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Senate bill · S4099 (2025-26)

Requires landlord to grant access to engineer or architect hired by tenants to inspect major capital improvements in certain multiple dwellings

Latest action May 28, 2026

New York State Senate

Same as A1886, the matching bill in the Assembly.

Sponsor

Kevin S. Parker

State Senator, District 21 · Democratic/Working Families

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Summary

Provides that no landlord shall deny access to a licensed professional engineer or licensed registered architect hired by any tenant or tenant association representing tenants of a multiple dwelling of six units or more for the purpose of conducting an inspection of a major capital improvement for which an application for a maximum rent adjustment has been filed by the landlord; provides that such inspection shall be conducted after notice to the landlord and during normal business hours; provides for the filing of such inspection report by such tenants with the New York city rent agency or the state division of housing and community renewal for consideration in such application's determination.

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Purpose, from the sponsor's memo

The purpose of this bill is to grant tenants in rent- stabilized/controlled apartments the ability to hire a private engineer or architect in order to conduct an independent inspection of a Major Capital Improvement (MCI) completed by the landlord.

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Where it stands

Passed one of the two chambers; it still needs the other.

  1. Introduced
  2. In committee
  3. Up for a vote
  4. Passed one chamber
  5. Passed
  6. 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

Al Taylor, Chris Burdick and 3 more on Agora

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The sponsor's argument

Why Kevin S. Parker says this is needed

In order to receive a major capital improvement rent increase, a land- lord must file a report with the Division of Housing and Community Renewal (DHCR) which sends a copy of that report to the tenants of the building. The DHCR then gives the tenants an opportunity to verify the information in the report, and, if the tenants disagree with the land- lord's claims, to object to the proposed rent increase. In order for tenants to verify what is stated in the landlord's report, they must be able to hire experts to inspect the improvements described in the report. Presently, landlords can deny access to engineers or architects hired by the tenants. This legislation requires landlords to allow access to engineers or architects hired by the tenants to inspect build- ing improvements, and enables tenants to use reports prepared by their experts to object to the proposed rent increase.

This is the sponsor's own case for the bill, quoted from their memorandum. It is not Agora's description of what the bill does.

Recorded votes

  • Vote: Floor vote

    NY SenateMay 28, 2026Result: passed

    (40) (20) (0) (3)

  • Vote: Committee vote · Housing, Construction And Community Development

    Senate Housing, Construction And Community DevelopmentFeb 24, 2026Result: passed

    (9) (2) (0) (0)

  • Vote: Committee vote · Housing, Construction And Community Development

    Senate Housing, Construction And Community DevelopmentMar 3, 2025Result: passed

    (9) (2) (0) (0)

Full history

  1. May 28, 2026

    Sent to the executive

    DELIVERED TO ASSEMBLY

    NY Senate

  2. May 28, 2026

    Passed a chamber

    PASSED SENATE

    NY Senate

  3. May 28, 2026

    Referred to committee

    REFERRED TO CODES

    NY Assembly

  4. Mar 4, 2026

    Advanced to Third Reading

    ADVANCED TO THIRD READING

    NY Senate

  5. Feb 26, 2026

    2ND Report CAL.

    2ND REPORT CAL.

    NY Senate

Show full history (13 earlier events)
  1. Feb 25, 2026

    1ST Report CAL.404

    1ST REPORT CAL.404

    NY Senate

  2. Jan 7, 2026

    Ordered to Third Reading CAL.72

    ORDERED TO THIRD READING CAL.72

    NY Assembly

  3. Jan 7, 2026

    Referred to committee

    REFERRED TO HOUSING, CONSTRUCTION AND COMMUNITY DEVELOPMENT

    NY Senate

  4. Jun 13, 2025

    In committee

    COMMITTED TO RULES

    NY Senate

  5. Jun 11, 2025

    Reported out of committee

    REPORTED

    NY Assembly

  6. Jun 11, 2025

    Rules Report CAL.604

    RULES REPORT CAL.604

    NY Assembly

  7. Jun 5, 2025

    Reported out of committee

    REPORTED REFERRED TO RULES

    NY Assembly

  8. May 13, 2025

    Reported out of committee

    REPORTED REFERRED TO CODES

    NY Assembly

  9. Mar 5, 2025

    Advanced to Third Reading

    ADVANCED TO THIRD READING

    NY Senate

  10. Mar 4, 2025

    2ND Report CAL.

    2ND REPORT CAL.

    NY Senate

  11. Mar 3, 2025

    1ST Report CAL.431

    1ST REPORT CAL.431

    NY Senate

  12. Jan 31, 2025

    Referred to committee

    REFERRED TO HOUSING, CONSTRUCTION AND COMMUNITY DEVELOPMENT

    NY Senate

  13. Jan 14, 2025

    Referred to committee

    REFERRED TO HOUSING

    NY Assembly