Skip to main content

Agora
Sign in

Local law · Int 1226-2025

Requiring the department of housing preservation and development to schedule subsequent inspections of dwelling units

Official titleShow

A Local Law to amend the administrative code of the city of New York, in relation to requiring the department of housing preservation and development to schedule subsequent inspections of dwelling units

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

Filed at end of sessionLatest action Dec 31, 2025

New York City Council

Sponsor

Sandy Nurse

Council Member, District 37 · Democratic

Follow

Summary

This bill would require the New York City Department of Housing Preservation and Development to schedule a subsequent inspection when a prior attempt to inspect an apartment unit is unsuccessful. It would also require the Department to notify the tenant of the subsequent inspection in writing and via text or email, as well as send the tenant same-day updates via text or email on the inspector’s estimated arrival time.

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

From the NYC Council's legislative record (Legistar) and official rosters. This record was last updated Sep 7, 2026. About our data

Follow

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

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

Where it stands

The session ended before it was voted on. It was not defeated; it simply ran out of time, which is what happens to most legislation. It would have to be reintroduced.

  1. Introduced
  2. In committee
  3. Up for a vote
  4. Passed one chamber
  5. Passed
  6. Enacted
Filed at end of session

Committee

Committee on Housing and Buildings

Cosponsors

Pierina Ana Sanchez, Yusef Salaam and 7 others

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. Dec 31, 2025

    Filed

    This Introduction was Filed (End of Session)

    NYC Council

  2. Mar 26, 2025

    Referred to committee

    This Introduction was Referred to Comm by Council to the Committee on Housing and Buildings

    NYC Council

  3. Mar 26, 2025

    Introduced

    This Resolution was Introduced by Council

    NYC Council