Skip to main content

Agora
Sign in

Local law · Int 0090-2026

Lease agreements concerning storefront premises

New York City Council

Latest action Sep 16, 2026

Sponsor: Gale A. Brewer (Council Member, District 6, Democratic)

Official titleShow

A Local Law to amend the administrative code of the city of New York, in relation to lease agreements concerning storefront premises

The heading above is this same sentence with its legal opening removed. No words were added, changed or reordered.

Follow

Following needs an Agora account. You will sign in first, then come back to this page.

From the NYC Council's legislative record (Legistar) and official rosters. This record was last updated Aug 1, 2026. About our data

Summary

This bill would establish protections for tenants of storefront premises through a “Storefront Business Bill of Rights.” For any tenancy of more than one year, the bill would require a written lease for storefront premises. In addition, the bill provides for lease renewal procedures and the option to extend the lease in certain cases for up to one year with not more than a ten percent rent increase. The bill would further require an owner to provide a tenant with relevant information about the storefront premises to be leased. The bill would permit a court to impose civil penalties and award damages, equitable relief, attorneys’ fees and court costs for failure to comply with these requirements. The Commissioner of Small Business Services would oversee administration of the bill’s lease requirements and would also be required to make available online model commercial leases for storefront premises, as well as translations of such leases in other languages.

Summary from NYC Council (Legistar). How we handle summaries

Where it stands

Assigned to a committee for review.

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

Committee

Committee on Small Business

Your position on this bill

Choose the position closest to yours. You'll sign in or create an account to save it.

Sign in or create an account to give your position

Cosponsors

9

Cosponsors in the order the New York City Council lists them.

  • Democratic9

Shown in neutral colors by design; Agora is non-partisan.

Full history

  1. Sep 16, 2026

    Hearing held

    This Introduction was Hearing Held by Committee

    Committee on Small Business

  2. Sep 16, 2026

    Held over

    This Introduction was Laid Over by Committee

    Committee on Small Business

  3. Jan 29, 2026

    Introduced

    This Introduction was Introduced by Council

    NYC Council

  4. Jan 29, 2026

    Referred to committee

    This Introduction was Referred to Comm by Council to the Committee on Small Business

    NYC Council

Read the record