A 11710: Requires notice of applications for major capital improvement rent increases to include a statement on the first page explaining in plain language the tenant's right to answer or reply and how a tenant may request an extension of time to submit such answer or reply.
<p> This bill amends the Administrative Code of the City of New York to improve the process for tenants responding to applications for major capital improvement rent increases. Specifically, it requires that when a tenant receives a notice of such a proceeding, the notice must include a clear statement on the first page explaining the tenant's right to answer or reply within sixty days. The notice must also provide instructions on how to request an extension of time to submit a response and include a list of legal service providers that offer assistance to tenants. Additionally, the bill grants tenants thirty days to rebut any response provided by the landlord to their initial answer or reply. The act is set to take effect ninety days after it becomes law. </p>
- What is the current status of A 11710?
- As of September 27, 2026, A 11710 is recorded as "Introduced": it has been introduced and is waiting for its first committee hearing or floor vote. The last recorded action, on September 16, 2026, was "referred to housing".
- Did A 11710 pass?
- Not yet. A 11710 has been introduced and has not passed either house.
- Who wrote A 11710, and where is it now?
- A 11710 was authored by Asm. Emérita Torres. Its committee of record is Assembly Housing.
| Sep. 16, 2026 | referred to housing |
STATE OF NEW YORK ________________________________________________________________________ 11710 IN ASSEMBLY September 16, 2026 ___________ Introduced by COMMITTEE ON RULES -- (at request of M. of A. Torres) -- read once and referred to the Committee on Housing AN ACT to amend the administrative code of the city of New York, in relation to notice of applications for major capital improvement rent increases The People of the State of New York, represented in Senate and Assem- bly, do enact as follows: 1 Section 1. Paragraph 10 of subdivision a of section 26-405.1 of the 2 administrative code of the city of New York, as added by section 5 of 3 part K of chapter 36 of the laws of 2019, is amended to read as follows: 4 (10) provide, that where an application for a major capital improve- 5 ment rent increase has been filed, a tenant shall have sixty days from 6 the date of mailing of a notice of a proceeding in which to answer or 7 reply. Such notice shall include a statement on the first page explain- 8 ing in plain language the tenant's right to answer or reply and how a 9 tenant may request an extension of time to submit such answer or reply. 10 Such statement shall include a list of legal services providers that 11 offer tenant assistance. A tenant shall have thirty days to rebut a 12 landlord's response to such tenant's answer or reply; 13 § 2. This act shall take effect on the ninetieth day after it shall 14 have become a law. EXPLANATION--Matter in italics (underscored) is new; matter in brackets [] is old law to be omitted. LBD16308-01-6