S 2542: Relates to including the illegal conversions of dwelling units in the definition of harassment.

  
  STATE OF NEW YORK ________________________________________________________________________ 2542 2025-2026 Regular Sessions  IN SENATE January 21, 2025 ___________ Introduced by Sens. MYRIE, CLEARE, GOUNARDES, JACKSON, KAVANAGH -- read twice and ordered printed, and when printed to be committed to the Committee on Housing, Construction and Community Development AN ACT to amend the administrative code of the city of New York, in relation to including the illegal conversions of dwelling units in the definition of harassment The People of the State of New York, represented in Senate and Assem- bly, do enact as follows: 1 Section 1. Paragraph 48 of subdivision a of section 27-2004 of the 2 administrative code of the city of New York is amended by adding two new 3 subparagraphs b-5 and b-6 to read as follows: 4 b-5. illegal conversion of any existing facilities of any building, 5 including but not limited to, the subdivision of rooms, erection or 6 demolition of walls, or the moving of any building from one location or 7 position to another in violation of any state or local law, ordinance, 8 code, rule, or regulation relating to real property, buildings, or 9 multiple dwellings; 10 b-6. occupancy or use of dwelling units in a class A multiple dwelling 11 that would violate subdivision eight of section four of the multiple 12 dwelling law; 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. LBD05724-01-5