Assembly Bill A429

2025-2026 Legislative Session

Relates to notice requirements for bed bug infestation on rental residential premises

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Current Bill Status - In Assembly Committee

  • Introduced
    • In Committee Assembly
    • In Committee Senate
    • On Floor Calendar Assembly
    • On Floor Calendar Senate
    • Passed Assembly
    • Passed Senate
  • Delivered to Governor
  • Signed By Governor

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2025-A429 (ACTIVE) - Details

See Senate Version of this Bill:
S751
Current Committee:
Assembly Housing
Law Section:
Real Property Law
Laws Affected:
Amd §235-j, RP L (as proposed in S.9227 & A.9329)

2025-A429 (ACTIVE) - Summary

Requires landlords to notify adjoining units of a bed bug infestation in a rental residential premises without identifying information, and to notify all tenants of an infestation in a common area by posting such notice in a conspicuous location accessible to all tenants.

2025-A429 (ACTIVE) - Bill Text download pdf 

                             
                     S T A T E   O F   N E W   Y O R K
 ________________________________________________________________________
 
                                    429
 
                        2025-2026 Regular Sessions
 
                           I N  A S S E M B L Y
 
                                (PREFILED)
 
                              January 8, 2025
                                ___________
 
 Introduced  by M. of A. JACKSON -- read once and referred to the Commit-
   tee on Housing
 
 AN ACT to amend the real property law, in relation to notice to  certain
   tenants of a bed bug infestation in residential rental premises

   THE  PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK, REPRESENTED IN SENATE AND ASSEM-
 BLY, DO ENACT AS FOLLOWS:
 
   Section 1. Section 235-j of the real property law, as added by a chap-
 ter of the laws of 2024 amending  the  real  property  law  relating  to
 requiring  landlords and lessors provide notice to tenants about bed bug
 infestation, as proposed in legislative bills numbers  S.  9227  and  A.
 9329, is amended to read as follows:
   §  235-j.  Duty to inform of bed bug infestation. 1. Upon having know-
 ledge of a bed bug infestation IN A UNIT OF A RESIDENTIAL  RENTAL  PREM-
 ISES,  the  landlord  or  lessor  of a residential RENTAL premises shall
 provide [all tenants and lessees on such  premises]  written  notice  of
 such  infestation  TO  THE  LANDLORD'S TENANTS AND LESSEES WHO RESIDE IN
 UNITS ON THE PREMISES IMMEDIATELY ABOVE, IMMEDIATELY  BELOW,  AND  IMME-
 DIATELY  ADJACENT  TO  THE INFESTED UNIT.   Such written notice shall be
 provided to [the] SUCH tenants and lessees within  [twenty-four]  SEVEN-
 TY-TWO  hours  of the landlord or lessor having knowledge of the bed bug
 infestation.
   2. UPON HAVING KNOWLEDGE OF A BED BUG INFESTATION IN A COMMON AREA  OF
 A RESIDENTIAL RENTAL PREMISES, THE LANDLORD OR LESSOR OF THE RESIDENTIAL
 RENTAL  PREMISES SHALL PLACE NOTICE OF SUCH INFESTATION IN A CONSPICUOUS
 LOCATION ACCESSIBLE TO ALL TENANTS AND LESSEES RESIDING IN THE  PREMISES
 WITHIN  SEVENTY-TWO  HOURS OF THE LANDLORD OR LESSOR HAVING KNOWLEDGE OF
 THE BED BUG INFESTATION.
   3. ANY NOTICE REQUIRED TO BE PROVIDED PURSUANT TO SUBDIVISION  ONE  OF
 THIS  SECTION  SHALL  NOT  IDENTIFY  THE  INFESTED  UNIT  OR CONTAIN ANY
 
  EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
                       [ ] is old law to be omitted.
                                                            LBD02710-01-5

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