Senate bill · S1461 (2025-26)

Extends the answer time when a major capital improvement rent increase has been filed to ninety days

PassedLatest action May 28, 2026

New York State Senate

Same as A1646, the matching bill in the Assembly.

Sponsor

Brian Kavanagh

State Senator, District 27 · Democratic

Summary

Extends the answer time when a major capital improvement rent increase has been filed to ninety days.

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Purpose, from the sponsor's memo

This bill extends the amount of time from 60 days to 90 days that tenants have to respond in proceedings regarding major capital improve- ment rent increases before the division of housing and community renewal and provides that applications for a major capital improvement rent increase must include all copies of valid permits pertaining to the major capital improvement work with such applications.

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Where it stands

Passed the legislature and is awaiting a signature.

Introduced
In committee
Up for a vote
Passed one chamber
Passed
Enacted

Committee

Codes · New York State Assembly

Also referred to Codes · New York State Senate, Housing · New York State Assembly, Housing, Construction And Community Development · New York State Senate.

Cosponsors

Chris Burdick, Dana Levenberg and 7 more on Agora

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The sponsor's argument

Why Brian Kavanagh says this is needed

Current law only provides 60 days for tenants to file relevant comments after a landlord has applied for a Major Capital Improvement (MCI) rent increase. Tenants are only provided additional time if an extension is specifically granted by DHCR's Office of Rent Administration. In order for a tenant to make an appropriate and informed response to the MCI application, the tenant would need to examine the landlord's entire application file. To do this, the tenant must first complete a FOIL request form. If there are building code violations, the tenant must file the appropriate complaints, furnish proof of previous complaints made to the landlord, and even hire engineers, architects, attorneys and/or accountants to verify that a job was not completed or that the improvement was not appropriately managed. As it stands, there is already an extraordinary burden on the tenants to answer the MCI application. This proposal would extend the existing public comment period to 90 days to allow tenants a minimally sufficient amount of time to submit an effective response to a landlord's MCI rent increase request. Additionally, by requiring landlords to furnish proof to DHCR that all necessary permits associated with performing MCI work have been filed, the provisions of this bill would prevent claims for MCI rent increases that cannot be corroborated through permit records - a form of documen- tation that serves as proof of work.

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Recorded votes

Vote: Floor vote
NY SenateFeb 25, 2026Result: passed
(38) (20) (0) (5)
Vote: Committee vote · Housing, Construction And Community Development
Senate Housing, Construction And Community DevelopmentFeb 3, 2026Result: passed
(8) (2) (0) (0)
Vote: Committee vote · Housing, Construction And Community Development
Senate Housing, Construction And Community DevelopmentMar 3, 2025Result: passed
(8) (3) (0) (0)

Full history

May 28, 2026
Passed a chamber
PASSED ASSEMBLY
NY Assembly
May 28, 2026
Returned to Senate
RETURNED TO SENATE
NY Assembly
Mar 16, 2026
Ordered to Third Reading CAL.288
ORDERED TO THIRD READING CAL.288
NY Assembly
Mar 16, 2026
Substituted
SUBSTITUTED FOR A1646
NY Assembly
Mar 12, 2026
Advanced to Third Reading CAL.288
ADVANCED TO THIRD READING CAL.288
NY Assembly

Show full history (17 earlier events)

Mar 10, 2026
Reported out of committee
REPORTED
NY Assembly
Feb 25, 2026
Sent to the executive
DELIVERED TO ASSEMBLY
NY Senate
Feb 25, 2026
Passed a chamber
PASSED SENATE
NY Senate
Feb 25, 2026
Referred to committee
REFERRED TO CODES
NY Assembly
Feb 9, 2026
Advanced to Third Reading
ADVANCED TO THIRD READING
NY Senate
Feb 5, 2026
2ND Report CAL.
2ND REPORT CAL.
NY Senate
Feb 4, 2026
1ST Report CAL.233
1ST REPORT CAL.233
NY Senate
Jan 7, 2026
Referred to committee
REFERRED TO CODES
NY Assembly
Jan 7, 2026
Referred to committee
REFERRED TO HOUSING, CONSTRUCTION AND COMMUNITY DEVELOPMENT
NY Senate
Jun 13, 2025
In committee
COMMITTED TO RULES
NY Senate
Jun 5, 2025
Reported out of committee
REPORTED REFERRED TO RULES
NY Assembly
May 13, 2025
Reported out of committee
REPORTED REFERRED TO CODES
NY Assembly
Mar 5, 2025
Advanced to Third Reading
ADVANCED TO THIRD READING
NY Senate
Mar 4, 2025
2ND Report CAL.
2ND REPORT CAL.
NY Senate
Mar 3, 2025
1ST Report CAL.427
1ST REPORT CAL.427
NY Senate
Jan 10, 2025
Referred to committee
REFERRED TO HOUSING
NY Assembly
Jan 10, 2025
Referred to committee
REFERRED TO HOUSING, CONSTRUCTION AND COMMUNITY DEVELOPMENT
NY Senate