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A 5881: Designates the fifty-sixth assembly district encompassing community board 3 and community board 8 a cease and desist zone; establishes an affirmative defense to violations of nonsolicitation orders and cease and desist zones.
What A 5881 does, verified June 9, 2026
The bill aims to designate the county of Kings as a cease and desist zone, making it a prohibited area for solicitation activities. This change is intended to reduce unwanted solicitation in the area. The bill also introduces an affirmative defense for property owners who have had their residential properties included in nonsolicitation orders or cease and desist zones. This defense argues that the property was for sale through legitimate means, such as advertising or real estate listings. The changes will take effect thirty days after the bill is passed and will apply to all nonsolicitation orders issued on or after that date.
Bill journey
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Last action: REFERRED TO RULES (2026-06-04)Alert me
Quick answers about A 5881
- What is the current status of A 5881?
- As of June 9, 2026, A 5881 is recorded as "Passed first house": it has passed the chamber it started in and is now before the second chamber. The last recorded action, on June 4, 2026, was "REFERRED TO RULES".
- Did A 5881 pass?
- Not yet. A 5881 has passed its house of origin and is now before the second chamber, where it needs committee approval and a floor vote.
- Who wrote A 5881, and where is it now?
- A 5881 was authored by Asm. Stefani Zinerman with 2 coauthors. Its committee of record is Senate Rules.
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| Jun. 04, 2026 | REFERRED TO RULES |
| Jun. 04, 2026 | delivered to senate |
| Jun. 04, 2026 | passed assembly |
| Jun. 04, 2026 | ordered to third reading rules cal.482 |
| Jun. 04, 2026 | rules report cal.482 |
Latest bill textIntroduced version, February 24, 2025 · 351 words
STATE OF NEW YORK ________________________________________________________________________ 5881 2025-2026 Regular Sessions IN ASSEMBLY February 24, 2025 ___________ Introduced by M. of A. ZINERMAN -- read once and referred to the Commit- tee on Housing AN ACT to amend the real property law, in relation to designating a cease and desist zone in counties experiencing significant displace- ment due to gentrification, deed theft, and tax lien foreclosures, and establishing an affirmative defense to violations of nonsolicitation orders and cease and desist zones The People of the State of New York, represented in Senate and Assem- bly, do enact as follows: 1 Section 1. The real property law is amended by adding a new section 2 442-hh to read as follows: 3 § 442-hh. Designating counties experiencing significant displacement 4 as cease and desist zones. Notwithstanding any other law, rule or regu- 5 lation to the contrary, the secretary of state shall identify and desig- 6 nate counties with significant homeowner displacement due to gentrifica- 7 tion, deed theft, and tax lien foreclosures as cease and desist zones. 8 The secretary of state shall compile a list of such counties, which 9 shall be subject to protections against unsolicited real estate solic- 10 itations in accordance with section four hundred forty-two-h of this 11 article. 12 § 2. Section 442-h of the real property law is amended by adding a new 13 subdivision 5 to read as follows: 14 5. In any action alleging a violation of this section, it shall be an 15 affirmative defense that the owner of residential real property included 16 in a nonsolicitation order or cease and desist zone publicized that such 17 property was for sale through means including but not limited to adver- 18 tisements or real estate listings. 19 § 3. This act shall take effect on the thirtieth day after it shall 20 have become a law and shall apply to all nonsolicitation orders issued 21 on and after such effective date. EXPLANATION--Matter in italics (underscored) is new; matter in brackets [] is old law to be omitted. LBD09036-02-5
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