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S 5622 New York Senate · 2025 Regular Session

Expands the right to seek the appointment of administrators of buildings to tenants and local governments throughout to make procedures conform with realities of housing stock; repealer

Summary
Expands the right to seek the appointment of administrators of buildings to tenants and local governments throughout the state and to make procedures conform with realities of housing stock throughout the state; repeals certain provisions of the real property actions and proceedings law relating thereto.
Issues: ✓ HousingSupports HousingExpands tenant rights to seek building administrators and streamlines procedures, strengthening tenant protections in housing management.90% confidence
Bill status in committee 1 of 4 stages cleared
Introduction
Feb 2025
Committee Review
Floor Vote
Governor
Introduced Feb 26, 2025 Last action May 27, 2025
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What changed between versions

S5622 → S5622A · 4 edits
MODERATE
This bill amends New York's real property actions and proceedings law to expand tenant rights for seeking building administrators and removes specific geographic restrictions on where these proceedings can be filed. It also adds new criteria for defining 'business practice of neglect' and repeals two sections of the law related to housing enforcement.
Scope change
The bill expands applicability by removing geographic limitations on where tenants can file for building administrators and adds new criteria for what constitutes a pattern of neglect by property owners.
ELIGIBILITY

Removed bracketed geographic restrictions that previously limited special proceedings to specific counties, allowing tenants statewide to seek building administrators.

DEFINITION

Added new subclauses (a), (b), and (c) that define what constitutes a 'clear and convincing pattern of recurrent qualifying conditions' for business practice of neglect claims.

ENFORCEMENT

Repealed sections 777 and 796-i of the real property actions and proceedings law, which previously governed certain enforcement procedures.

TECHNICAL

Changed bill number from S 5622 to S 5622-A and updated committee status to reflect that the bill was amended and recommitted to the Housing, Construction and Community Development committee.

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Actions timeline

Total actions
3
Key actions
2
Committee
1
Amendments
2
May 27, 2025
Upper · Passed
PRINT NUMBER 5622A
upper
May 27, 2025
Upper · Passed
AMEND (T) AND RECOMMIT TO HOUSING, CONSTRUCTION AND COMMUNITY DEVELOPMENT
upper
Feb 26, 2025
Committee
REFERRED TO HOUSING, CONSTRUCTION AND COMMUNITY DEVELOPMENT
upper
1 primary · 0 co-sponsors

Sponsors

Role
Legislator
Party
State
District
P
Photo of Brad Hoylman-Sigal
Brad Hoylman-Sigal
DDemocratic/Working Families
NY
47