Senate Bill S751

2025-2026 Legislative Session

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

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Current Bill Status - On Floor Calendar

  • 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-S751 (ACTIVE) - Details

See Assembly Version of this Bill:
A429
Law Section:
Real Property Law
Laws Affected:
Amd §235-j, RP L (as proposed in S.9227 & A.9329)

2025-S751 (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-S751 (ACTIVE) - Sponsor Memo

2025-S751 (ACTIVE) - Bill Text download pdf 

                             
                     S T A T E   O F   N E W   Y O R K
 ________________________________________________________________________
 
                                    751
 
                        2025-2026 Regular Sessions
 
                             I N  S E N A T E
 
                                (PREFILED)
 
                              January 8, 2025
                                ___________
 
 Introduced by Sen. SEPULVEDA -- read twice and ordered printed, and when
   printed to be committed to the Committee on Rules
 
 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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