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NY S 5956

in committee

Relates to providing enhanced enforcement of the warranty of habitability for housing accommodations

New York · 2025-2026 Regular Session · upper

Quick answers

Did NY S 5956 pass?

Not yet. NY S 5956 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 5956 about?

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.

Who sponsors NY S 5956?

Kevin S. Parker is the primary sponsor of NY S 5956, joined by 1 cosponsor.

Description

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.

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

  • Kevin S. Parkerprimary
  • Luis R. Sepúlvedacosponsor

Committees

Not provided by source.

Action timeline

  1. 2025-03-04

    REFERRED TO JUDICIARY

    referral-committee

  2. 2026-01-07

    REFERRED TO JUDICIARY

    referral-committee

Versions

Documents

Votes

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Related bills

  • Prior session: S 3618not in this corpus
  • Prior session: S 4794not in this corpus
  • Prior session: S 5070not in this corpus
  • Prior session: S 6010not in this corpus
  • Prior session: S 2758not in this corpus
  • Prior session: S 5474not in this corpus

Official source

https://legislation.nysenate.gov/api/3/bills/2025-2026/S5956?summary=&detail=

Attribution

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