Bill > A01886

This bill amends several New York City housing regulations to provide tenants with the right to hire a licensed professional engineer or registered architect to inspect major capital improvements (MCIs) for which a landlord has filed a rent increase application. Specifically, the bill requires landlords to allow access to these licensed professionals hired by tenants or tenant associations representing tenants in multiple dwellings with six or more units. The inspection must be conducted after giving notice to the landlord and during normal business hours. Tenants will be permitted to file the inspection report with the relevant housing agency (either the city rent agency or state division of housing and community renewal) for consideration in evaluating the landlord's rent increase application. The bill also makes some technical updates to existing rent control and rent stabilization laws, such as clarifying language about how MCI-related rent increases are calculated and implemented, including limiting annual increases to two percent and specifying amortization periods of 12 or 12.5 years depending on the building's size. The changes aim to provide more transparency and tenant protections in the process of approving rent increases for major building improvements.

Housing and Urban Affairs

https://www.nysenate.gov/legislation/bills/2025/A1886