Expand Anti-Harassment Protections for Apartment Building Tenants
Enacted on Sep 15, 2026
Signed into Law
Local Law 2026/138
✦ Plain-Language Summary
This bill makes permanent a program that requires landlords to prove they haven't harassed tenants before getting permits for certain building work. It also expands the program to include buildings owned by landlords who have been found guilty of harassment in their other properties within the past 5 years.
Details
- Introduced
- Apr 16, 2026
- Passed Council
- Sep 12, 2026
- Enacted
- Sep 12, 2026
- Body
- Committee on Housing and Buildings
- Type
- Introduction
- Status
- Enacted
Sponsors (1)
Official Description
This bill would make the Certification of No Harassment (CONH) pilot program permanent, with a new program list published by the Department of Housing Preservation and Development (HPD) every 3 years beginning on April 15, 2027. This bill would require that the building qualification index, used as a criterion for buildings on the program list, be recalculated every 3 years. Additionally, this bill would require buildings with the same owner, indicated by information provided on annual building registrations, as buildings where a final determination of harassment has occurred within the prior 60 months or buildings where a CONH has been denied in the prior 60 months, be added to the program list. This bill would require tenants be notified of a building’s application for a CONH via a posting in the building’s common area. This bill would also create a new exception for covered work for routine cosmetic work and maintenance, provided that such work does not require a permit.