Committee on Housing and Buildings meeting
March 9, 2026, 10:00 AM
VOTE*
The committee held a hearing on Int 0421-2026, a bill that would amend the administrative code in relation to the occupancy of cellar apartments.
What was discussed
- Chair Pierina Sanchez outlines the cellar ADU technical fix (Int 421-A) Council Member Pierina Ana Sanchez, Chair of the Committee on Housing and Buildings, said Proposed Intro 421-A makes a technical edit to the Housing Maintenance Code so that ancillary dwelling units in the cellars of newly constructed one- and two-family homes can be rented, consistent with the
- Committee vote on Int 421-A The Committee Clerk called the roll on Proposed Intro 421-A and the committee adopted it, with a tally of 8 in the affirmative, 0 negative, and no abstentions; Council Member Crystal Hudson called it a great piece of legislation.
Agenda
1 item
- Int 0421-2026 A Local Law to amend the administrative code of the city of New York, in relation to the occupancy of cellar ancillary dwelling units in newly constructed one- and two-family dwellings Approved by Committee