Albany, NY – The New York State Assembly and State Senate reached agreement on a rent bill that significantly expands tenant protections in New York State. The bill is expected to pass both chambers before rent laws expire at June 15. Assemblyman Jeffrey Dinowitz issued the following statement about the rent law proposal:

“The bill agreed upon by the Assembly and State Senate majority conferences is the most comprehensive and impactful legislation to protect tenants ever in New York’s history. While the bill does not have every single policy that I wanted to see, the bill does contain almost all of what was supported by advocates and a lot more. The bill includes two of my own bills, lengthening the statute of limitations for correcting rent overcharges and repealing the anti-tenant mandatory rent deposit law that was put into effect in 1997. The issues of major capital improvements, individual apartment improvements, vacancy bonuses, preferential rents, vacancy decontrol, and so many other key issues have been addressed by this landmark legislation.

I have been steadfast in my support of the nine bills promoted in the Housing Justice for All platform, and I will continue to fight for pro-tenant legislation even after we pass this monumental bill on Friday. Thank you to Speaker Heastie for leading the way and to the tenacious tenant advocates who have been on the front lines in our fight for housing justice. I am proud to co-sponsor this bill.”