S 4659 NY
Relates to enacting the rent emergency stabilization for tenants act on local determinations of a housing emergency
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Summary
This bill would enact the rent emergency stabilization for tenants act, allowing municipalities to declare housing emergencies. Large cities with populations over one million could declare a housing emergency if the vacancy rate for any housing class does not exceed five percent. Smaller cities, towns, and villages could declare a housing emergency after reviewing publicly available data and holding public hearings. The bill establishes a process for local governments to declare housing emergencies based on vacancy rate thresholds and public input.
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Official abstract
Relates to enacting the rent emergency stabilization for tenants act on local determinations of a housing emergency; authorizes a city with a population of one million or more to declare an emergency as to any class of housing accommodations if the vacancy rate for the housing accommodations in such class within such municipality is not in excess of five percent and a declaration of emergency may be made as to all housing accommodations if the vacancy rate for the housing accommodations within such municipality is not in excess of five percent; authorizes other cities, towns and villages to declare a housing emergency after considering publicly available data and holding public hearings.
Sponsor (1)
- Brian Kavanagh Democratic · primary
25 coauthors / cosponsors
- Jamaal Bailey Democratic · cosponsor
- April Baskin Democratic · cosponsor
- Erik Bottcher Democratic · cosponsor
- Jabari Brisport Democratic · cosponsor
- Samra Brouk Democratic · cosponsor
- Cordell Cleare Democratic · cosponsor
- Kristen Gonzalez Democratic · cosponsor
- Andrew Gounardes Democratic · cosponsor
- Pete Harckham Democratic · cosponsor
- Michelle Hinchey Democratic · cosponsor
- Robert Jackson Democratic · cosponsor
- Liz Krueger Democratic · cosponsor
- John Liu Democratic · cosponsor
- Rachel May Democratic · cosponsor
- Shelley Mayer Democratic · cosponsor
- Zellnor Myrie Democratic · cosponsor
- Kevin S. Parker Democratic · cosponsor
- Jessica Ramos Democratic · cosponsor
- Gustavo Rivera Democratic · cosponsor
- Julia Salazar Democratic · cosponsor
- James Sanders Jr. Democratic · cosponsor
- Luis R. Sepúlveda Democratic · cosponsor
- José M. Serrano Democratic · cosponsor
- Toby Ann Stavisky Democratic · cosponsor
- Lea Webb Democratic · cosponsor
Action history (11)
- Feb 10, 2025 REFERRED TO HOUSING, CONSTRUCTION AND COMMUNITY DEVELOPMENT · upper
- Feb 14, 2025 AMEND AND RECOMMIT TO HOUSING, CONSTRUCTION AND COMMUNITY DEVELOPMENT · upper
- Feb 14, 2025 PRINT NUMBER 4659A · upper
- Jan 7, 2026 REFERRED TO HOUSING, CONSTRUCTION AND COMMUNITY DEVELOPMENT · upper
- Mar 26, 2026 AMEND AND RECOMMIT TO HOUSING, CONSTRUCTION AND COMMUNITY DEVELOPMENT · upper
- Mar 26, 2026 PRINT NUMBER 4659B · upper
- Mar 31, 2026 REPORTED AND COMMITTED TO FINANCE · upper
- Apr 6, 2026 AMEND AND RECOMMIT TO FINANCE · upper
- Apr 6, 2026 PRINT NUMBER 4659C · upper
- Jun 1, 2026 AMEND AND RECOMMIT TO FINANCE · upper
- Jun 1, 2026 PRINT NUMBER 4659D · upper
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