Relates to unlawful tenancies under the emergency tenant protection act of 1974; prohibits owners from entering or renewing leases where such owner has reason to know that such tenant will not occupy the housing accommodation as the tenant's primary residence.
Provides that in any jurisdiction in which a party is eligible under local law for free legal counsel, if such party has in good faith attempted to secure such counsel and is unable to obtain counsel through no fault of their own, the court shall adjourn the trial of the issue for consecutive periods of not less than fourteen days each until the party is able to secure counsel.
Establishes a climate change education grant program to award grants to eligible applicants to support climate change education grant programs for young people or to provide optional teacher training or professional development programs relevant to the advance of climate change literacy in young people; establishes the New York state climate change education fund.
Provides for the suspension of public assistance to owners of privately owned residential housing in NYC who are in violation of certain New York city department of housing preservation and development standards.
Relates to financial statements for assessments of condos, cooperative buildings and cooperative communities; requires financial statements to be prepared using GAAP; requires auditing for certain buildings by CPAs.
Requires the department of environmental conservation and the department of health to establish certain standards related to the cleaning of playground equipment after pesticide exposure.
Provides a private right of action for nail specialists aggrieved by their employer in the case of a health and safety violation, unlawful retaliatory action, or general labor issues such as hours and breaks.
Relates to making certain housing programs available regardless of immigration status; provides that local social services districts in a city with a population of five million or more shall be permitted to offer certain housing programs to individuals or families who would be eligible but for a federal law restricting eligibility based on immigration.
Relates to establishing an office of antibiotic-resistance control; establishes the antibiotics education fund; includes methicillin-resistant staphylococcus aureus (MRSA) and other antibiotic-resistant infections in the definition of airborne infectious disease.
Relates to motor vehicle accident reports; requires contact information including names, addresses, telephone numbers, and email addresses where available, for all parties and telephone numbers and email addresses where available for all witnesses, for a commercial enterprise where a vehicle or bicycle involved in an accident is operated by an employee or independent contractor of such commercial enterprise.
Removes provisions that prohibit cities of one million or more from strengthening rent regulation laws to provide more comprehensive coverage than state laws.
Prohibits the sale of playground surfacing materials that contain PFAS, PAHs or lead; prevents sellers of playground surfacing materials that contain PFAS, PAHs or lead from being held in violation when relying in good faith on a certificate of compliance provided by the manufacturer; provides penalties for violations.