Senate Bill S361

2025-2026 Legislative Session

Enacts the NYCHA utility accountability act

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Current Bill Status - In Senate Committee Housing, Construction And Community Development 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-S361 (ACTIVE) - Details

Current Committee:
Senate Housing, Construction And Community Development
Law Section:
Public Housing Law
Laws Affected:
Amd §402-e, Pub Hous L
Versions Introduced in Other Legislative Sessions:
2019-2020: S9086
2021-2022: S1603
2023-2024: S546

2025-S361 (ACTIVE) - Summary

Enacts the "NYCHA utility accountability act"; requires the NYCHA to provide a rent reduction to tenants who experience a disruption in utility service.

2025-S361 (ACTIVE) - Sponsor Memo

2025-S361 (ACTIVE) - Bill Text download pdf 

                             
                     S T A T E   O F   N E W   Y O R K
 ________________________________________________________________________
 
                                    361
 
                        2025-2026 Regular Sessions
 
                             I N  S E N A T E
 
                                (PREFILED)
 
                              January 8, 2025
                                ___________
 
 Introduced  by  Sens.  GIANARIS, HOYLMAN-SIGAL, JACKSON, RAMOS, SALAZAR,
   SCARCELLA-SPANTON, SEPULVEDA,  STAVISKY  --  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  public housing law, in relation to enacting the
   "NYCHA utility accountability act"
 
   THE PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK, REPRESENTED IN SENATE AND  ASSEM-
 BLY, DO ENACT AS FOLLOWS:
 
   Section  1.  Short  title. This act shall be known and may be cited as
 the "NYCHA utility accountability act".
   § 2. Section 402-e of the public housing law is amended  by  adding  a
 new subdivision 6 to read as follows:
   6.  WHERE  THERE IS A DISRUPTION IN THE NEW YORK CITY HOUSING AUTHORI-
 TY'S PROVISION OF HEAT,  WATER,  GAS,  OR  ELECTRICITY  SERVICE  TO  ANY
 TENANT,  THE NEW YORK CITY HOUSING AUTHORITY SHALL, AT A MINIMUM, REDUCE
 THE AMOUNT OF RENT TO BE PAID BY SUCH TENANT FOR THE FOLLOWING MONTH  BY
 THE  GREATER OF EITHER (A) SEVENTY-FIVE DOLLARS PER MONTH, ON A PRORATED
 DAILY BASIS FOR EACH DAY SUCH TENANT EXPERIENCED A DISRUPTION  OF  HEAT,
 WATER,  GAS,  OR  ELECTRICITY  SERVICE;  OR  (B) THE AMOUNT EQUAL TO TEN
 PERCENT OF SUCH TENANT'S PRORATED DAILY COST OF RENT FOR EACH  DAY  SUCH
 TENANT  EXPERIENCED  A  DISRUPTION  OF  HEAT, WATER, GAS, OR ELECTRICITY
 SERVICE.
   § 3. This act shall take effect immediately.
 
 
 
  EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
                       [ ] is old law to be omitted.
                                                            LBD00820-01-5

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