Bill > A04284

This bill expands the right to seek the appointment of building administrators throughout New York State, making significant changes to the Real Property Actions and Proceedings Law (Article 7-A). The bill broadens the scope of who can initiate an administrative proceeding for buildings with serious maintenance or safety issues, allowing not just tenants in specific counties, but tenants and local government housing standards departments across the entire state to seek court-appointed administrators. Key provisions include: defining a broader range of dangerous housing conditions that can trigger an administrative proceeding, such as harassment, code violations, and safety hazards; establishing more detailed procedures for serving legal notices to property owners, mortgagees, and tenants; giving tenants more input in selecting administrators; requiring administrators to provide detailed maintenance plans; and adding protections for tenants, such as preventing owners from evicting or retaliating against tenants for one year after an administrative proceeding. The bill also modifies procedures in Buffalo and Rochester city courts to handle these proceedings and adds provisions to prevent owners from waiving tenants' rights under the law. The changes aim to provide more robust mechanisms for addressing poor housing conditions and protecting tenant rights across New York State.

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https://www.nysenate.gov/legislation/bills/2025/A4284