Int 0978-2026
Introduction
This bill would increase the maximum income level for eligibility for the Senior Citizen Rent Increase Exemption program and the Disability Rent Increase Exemption program to $75,000 beginning July 1, 2026. This bill would apply retroactively to July 1, 2026, and would expire on the same date as the expiration of the authorization for the applicable income eligibility levels set forth in sections 467-b and 467-c of the real property tax law, as amended by subpart A of part V of chapter 59 of the laws of 2026.
- Title
- Increasing the maximum income level qualifying for exemption from rent increases granted to certain senior citizens and persons with disabilities.
- Type
- Introduction
- Status
- Committee
- Committee
- Committee on Finance
- Introduced
- 2026-07-16
Heard in committee
- Committee on Finance Committee
Sponsors
- Farah N. Louis Council Member, District 45 (Brooklyn)
- Gale A. Brewer Council Member, District 6 (Manhattan)
- Susan Zhuang Council Member, District 43 (Brooklyn)
- Harvey D. Epstein Council Member, District 2 (Manhattan)
- Amanda C. Farías Council Member, District 18 (Bronx)
- Christopher Marte Council Member, District 1 (Manhattan)
- Crystal Hudson Council Member, District 35 (Brooklyn)
- Kevin C. Riley Council Member, District 12 (Bronx)
- Shanel Thomas-Henry Council Member, District 21 (Queens)
- Shahana K. Hanif Council Member, District 39 (Brooklyn)
- Lincoln Restler Council Member, District 33 (Brooklyn)
- Carl Wilson Council Member, District 3 (Manhattan)
- Virginia Maloney Council Member, District 4 (Manhattan)
- Ty Hankerson Council Member, District 28 (Queens)
- Shaun Abreu Council Member, District 7 (Manhattan)
- Oswald J. Feliz Council Member, District 15 (Bronx)
- Lynn C. Schulman Council Member, District 29 (Queens)
- Shekar Krishnan Council Member, District 25 (Queens)
- Tiffany L. Cabán Council Member, District 22 (Queens)
- Chris Banks Council Member, District 42 (Brooklyn)
- Julie Won Council Member, District 26 (Queens)
- Eric Dinowitz Council Member, District 11 (Bronx)
- Jennifer Gutiérrez Council Member, District 34 (Brooklyn)
- Carmen N. De La Rosa Council Member, District 10 (Manhattan)
- Alexa Avilés Council Member, District 38 (Brooklyn)
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.
- Ty Hankerson 9 outside spenders · 19 PAC gifts $1,078,514
- Kevin C. Riley 9 outside spenders · 18 PAC gifts $921,671
- Shaun Abreu 10 outside spenders · 10 PAC gifts $688,366
- Eric Dinowitz 7 outside spenders · 18 PAC gifts $486,114
- Virginia Maloney 5 outside spenders · 13 PAC gifts $472,364
- Crystal Hudson 6 outside spenders · 27 PAC gifts $463,226
- Shanel Thomas-Henry 4 outside spenders · 13 PAC gifts $419,431
- Christopher Marte 8 outside spenders · 4 PAC gifts $354,349
- Alexa Avilés 4 outside spenders · 10 PAC gifts $229,194
- Harvey D. Epstein 4 outside spenders · 11 PAC gifts $175,717
- Carmen N. De La Rosa 2 outside spenders · 10 PAC gifts $168,258
- Shahana K. Hanif 6 outside spenders · 6 PAC gifts $162,666
- Farah N. Louis 1 outside spender · 2 PAC gifts $114,850
- Shekar Krishnan 2 outside spenders · 14 PAC gifts $110,681
- Inna Vernikov 2 outside spenders · 1 PAC gift $101,234
- Oswald J. Feliz 1 outside spender · 16 PAC gifts $85,963
- Lynn C. Schulman 2 outside spenders · 24 PAC gifts $76,265
- Amanda C. Farías 1 outside spender · 42 PAC gifts $72,483
- Chris Banks 1 outside spender · 3 PAC gifts $32,057
- Sandy Nurse 15 PAC gifts $13,530
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.
- 1199SEIU Tied to 20 of the 29 sponsors
- NYSNA PAC Tied to 18 of the 29 sponsors
- 32BJ SEIU American Dream Fund Tied to 17 of the 29 sponsors
- United Federation of Teachers (UFT) Tied to 16 of the 29 sponsors
- PSC-CUNY Tied to 15 of the 29 sponsors
- Doctors Council SEIU Tied to 15 of the 29 sponsors
- Cozen O'Connor PAC Tied to 14 of the 29 sponsors
- CWA District 1 Tied to 13 of the 29 sponsors
- The New York Immigration Coalition Tied to 10 of the 29 sponsors
- The Community Preservation Corporation Tied to 10 of the 29 sponsors
- Affordable New York Tied to 10 of the 29 sponsors
- District Council 37 (AFSCME) Tied to 10 of the 29 sponsors