A 1968 New York Assembly · 2025 Regular Session

Requires non-preferential opportunity for use of amenities in certain buildings and apartments

This bill requires landlords in New York City buildings with six or more rental units to provide all tenants equal access to common amenities like pools, fitness centers, and parking - without charging fees that are part of rent or make access prohibitive. Landlords may charge reasonable, non-rent fees for amenities but cannot deny access as a condition of renting or reduce rent for denied access (unless amenities were historically provided). Violations carry a maximum $2,000 fine, with a 30-day grace period to fix issues before penalties apply. Enforcement falls to NYC’s Housing Preservation commissioner, who will create complaint systems and rules for implementation. The law directly affects tenants and landlords in qualifying multi-unit buildings citywide.
Bill status in committee 1 of 4 stages cleared
Introduction
Jan 2025
Committee Review
Floor Vote
Governor
Introduced Jan 14, 2025 Last action May 13, 2026
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A1968 A1968A · 2 edits
MINOR
This bill was amended to correct a clerical error in the sponsor list and to refine the language regarding amenity fees to ensure clarity. The most significant substantive change is the reorganization of the text to fix a formatting issue where a sentence about rent reductions was accidentally split across the document, ensuring the law is now read as a single, coherent provision.
TECHNICAL

Corrected the sponsor list by removing 'EPSTEIN' and adding 'recommitted to the Committee on Housing' status.

REQUIREMENT

Reordered and slightly rephrased the text regarding amenity fees to fix a line break error, ensuring the rule about fees not becoming part of rent is clearly connected to the rule about prohibiting rent reductions.

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Total actions
6
Key actions
2
Committee
4
Amendments
2
May 13, 2026
Committee
REPORTED REFERRED TO RULES
lower
Feb 26, 2026
Committee
REPORTED REFERRED TO CODES
lower
Feb 20, 2026
Lower · Passed
PRINT NUMBER 1968A
lower
Feb 20, 2026
Lower · Passed
AMEND AND RECOMMIT TO HOUSING
lower
Jan 7, 2026
Committee
REFERRED TO HOUSING
lower
Jan 14, 2025
Committee
REFERRED TO HOUSING
lower
1 primary · 4 co-sponsors

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