEOUS Section 26-101 Penalties for non-compliance.
§ 26-101 Penalties for non-compliance. 1. Any owner of a dwelling unit who fails to comply with any order by the division of housing and community renewal shall be subject to a fine of not more than five thousand dollars for each instance of non-compliance.
2. For purposes of this section:
(a) the term "owner" shall mean and include the owner or owners of the freehold of the premises or lesser estate therein, a mortgagee or vendee in possession, assignee of rents, receiver, executor, trustee, lessee, agent, or any other person, firm or corporation, directly or indirectly in control of a dwelling; and
(b) the term "dwelling unit" shall mean any residential accommodation in a multiple dwelling or private dwelling.
§ 3. This act shall take effect on the sixtieth day after it shall have become a law.
EXPLANATION--Matter in italics (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
[ ] is old law to be omitted.
LBD05482-01-7
Reflowed for reading: line numbers and page breaks removed. Cite the official text.
Summaries, headlines and scores are AI-generated from the official bill text. How we score bills. Source: NYS Open Legislation.