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NY S 689

in committee

Relates to the responsibility of a landlord to remediate pest infestations

New York · 2025-2026 Regular Session · upper

Quick answers

Did NY S 689 pass?

Not yet. NY S 689 is in committee as of 2026-01-07 and has not come to a final vote. Latest recorded action (2026-01-07): REFERRED TO JUDICIARY

What is NY S 689 about?

Provides that the existence of an infestation of pests in a premises occupied for dwelling purposes is a breach of the warranty of habitability, and requires a landlord to keep premises occupied for dwelling purposes free from an infestation of pests, prevent the reasonably foreseeable occurrence of such a condition and expeditiously remediate such condition and any underlying defect.

Who sponsors NY S 689?

Rachel May is the primary sponsor of NY S 689.

Description

Provides that the existence of an infestation of pests in a premises occupied for dwelling purposes is a breach of the warranty of habitability, and requires a landlord to keep premises occupied for dwelling purposes free from an infestation of pests, prevent the reasonably foreseeable occurrence of such a condition and expeditiously remediate such condition and any underlying defect.

Introduced
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Latest action
2026-01-07 — REFERRED TO JUDICIARY
Bill type
bill
Last updated
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Sponsors

  • Rachel Mayprimary

Committees

Not provided by source.

Action timeline

  1. 2025-01-08

    REFERRED TO JUDICIARY

    referral-committee

  2. 2026-01-07

    REFERRED TO JUDICIARY

    referral-committee

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Votes

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Related bills

  • Prior session: S 5975not in this corpus
  • Prior session: S 629not in this corpus
  • Prior session: S 2644not in this corpus
  • Companion bill: A 6092

Official source

https://legislation.nysenate.gov/api/3/bills/2025-2026/S689?summary=&detail=

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