Res 0179-2026
Resolution
Resolution calling on the New York State Legislature to pass, and the Governor to sign, S.8995/A.9897, in relation to clarifying the definition of "tenant" to exclude squatters and making squatting a criminal trespass in the third degree
- Title
- Resolution calling on the New York State Legislature to pass, and the Governor to sign, S.8995/A.9897, in relation to clarifying the definition of "tenant" to exclude squatters and making squatting a criminal trespass in the third degree
- Type
- Resolution
- Status
- Committee
- Committee
- Committee on Housing and Buildings
- Introduced
- 2026-01-29
Heard in committee
- Committee on Housing and Buildings Committee
Sponsors
- Susan Zhuang Council Member, District 43 (Brooklyn)
- Kevin C. Riley Council Member, District 12 (Bronx)
- Kamillah Hanks Council Member, District 49 (Staten Island)
- Inna Vernikov Council Member, District 48 (Brooklyn)
- Yusef Salaam Council Member, District 9 (Manhattan)
- Farah N. Louis Council Member, District 45 (Brooklyn)
- Frank Morano Council Member, District 51 (Staten Island)
Money behind the sponsors
Money spent in the sponsors' 2025 election races, not on this bill. Outside spending is independent of the campaigns; PAC gifts went directly to a sponsor's campaign. NYC Campaign Finance Board.
- Kevin C. Riley 9 outside spenders · 18 PAC gifts $921,671
- Kamillah Hanks 7 outside spenders · 19 PAC gifts $253,993
- Farah N. Louis 1 outside spender · 2 PAC gifts $114,850
- Inna Vernikov 2 outside spenders · 1 PAC gift $101,234
- Yusef Salaam 2 outside spenders · 4 PAC gifts $10,946
- Frank Morano 5 PAC gifts $2,800
- Susan Zhuang 3 PAC gifts $1,750
Shared backers of the sponsors
Lobbying clients, PACs, or outside spenders tied to more than one of this bill's sponsors — through lobbying that named them, PAC gifts to their campaigns, or outside spending in their races. About the sponsors' money and lobbying, not a claim about this bill.
- 2510 CIA LLC Tied to 4 of the 7 sponsors
- Arthur Kill Terminal LLC Tied to 4 of the 7 sponsors
- Cozen O'Connor PAC Tied to 4 of the 7 sponsors
- 1199SEIU Tied to 4 of the 7 sponsors
- Bacele Realty Corp. Tied to 3 of the 7 sponsors
- Charney Companies LLC Tied to 3 of the 7 sponsors
- New Green Willets, LLC for the benefit of Queens Future, LLC Tied to 3 of the 7 sponsors
- Paths Development LLC Tied to 3 of the 7 sponsors
- VNO 350 Park Development LLC Tied to 3 of the 7 sponsors
- 1601 Bronxdale Property Owner LLC Tied to 3 of the 7 sponsors
- 2185 Coyle Street Associates LLC Tied to 3 of the 7 sponsors
- ChefScape NYC, LLC Tied to 3 of the 7 sponsors