Senate Bill S2542

2025-2026 Legislative Session

Relates to including the illegal conversions of dwelling units in the definition of harassment

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Current Bill Status - In Senate Committee Housing, Construction And Community Development Committee

  • Introduced
    • In Committee Assembly
    • In Committee Senate
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    • On Floor Calendar Senate
    • Passed Assembly
    • Passed Senate
  • Delivered to Governor
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2025-S2542 (ACTIVE) - Details

See Assembly Version of this Bill:
A2287
Current Committee:
Senate Housing, Construction And Community Development
Law Section:
New York City Administrative Code
Laws Affected:
Amd §27-2004, NYC Ad Cd
Versions Introduced in Other Legislative Sessions:
2015-2016: A9327
2017-2018: A976
2019-2020: S3436, A1849
2021-2022: S280, A3387
2023-2024: S2348, A9233

2025-S2542 (ACTIVE) - Summary

Relates to including the illegal conversions of dwelling units in the definition of harassment.

2025-S2542 (ACTIVE) - Sponsor Memo

2025-S2542 (ACTIVE) - Bill Text download pdf 

                             
                     S T A T E   O F   N E W   Y O R K
 ________________________________________________________________________
 
                                   2542
 
                        2025-2026 Regular Sessions
 
                             I N  S E N A T E
 
                             January 21, 2025
                                ___________
 
 Introduced  by Sens. MYRIE, CLEARE, GOUNARDES, JACKSON, KAVANAGH -- read
   twice and ordered printed, and when printed to  be  committed  to  the
   Committee on Housing, Construction and Community Development
 
 AN  ACT  to  amend  the  administrative code of the city of New York, in
   relation to including the illegal conversions of dwelling units in the
   definition of harassment
 
   THE PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK, REPRESENTED IN SENATE AND  ASSEM-
 BLY, DO ENACT AS FOLLOWS:
 
   Section  1.  Paragraph  48  of subdivision a of section 27-2004 of the
 administrative code of the city of New York is amended by adding two new
 subparagraphs b-5 and b-6 to read as follows:
   B-5. ILLEGAL CONVERSION OF ANY EXISTING FACILITIES  OF  ANY  BUILDING,
 INCLUDING  BUT  NOT  LIMITED  TO,  THE SUBDIVISION OF ROOMS, ERECTION OR
 DEMOLITION OF WALLS, OR THE MOVING OF ANY BUILDING FROM ONE LOCATION  OR
 POSITION  TO  ANOTHER IN VIOLATION OF ANY STATE OR LOCAL LAW, ORDINANCE,
 CODE, RULE, OR REGULATION  RELATING  TO  REAL  PROPERTY,  BUILDINGS,  OR
 MULTIPLE DWELLINGS;
   B-6. OCCUPANCY OR USE OF DWELLING UNITS IN A CLASS A MULTIPLE DWELLING
 THAT  WOULD  VIOLATE  SUBDIVISION  EIGHT OF SECTION FOUR OF THE MULTIPLE
 DWELLING LAW;
   § 2. This act shall take effect on the ninetieth day  after  it  shall
 have become a law.
 
 
 
 
  EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
                       [ ] is old law to be omitted.
                                                            LBD05724-01-5

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