S5956 (2025-26 session)
NY State bill
Provides for enhanced enforcement of the warranty of habitability for housing accommodations; provides court may award punitive damages to a tenant upon finding the landlord's breach of warranty was intentional and malicious.
- Title
- Relates to providing enhanced enforcement of the warranty of habitability for housing accommodations
- Type
- New York State Senate bill
- Session
- 2025-26 session
- Status
- In Senate Committee
- Latest action date
- 2026-01-07
- In committee
- Judiciary
- Introduced
- 2025-03-04
- Law section
- Real Property Law
Sponsors
- Kevin S. Parker State Senator, District 21
Co-sponsors
- Luis R. Sepúlveda State Senator, District 32
Heard in committee
- Judiciary NY State Senate committee