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S 9867 NY

Enacts the "teardown tax act"

NY · session 2025-2026 · Senate · bill

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Introduced Apr 9, 2026

Latest action (May 12, 2026) PRINT NUMBER 9867B

Summary

This bill enacts the Teardown Tax Act, which establishes a dwelling unit removal surcharge on the conversion of multiple dwelling units into single-family dwellings in New York City. The surcharge is set at $50,000 for each dwelling unit lawfully existing in the multiple dwelling prior to conversion, excluding the single dwelling unit authorized following the conversion. The surcharge must be paid to the department of finance prior to the issuance of any new or amended certificate of occupancy, and no certificate of occupancy shall be issued until payment is made and the department of finance provides written notification. The department is authorized to make and promulgate rules establishing procedures to determine whether a proposed demolition or alteration will result in conversion and requiring surcharge payment as a condition of certificate of occupancy approval. All revenues generated by the surcharge are transferred to the Landmarks Preservation Commission for administering grants under its historic preservation grant program.

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Official abstract

Enacts the "teardown tax act"; establishes a dwelling unit removal surcharge on the conversion of multiple dwelling units into single-family dwellings in the city of New York.

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Action history (5)

  1. Apr 9, 2026 REFERRED TO HOUSING, CONSTRUCTION AND COMMUNITY DEVELOPMENT · upper
  2. Apr 16, 2026 AMEND AND RECOMMIT TO HOUSING, CONSTRUCTION AND COMMUNITY DEVELOPMENT · upper
  3. Apr 16, 2026 PRINT NUMBER 9867A · upper
  4. May 12, 2026 AMEND AND RECOMMIT TO HOUSING, CONSTRUCTION AND COMMUNITY DEVELOPMENT · upper
  5. May 12, 2026 PRINT NUMBER 9867B · upper

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Bill No.: Summary Actions Committee&nbspVotes Floor&nbspVotes Memo Text LFIN Chamber&nbspVideo/Transcript S09867 Summary: BILL NO S09867B &nbsp SAME AS SAME AS A10999-A

&nbsp SPONSOR BOTTCHER &nbsp COSPNSR &nbsp MLTSPNSR &nbsp Add §28-112.14, NYC Ad Cd &nbsp Enacts the "teardown tax act"; establishes a dwelling unit removal surcharge on the conversion of multiple dwelling units into single-family dwellings in the city of New York.

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STATE OF NEW YORK ________________________________________________________________________

9867--B

IN SENATE

April 9, 2026 ___________

Introduced by Sen. BOTTCHER -- read twice and ordered printed, and when printed to be committed to the Committee on Housing, Construction and Community Development -- committee discharged, bill amended, ordered reprinted as amended and recommitted to said committee -- committee discharged, bill amended, ordered reprinted as amended and recommitted to said committee

AN ACT to amend the administrative code of the city of New York, in relation to enacting the "teardown tax act"

The People of the State of New York, represented in Senate and Assem- bly, do enact as follows:

1 Section 1. Short title. This act shall be known and may be cited as 2 the "teardown tax act". 3 § 2. The administrative code of the city of New York is amended by 4 adding a new section 28-112.14 to read as follows: 5 § 28-112.14 Dwelling unit removal surcharge on certain residential 6 property. 1. A dwelling unit removal surcharge is hereby imposed prior 7 to the issuance of any new or amended certificate of occupancy for any 8 multiple dwelling converted into a single-family dwelling. Such 9 surcharge shall be fifty thousand dollars for each dwelling unit 10 lawfully existing in the multiple dwelling prior to the conversion, 11 excluding the single dwelling unit authorized following the conversion. 12 2. Prior to any issuance of any new or amended certificate of occupan- 13 cy, the department shall determine whether the surcharge imposed by 14 subdivision one of this section shall be assessed. Where the department 15 determines that such surcharge shall be assessed, the applicant shall 16 pay to the department of finance an amount equal to the surcharge 17 required under subdivision one of this section. No new or amended 18 certificate of occupancy of any dwelling unit subject to such surcharge 19 shall be issued by the department until: (a) the applicant for such 20 permit provides the department with a copy of the receipt of payment 21 issued by the department of finance showing that such surcharge has been 22 paid; and (b) the department of finance provides written notification of 23 such fact to the department.

EXPLANATION--Matter in italics (underscored) is new; matter in brackets [ ] is old law to be omitted. LBD15389-12-6

S. 9867--B 2

1 3. The department shall have, in addition to any other functions, 2 powers and duties which have been or may be conferred on it by law, the 3 power to make and promulgate rules to carry out the purposes of this 4 section. Such rules shall include, but not be limited to, procedures 5 for the department to (a) make a determination as to whether a proposed 6 demolition or alteration will result in the conversion of a multiple 7 dwelling into a single-family dwelling and (b) require that the approval 8 of any new or amended certificate of occupancy be conditioned upon the 9 payment of the surcharge if such proposed demolition or alteration would 10 result in such loss. 11 4. All revenues generated by the surcharge shall be transferred to the 12 landmarks preservation commission, established under chapter three of 13 title twenty-five of this code, for the purpose of administering grants 14 under such commission's historic preservation grant program. 15 5. Definitions. For the purposes of this section, the following terms 16 shall have the following meanings: 17 (a) The terms "dwelling unit removal surcharge" or "surcharge" shall 18 mean the dwelling unit removal permit surcharge established under subdi- 19 vision one of this section. 20 (b) The term "dwelling unit" shall have the same meaning as such term 21 is defined by section 27-2004 of this code. 22 § 3. This act shall take effect on the ninetieth day after it shall 23 have become a law. Effective immediately, the addition, amendment and/or 24 repeal of any rule or regulation necessary for the implementation of 25 this act on its effective date are authorized to be made and completed 26 on or before such effective date.

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