Relates to surcharges for the installation or use of certain appliances in housing accommodations subject to rent control and rent stabilization

Latest action Mar 24, 2026

Prohibits the imposition of any surcharge for the installation or use of a tenant-installed appliance where the tenant pays for electric utility service, under rent control, and rent stabilization laws.

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Where it stands

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

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

New York State Senate

Same as A86, the matching bill in the Assembly.

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.

Purpose, from the sponsor's memo

Section one of the bill adds § 26-416.1 to the administrative code of the city of New York to prohibit the imposition of any surcharge for the installation or use of a tenant-installed appliance where the tenant pays for electric utility service in rent controlled housing accommo- dations. Section two of the bill adds subdivision h to § 26-512 of the adminis- trative code of the city of New York to prohibit the imposition of any surcharge for the installation or use of a tenant-installed appliance where the tenant pays for electric utility service in rent stabilized housing accommodations. Section three of the bill adds subdivision h to § 6 of section 4 of chapter 576 of the laws of 1974, constituting the emergency tenant protection act of 1974, to prohibit the imposition of any surcharge for the installation or use of a tenant-installed appliance where the tenant pays for electric utility service in rent stabilized housing accommo- dations. Section four of the bill adds paragraph (h) to subdivision 4 of § 4 of chapter 274 of the laws of 1946, constituting the emergency housing rent control law, to prohibit the imposition of any surcharge for the instal- lation or use of a tenant-installed appliance where the tenant pays for electric utility service in rent controlled housing accommodations. Section five of the bill provides the effective date.

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Recorded votes

Vote: Floor vote
NY SenateMar 24, 2026Result: passed
(38) (23) (0) (2)
Vote: Committee vote · Housing, Construction And Community Development
Senate Housing, Construction And Community DevelopmentFeb 24, 2026Result: passed
(8) (3) (0) (0)
Vote: Floor vote
NY SenateJun 4, 2025Result: passed
(35) (23) (0) (5)
Vote: Committee vote · Housing, Construction And Community Development
Senate Housing, Construction And Community DevelopmentApr 7, 2025Result: passed
(9) (2) (0) (0)

Cosponsors

Andrew Gounardes, Deborah Glick and 9 more on Agora

Democratic11

See the full list on nysenate.gov

The sponsor's argument

Why Robert Jackson says this is needed

On March 24, 2005, the NYS Division of Housing and Community Renewal (DHCR) issued Operational Bulletin 2005-1, which states that, in both rent controlled and rent stabilized apartments, when a tenant requests permission to install a washer, dryer, or dishwasher, the owner can collect a surcharge for each appliance. Over the past 20 years, DHCR has issued four supplements to Operational Bulletin 2005-1, with the most recent being Supplement No. 4 released in January 2025, increasing the surcharges that owners can collect from tenants. DHCR purportedly issued this rule to help owners account for the increased wear on plumbing and increased utility costs from newly installed appliances, but these costs are already considered when calcu- lating rent. As such, these surcharges are likely to increase disputes between landlords and tenants at a time when there is a severe housing affordability crisis in New York State. This bill would prohibit surcharges for the installation or use of a tenant-installed appliance where the renter pays for electric utility service in rent controlled and rent stabilized buildings. This proposal would protect renters from paying extra for costs that landlords already account for in the rent.

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.

Full history

Mar 24, 2026
Sent to the executive
DELIVERED TO ASSEMBLY
NY Senate
Mar 24, 2026
Passed a chamber
PASSED SENATE
NY Senate
Mar 24, 2026
Referred to committee
REFERRED TO CODES
NY Assembly
Mar 4, 2026
Advanced to Third Reading
ADVANCED TO THIRD READING
NY Senate
Feb 26, 2026
2ND Report CAL.
2ND REPORT CAL.
NY Senate

Show full history (20 earlier events)

Feb 25, 2026
1ST Report CAL.405
1ST REPORT CAL.405
NY Senate
Jan 22, 2026
Advanced to Third Reading CAL.226
ADVANCED TO THIRD READING CAL.226
NY Assembly
Jan 21, 2026
Reported out of committee
REPORTED
NY Assembly
Jan 7, 2026
Died in Assembly
DIED IN ASSEMBLY
NY Assembly
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 5, 2025
Reported out of committee
REPORTED REFERRED TO RULES
NY Assembly
Jun 4, 2025
Sent to the executive
DELIVERED TO ASSEMBLY
NY Senate
Jun 4, 2025
Passed a chamber
PASSED SENATE
NY Senate
Jun 4, 2025
Referred to committee
REFERRED TO CODES
NY Assembly
May 28, 2025
Reported out of committee
REPORTED REFERRED TO CODES
NY Assembly
May 27, 2025
Amended
AMENDED ON THIRD READING (T) 6718B
NY Senate
May 22, 2025
Amend (t) and Recommit to Housing
AMEND (T) AND RECOMMIT TO HOUSING
NY Assembly
Apr 9, 2025
Advanced to Third Reading
ADVANCED TO THIRD READING
NY Senate
Apr 8, 2025
2ND Report CAL.
2ND REPORT CAL.
NY Senate
Apr 7, 2025
1ST Report CAL.628
1ST REPORT CAL.628
NY Senate
Mar 25, 2025
Amend (t) and Recommit to Housing, Construction and Community Development
AMEND (T) AND RECOMMIT TO HOUSING, CONSTRUCTION AND COMMUNITY DEVELOPMENT
NY Senate
Mar 21, 2025
Amend (t) and Recommit to Housing
AMEND (T) AND RECOMMIT TO HOUSING
NY Assembly
Mar 20, 2025
Referred to committee
REFERRED TO HOUSING, CONSTRUCTION AND COMMUNITY DEVELOPMENT
NY Senate
Jan 8, 2025
Referred to committee
REFERRED TO HOUSING
NY Assembly

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