A 86 New York Assembly · 2025 Regular Session

Relates to surcharges for the installation or use of certain appliances in housing accommodations subject to rent control and rent stabilization

Summary

Prohibits the imposition of any surcharge for the installation or use of a tenant-installed appliance where the tenant pays for electric utility service, under rent control, and rent stabilization laws.

Issues: ✓ Housing

Bill status in committee 1 of 4 stages cleared

Introduction

Jan 2025

Committee Review

Floor Vote

Governor

Introduced Jan 8, 2025 Last action Jan 22, 2026

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What changed between versions

A86A → A86B · 3 edits

MINOR

The bill was amended to expand its legal authority beyond just the city's administrative code to include the state's Emergency Tenant Protection Act and Emergency Housing Rent Control Law. This ensures the ban on surcharges for tenant-installed appliances applies consistently across all relevant rent control regulations. The bill also updated the effective date and expiration clauses to align with these new statutes.

Scope change

The bill's scope was expanded from applying only to the Administrative Code of the City of New York to also explicitly include the Emergency Tenant Protection Act of 1974 and the Emergency Housing Rent Control Law.

SCOPE

The bill now amends three separate legal frameworks (Administrative Code, Emergency Tenant Protection Act, and Emergency Housing Rent Control Law) instead of just one, ensuring the surcharge ban applies uniformly across all rent control laws.

TIMELINE

The expiration clause was updated to reference the new sections added to the state laws, ensuring the surcharge ban expires at the same time as the emergency rent control laws rather than the city code alone.

TECHNICAL

The bill text was restructured to add a new subdivision 'h' to existing sections in the state laws, rather than creating entirely new sections, which is a technical change in how the law is organized.

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Committee

Amendments

Jan 7, 2026

Committee

REFERRED TO CODES

lower

Jun 5, 2025

Committee

REPORTED REFERRED TO RULES

lower

May 28, 2025

Committee

REPORTED REFERRED TO CODES

lower

May 22, 2025

Lower · Passed

PRINT NUMBER 86B

lower

May 22, 2025

Lower · Passed

AMEND (T) AND RECOMMIT TO HOUSING

lower

Mar 21, 2025

Lower · Passed

PRINT NUMBER 86A

lower

Mar 21, 2025

Lower · Passed

AMEND (T) AND RECOMMIT TO HOUSING

lower

Jan 8, 2025

Committee

REFERRED TO HOUSING

lower

1 primary · 7 co-sponsors