Requires landlords to notify tenants if common areas or amenities in their building will be out of service for more than seven consecutive days; provides for a $1,000 civil penalty for violation.
NEW YORK STATE ASSEMBLY MEMORANDUM IN SUPPORT OF LEGISLATION submitted in accordance with Assembly Rule III, Sec 1(f)
BILL NUMBER: A7582
SPONSOR: Tapia TITLE OF BILL:
An act to amend the real property law, in relation to requiring land-
lords to notify tenants if common areas or amenities in their building
will be out of service for more than seven consecutive days
PURPOSE OR GENERAL IDEA OF BILL::
To ensure transparency and enhance tenant protections by requiring land-
lords to provide timely notification to tenants when common areas or
amenities in their building will be unavailable for extended periods.
SUMMARY OF SPECIFIC PROVISIONS::
This bill adds a new section 235-k to the Real Property Law, structured
as follows:
Section 1- Addition of Real Property Law § 235-k:
Subdivision 1: Requires landlords of multiple dwellings to provide
written weekly updates to all tenants when any common area or amenity
(e.g., elevators, laundry rooms, building entrances) is out of service
for more than seven consecutive days.
Subdivision 2: Specifies that notices must be:
Posted in a conspicuous location within the building and distributed via
at least one additional method, such as:
a) Email,
b) Building management portal, or
c) Text alert.
Each notice must include:
(a) A description of the reason for the common area or amenity being out
of service;
(b) The status of repairs or other cause of the outage;
(c) An estimated timeline for when the common area or amenity will be
restored to service; and
(d) Contact information for the landlord or their agent.
Subdivision 3:
Establishes that failure to comply with this section constitutes a
violation subject to a civil penalty of up to $1,000 per week of non-
compliance. The penalty is enforceable by the relevant municipal housing
agency.
Section 2:
Provides that the act shall take effect on the sixtieth day after becom-
ing law.
JUSTIFICATION::
Tenants rely on common areas and amenities such as elevators and laundry
rooms for basic living needs and quality of life. Extended outages can
significantly disrupt daily routines and cause hardships, especially for
seniors, persons with disabilities, and families with young children.
This bill ensures that tenants are kept informed about the status of
essential building services, allowing them to make alternative arrange-
ments and exercise their rights as tenants more effectively. Regular,
transparent communication fosters accountability and trust between land-
lords and tenants, improving the overall tenant experience and promoting
public safety.
PRIOR LEGISLATIVE HISTORY::
New bill.
FISCAL IMPLICATIONS::
None to the state.
EFFECTIVE DATE:
This act shall take effect on the sixtieth day after it shall have
become law.
STATE OF NEW YORK
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7582
2025-2026 Regular Sessions
IN ASSEMBLY
April 1, 2025
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Introduced by M. of A. TAPIA -- read once and referred to the Committee
on Housing
AN ACT to amend the real property law, in relation to requiring land-
lords to notify tenants if common areas or amenities in their building
will be out of service for more than seven consecutive days
The People of the State of New York, represented in Senate and Assem-bly, do enact as follows:
1 Section 1. The real property law is amended by adding a new section
2 235-k to read as follows:
3 § 235-k. Duty to provide notice of common area repairs. 1. In the
4 event that a common area or amenity in a multiple dwelling, including
5 but not limited to elevators, laundry rooms, or building entrances, is
6 out of service for more than seven consecutive days, the landlord shall
7 provide written updates to all tenants on a weekly basis.
8 2. Notices required under subdivision one of this section shall be
9 posted in a conspicuous location within the building and distributed via
10 at least one additional method, including but not limited to email,
11 building management portal or text alert. Each such notice shall include
12 but not be limited to:
13 (a) a description of the reason for the common area or amenity being
14 out of service;
15 (b) the status of the repairs or other reason for such common area or
16 amenity being out of service;
17 (c) an estimated timeline for when such common area or amenity will no
18 longer be out of service; and
19 (d) contact information for the landlord or their agent.
20 3. Failure to comply with this section shall constitute a violation
21 subject to a civil penalty of up to one thousand dollars per week of
22 non-compliance, enforceable by the relevant municipal housing agency.
23 § 2. This act shall take effect on the sixtieth day after it shall
24 have become a law.
EXPLANATION--Matter in italics (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
[] is old law to be omitted.
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