A 9629 New York Assembly · 2025 Regular Session

Establishes the "right to home inspection act"

Summary
Establishes the right to inspection of homes by buyers; provides for a 10-day inspection period where the buyer has the right to have a home inspected and cancel the contract if the buyer is not satisfied with the inspection results; makes related provisions.
Bill status in committee 1 of 4 stages cleared
Introduction
Jan 2026
Committee Review
Floor Vote
Governor
Introduced Jan 21, 2026 Last action May 15, 2026
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A9629B A9629C · 3 edits
MINOR
The bill was re-introduced with additional sponsors and updated formatting. Substantively, the definition of a 'home' was expanded to explicitly include condominium units and cooperative apartments. Additionally, a new provision was added to Section 467 clarifying that nothing in the act prohibits buyers from obtaining inspections before signing a contract, while simultaneously reinforcing that sellers cannot condition acceptance of an offer on a buyer waiving their inspection rights.
Scope change
The scope of the bill was expanded to explicitly cover condominiums and cooperative apartments, which were previously not explicitly listed in the definition of a 'home'.
DEFINITION

The definition of 'home' was updated to explicitly include 'condominium units and cooperative apartments' alongside single-family homes.

REQUIREMENT

A new clause was added to Section 467 stating that the act does not prohibit buyers from getting inspections before signing a purchase agreement.

A new clause was added to Section 467 reinforcing that sellers cannot condition the acceptance of an offer on a buyer waiving, limiting, or restricting their inspection rights.

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Total actions
7
Key actions
6
Committee
1
Amendments
6
May 15, 2026
Lower · Passed
PRINT NUMBER 9629C
lower
May 15, 2026
Lower · Passed
AMEND AND RECOMMIT TO JUDICIARY
lower
Feb 26, 2026
Lower · Passed
PRINT NUMBER 9629B
lower
Feb 26, 2026
Lower · Passed
AMEND AND RECOMMIT TO JUDICIARY
lower
Feb 23, 2026
Lower · Passed
PRINT NUMBER 9629A
lower
Feb 23, 2026
Lower · Passed
AMEND AND RECOMMIT TO JUDICIARY
lower
Jan 21, 2026
Committee
REFERRED TO JUDICIARY
lower
1 primary · 3 co-sponsors

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