Prohibits certain regulations of the state division of housing and community renewal, for cities having a population of less than one million and towns and villages, from permitting an owner to refuse to renew a lease on grounds that the housing accommodation is sought for personal use or occupancy (i.e. use or occupancy by the owner or the owner's immediate family); repeals provisions which permit evictions for personal use and occupancy.
Summary
A06199 would change New York’s rent regulation laws to eliminate “personal use” as a basis for refusing to renew a tenant’s lease in the covered jurisdictions. The bill repeals provisions in the New York City Administrative Code and the Emergency Housing Rent Control Law that currently allow a landlord to recover a unit for the landlord’s own use or for use by immediate family members. It also amends the Emergency Tenant Protection Act so that, for cities under one million population and for towns and villages, DHCR regulations may not permit lease nonrenewal on that ground.
The bill is aimed at protecting tenants from displacement where an owner claims the apartment for personal occupancy. It applies to rent-controlled and rent-stabilized housing and is written to take effect immediately, with retroactive application to tenants in possession on or after the effective date. The measure also preserves existing rights and remedies for cases already resolved before enactment, and it includes a severability clause.
If enacted, the bill would narrow landlord eviction and nonrenewal rights under several state and city housing laws by removing a long-standing owner-use exception. It would affect landlords, tenants, and purchasers of regulated housing, and would likely reduce the ability of owners to reclaim occupied apartments for themselves or family members in covered units. The bill also signals a broader state policy shift toward stronger tenant protections in rent-regulated housing.
The overall sentiment reflected in the bill text is strongly pro-tenant and protective of housing stability, with no recorded committee debate or votes available in the provided materials. Because there is no transcript or voting history, there is no documented opposition in the context supplied, but the main point of contention inherent in the proposal is the loss of an owner’s ability to recover a unit for personal or family occupancy. That issue typically pits tenant anti-displacement concerns against landlord property-use and family-occupancy interests.
Impact
The bill would amend the Emergency Tenant Protection Act and repeal specific provisions of the New York City Administrative Code and the Emergency Housing Rent Control Law that currently authorize evictions or lease nonrenewals for owner or immediate-family personal use. In practice, it would remove the personal-occupancy ground for refusing to renew a lease in the covered rent-regulated housing systems, including rent-controlled and rent-stabilized units, and would direct DHCR regulations in smaller cities, towns, and villages to conform to that prohibition. It would also apply immediately to tenants in possession on or after the effective date and preserve preexisting remedies for prior recoveries of possession.
Sentiment
The bill’s framing is strongly tenant-protective and anti-displacement, emphasizing preservation of housing stability and limiting owner-driven removals from regulated apartments. No committee transcripts or votes were provided, so there is no recorded legislative debate or formal vote sentiment to summarize. Based on the text alone, the measure appears designed to expand tenant security and reduce landlord discretion in personal-use eviction cases.
Contention
The central point of contention is the elimination of the personal-use exception, which landlords currently rely on to recover regulated apartments for themselves or immediate family members. Supporters would likely view this as necessary to prevent abuse and protect tenants from displacement, while opponents would likely argue it unduly restricts property owners’ ability to use their own housing and may create hardship for owners with legitimate occupancy needs. The bill text does not include any compromise mechanism such as hardship exceptions, and the provided materials do not show any recorded committee disagreement or vote split.
An act to add and repeal Section 1102.6l to of the Civil Code, and to amend amend, repeal, and add Section 66411.7 of the Government Code, relating to land use.
Provides that fees may be sought in certain summary proceedings between a cooperative housing corporation and a shareholder or occupant when the lease or occupancy agreement provides for the recovery of fees, legal fees, charges, surcharges, penalties, or assessments other than rent.
Provides that fees may be sought in certain summary proceedings between a cooperative housing corporation and a shareholder or occupant when the lease or occupancy agreement provides for the recovery of fees, legal fees, charges, surcharges, penalties, or assessments other than rent.
Enacts the "fair addition in rental (F.A.I.R) leases act"; authorizes a tenant to add dwelling occupants to residential dwelling or housing accommodation leases upon request of the lease holder; if such occupant is at least 18 years old; and such occupant provides proof of currently residing in such dwelling; prohibits a landlord from increasing the rent or imposing a fee for the purpose of adding occupants to the lease.
Removes certain restrictions relating to the "immediate and compelling necessity" of the landlord on a landlord's ability in certain New York city apartments which are rent stabilized or rent controlled to recover possession of a housing accommodation for such landlord's own personal use and occupancy or for the use and occupancy of such landlord's immediate family.
Adds a rebuttable defense if any person shall die or sustain a personal injury while committing robbery of the owner, lessor, or occupant of a motor vehicle and that the owner or occupant of the vehicle acted in self-defense.
Requires a procedure for notification of a family member of a tenant or cooperator in the case that their application to succeed a lease or occupancy agreement is denied by a limited-profit housing company.