Bill > A10637

This bill, known as the "anti-slumlord act," aims to prevent property owners with outstanding immediate hazardous violations from acquiring more residential property, which are defined as any housing, building, health, or fire safety code violations that pose an immediate threat to occupants' life, health, or safety. To enforce this, property owners seeking to acquire residential property must submit a compliance certification form, affirming they have no such violations on their existing properties, and this form must be recorded with the deed. The Attorney General is empowered to void any property conveyance made in violation of this act and can impose civil penalties of at least $10,000 per violation, with collected funds used for emergency repairs on the properties with violations. The act also clarifies the definition of "immediate hazardous violation" and grants municipalities the authority to adopt classifications for these violations, making transfers of residential property subject to the act's provisions.

Housing and Urban Affairs

https://www.nysenate.gov/legislation/bills/2025/A10637