NY State Senate Bill 2025-S6600

Senate Bill S6600

2025-2026 Legislative Session

Requires the inspection of non-fireproof buildings and compliance with the New York city housing maintenance code and the New York city construction codes

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

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- In Committee Senate
- On Floor Calendar Assembly
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- Passed Assembly
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Delivered to Governor
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Mar 18, 2025	referred to housing, construction and community development

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2025-S6600 (ACTIVE) - Details

Current Committee:: Senate Housing, Construction And Community Development
Law Section:: Multiple Dwelling Law
Laws Affected:: Add §140-a, Mult Dwell L
Versions Introduced in Other Legislative Sessions:: 2021-2022: S6089
2023-2024: S333

2025-S6600 (ACTIVE) - Summary

Requires the inspection of non-fireproof buildings every three years; requires compliance with the New York city housing maintenance code and the New York city construction codes; requires those dwellings not in compliance with such code at the time of inspection to make repairs or improvements necessary to comply with such standards within six months of such inspection, or a lien shall be placed upon the dwelling.

2025-S6600 (ACTIVE) - Sponsor Memo

                                 
BILL NUMBER: S6600

SPONSOR: JACKSON
 
TITLE OF BILL:

An act to amend the multiple dwelling law, in relation to requiring the
inspection of non-fireproof buildings and compliance with the New York
city housing maintenance code and the New York city construction codes

 
PURPOSE:

The purpose of this legislation is to ensure that tenants live in safe
and habitable conditions and that repairs to the properties they live in
are completed in a timely fashion.

 
SUMMARY OF PROVISIONS:

Section 1 adds a new Section 140-A to the Multiple Dwelling Law that
requires all non-fireproof buildings to be inspected every 3 years and
to be compliant with the fire safety standards set forth in the New York
City Housing Maintenance Code and the New York City Construction Codes.
Property owners are required to conduct inspections and submit fire

safety inspection reports every 3 years to the New York City Department
of Buildings or appropriate local agency. A daily $100 fine will be
levied against property owners that fail to submit a report by September
1st of the 3rd year in the 3-year period. Buildings that are non-compli-
ant will have 6 months from the inspection to make the necessary repairs
to become compliant. A lien shall be placed on buildings that are non-
compliant for 6 months until all repairs or improvements are complete
and rents are adjusted based on rent abatements. The New York City
Department of Buildings shall promulgate rules and regulations necessary
to enforce these requirements.

Section 2 is the effective date.

 
JUSTIFICATION:

On January 6, 2021, a terrible fire occurred in Inwood resulting in the
displacement of 23 families. Even worse, that same building, in the same
apartment, caught fire again 11 months later. Landlords have affirmative
obligations to ensure that their properties are compliant with applica-
ble laws, rules, and regulations, and that any repairs needed are done
in a timely manner. Tenants should have the peace of mind that their
homes are safe to live in and should not have to worry that a fire might
upend their lives. New York City is full of residential properties that
are filled with fire code violations. It is imperative that landlords of
these properties take the necessary steps to ensure that their proper-
ties are compliant with fire safety rules and regulations. This legis-
lation will ensure that landlords are compliant with the New York City
Housing Maintenance Code and the New York City Construction codes other-
wise they will receive a monetary penalty for failing to do so.

 
LEGISLATIVE HISTORY:

2023-2024: 5.333 - Passed Senate/A.5415 - Referred to Housing

2021-2022: S.6089-A - Passed the Senate/A.10706 - Referred to Housing

 
STATE AND LOCAL FISCAL IMPLICATIONS:
To be determined.

 
EFFECTIVE DATE:
This act shall take effect immediately.

2025-S6600 (ACTIVE) - Bill Text download pdf

                             
                     S T A T E   O F   N E W   Y O R K
 ________________________________________________________________________
 
                                   6600
 
                        2025-2026 Regular Sessions
 
                             I N  S E N A T E
 
                              March 18, 2025
                                ___________
 
 Introduced  by Sens. JACKSON, SEPULVEDA -- read twice and ordered print-
   ed, and when printed to be committed  to  the  Committee  on  Housing,
   Construction and Community Development
 
 AN  ACT to amend the multiple dwelling law, in relation to requiring the
   inspection of non-fireproof buildings and compliance with the New York
   city housing maintenance code and the New York city construction codes
 
   THE PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK, REPRESENTED IN SENATE AND  ASSEM-
 BLY, DO ENACT AS FOLLOWS:
 
   Section  1.  The  multiple  dwelling  law  is  amended by adding a new
 section 140-a to read as follows:
   § 140-A. INSPECTION AND COMPLIANCE. 1. A. EVERY NON-FIREPROOF MULTIPLE
 DWELLING SHALL BE INSPECTED EVERY THREE YEARS FOR  COMPLIANCE  WITH  THE
 FIRE SAFETY STANDARDS SET FORTH IN THE NEW YORK CITY HOUSING MAINTENANCE
 CODE AND THE NEW YORK CITY CONSTRUCTION CODES.
   B.  IT  SHALL  BE THE DUTY OF EVERY PERSON, FIRM OR CORPORATION ACTING
 EITHER AS OWNER, AGENT, CONTRACTOR OR LESSEE OF SUCH MULTIPLE  DWELLINGS
 TO  CONDUCT  SUCH FIRE SAFETY INSPECTIONS WHICH SHALL INCLUDE BUT NOT BE
 LIMITED TO ELECTRICAL WIRING, CIRCUITS, OUTLETS,  SWITCHES,  CORDS,  AND
 RELATED EQUIPMENT.
   C.  EVERY  PERSON,  FIRM OR CORPORATION ACTING EITHER AS OWNER, AGENT,
 CONTRACTOR OR LESSEE OF SUCH MULTIPLE DWELLING SHALL SUBMIT A FIRE SAFE-
 TY INSPECTION REPORT FOR EACH BUILDING OWNED OR OPERATED BY SUCH PERSON,
 FIRM OR CORPORATION TO THE DEPARTMENT OF BUILDINGS OR OTHER  APPROPRIATE
 LOCAL AGENCY EVERY THREE YEARS.
   2. FIRE SAFETY INSPECTION REPORTS SHALL INCLUDE:
   A.  THE NUMBER AND NATURE OF THE FIRE SAFETY HAZARDS FOUND DURING FIRE
 SAFETY  INSPECTIONS; AND
   B. A DESCRIPTION OF THE MITIGATION OR REPAIRS MADE IN RESPONSE TO SUCH
 FIRE SAFETY INSPECTION, INCLUDING THE NUMBER OF REPAIRS OR  IMPROVEMENTS
 MADE.
 
  EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
                       [ ] is old law to be omitted.
                                                            LBD11125-01-5
 S. 6600                             2

 
   3.  FAILURE TO SUBMIT A REPORT BY SEPTEMBER FIRST OF THE THIRD YEAR IN
 THE THREE-YEAR CYCLE SHALL RESULT IN A FINE OF ONE HUNDRED  DOLLARS  PER
 DAY UNTIL THE REPORT HAS BEEN SUBMITTED.
   4.  THOSE  DWELLINGS NOT IN COMPLIANCE WITH SUCH FIRE SAFETY STANDARDS
 SHALL HAVE SIX MONTHS FROM SUCH INSPECTION TO MAKE REPAIRS  OR  IMPROVE-
 MENTS NECESSARY TO COMPLY WITH SUCH STANDARDS.
   5.  AN  OWNER, AGENT, CONTRACTOR OR LESSEE MAY CONTACT THE APPROPRIATE
 AGENCY TO ASSIST WITH FIRE SAFETY INSPECTIONS SHOULD THE  OWNER,  AGENT,
 CONTRACTOR  OR  LESSEE  BELIEVE  AN AREA MAY BE TOO DANGEROUS TO INSPECT
 WITHOUT AGENCY ASSISTANCE.
   6. OWNERS OF MULTIPLE DWELLINGS WHO FAIL TO MAKE REPAIRS  OR  IMPROVE-
 MENTS  NECESSARY  FOR  COMPLIANCE WITH THE NEW YORK CITY HOUSING MAINTE-
 NANCE CODE AND THE NEW YORK CITY CONSTRUCTION CODES SHALL BE SUBJECT  TO
 A  FINE  OF ONE HUNDRED DOLLARS PER DAY UNTIL THE DWELLING COMPLIES WITH
 SUCH CODE. ANY DWELLING THAT REMAINS NON-COMPLIANT WITH SUCH CODE FOR  A
 PERIOD  OF  SIX  MONTHS OR MORE SHALL CAUSE A LIEN TO BE PLACED UPON THE
 DWELLING UNTIL ALL REPAIRS OR IMPROVEMENTS ARE COMPLETE  AND  RENTS  ARE
 ADJUSTED  BASED  ON RENT ABATEMENTS, DUE TO THE UNSAFE CONDITIONS ORIGI-
 NATING FROM THE OWNERS' NON-COMPLIANCE.
   7. THE NEW YORK CITY DEPARTMENT OF BUILDINGS  SHALL  PROMULGATE  RULES
 AND REGULATIONS AS NECESSARY TO EFFECTUATE THESE REQUIREMENTS.
   § 2. This act shall take effect immediately.

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