Assembly Bill A6061

2025-2026 Legislative Session

Prohibits corporate entities, developers, and contractors from converting single-family homes into a rental property unit

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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-A6061 (ACTIVE) - Details

Current Committee:
Assembly Housing
Law Section:
Real Property Law
Laws Affected:
Add Art 11 §§360 - 364, RP L
Versions Introduced in 2023-2024 Legislative Session:
A6127

2025-A6061 (ACTIVE) - Summary

Prohibits corporate entity, real estate developer, or residential building contractor from directly or indirectly purchasing, owning, building, acquiring, or otherwise obtaining any interest in any single-family private dwelling and converting such property into residential real estate containing one rental unit.

2025-A6061 (ACTIVE) - Bill Text download pdf

                             
                     S T A T E   O F   N E W   Y O R K
 ________________________________________________________________________
 
                                   6061
 
                        2025-2026 Regular Sessions
 
                           I N  A S S E M B L Y
 
                             February 26, 2025
                                ___________
 
 Introduced  by  M.  of A. HUNTER, JACKSON, GLICK, SIMON -- read once and
   referred to the Committee on Housing
 
 AN ACT to amend the real property law, in relation to prohibiting corpo-
   rate entities, developers, and contractors from converting  single-fa-
   mily homes into a rental property unit

   THE  PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK, REPRESENTED IN SENATE AND ASSEM-
 BLY, DO ENACT AS FOLLOWS:
 
   Section 1. The real property law is amended by adding a new article 11
 to read as follows:
                                ARTICLE 11
                 RENTAL OF SINGLE-FAMILY PRIVATE DWELLINGS
 SECTION 360. LEGISLATIVE FINDINGS.
         361. DEFINITIONS.
         362. SINGLE-FAMILY PRIVATE DWELLING RENTAL RESTRICTED.
         363. ENFORCEMENT.
         364. RULES AND REGULATIONS.
   § 360. LEGISLATIVE FINDINGS. THE LEGISLATURE FINDS THAT IT IS  IN  THE
 INTERESTS  OF  THE STATE TO ENCOURAGE AND PROTECT HOME OWNERSHIP AND THE
 SINGLE-FAMILY  HOME  AS  A  BASIC  HOUSING  OPTION,  TO  ALLOW  FAMILIES
 INCREASED ACCESS TO HOUSING THROUGH HOMEOWNERSHIP, FOR FAMILIES TO BUILD
 EQUITY  AND WEALTH THROUGH THEIR HOUSING, AND TO ENHANCE AND PROMOTE THE
 STABILITY AND WELL-BEING OF FAMILIES AND SOCIETY IN NEW YORK.
   § 361. DEFINITIONS. AS USED IN THIS ARTICLE, THE FOLLOWING TERMS SHALL
 HAVE THE FOLLOWING MEANINGS:
   1. "AFFORDABLE HOUSING" MEANS  AT  LEAST  TWO-THIRDS  OF  AN  ENTITY'S
 RENTAL UNITS ARE RENTED TO AN INDIVIDUAL OR FAMILY WITH AN ANNUAL INCOME
 OF  UP  TO  FIFTY PERCENT OF THE AREA MEDIAN INCOME AS DETERMINED BY THE
 UNITED STATES DEPARTMENT OF HOUSING AND URBAN DEVELOPMENT, ADJUSTED  FOR
 FAMILY SIZE, THAT IS PAYING NO MORE THAN THIRTY PERCENT OF ANNUAL INCOME
 ON RENT.

  EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
                       [ ] is old law to be omitted.
                                                            LBD09826-01-5
 A. 6061                             2
              

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