Field Updates

This week, NYC Council Member Chi Osse introduced legislation (Int. 1105) that would prohibit landlords from collecting broker fees from a tenant.

A bill (S.6577/A.6656) to help protect victims of deed theft passed the Senate and Assembly during the final days of this year’s legislative session.

On June 21, the New York City Rent Guidelines Board voted to approve a 3 percent rent increase for one-year leases on rent-stabilized apartments.

State Assemblymembers are scheduled to return to Albany on June 20 for a two-day session to complete unfinished work when the legislature ended session on June 10.

New York City Mayor Eric Adams is weighing a decision to veto a package of bills approved by the NYC Council that would expand access to the city’s Family Eviction Prevention Supplement housing vouchers and eliminate a 90-day waiting period

LIBOR Government Affairs testified at the Town of Huntington’s Town Board meeting on Tuesday in support of the town’s proposal to allow residents to build ADUs on their property.

The State Legislature was scheduled to conclude business over the weekend after extending the legislative session past its June 8 deadline.

Mark your calendars – NYSAR’s annual Lobby Day in Albany is scheduled to take place on Tuesday, April 30, 2024.

On June 8, in the final days of this year’s legislative session, Senate Majority Leader Andrea Stewart-Cousins and Assembly Speaker Carl Heastie released a joint statement 

New York City Primary Elections will be held Tuesday, June 27 for City Council races, district attorneys, judges, and other local races.

Your action is needed - please urge your state lawmakers to pass legislation S.412/A.6680, which clarifies the ability for licensed real estate professionals to provide telemarketing services during states of emergency

This week, NYSAR staff met with key lawmakers as the 2023 legislative session comes to a close on June 9.

Urge state lawmakers to remove cold call restrictions on licensed real estate professionals during a state of emergency.

On Tuesday, NYSAR-supported legislation (A.6680/S.412) that would provide for a technical amendment to a current law allowing for legitimate telemarketing business activities

This week, NYSAR met with Assemblymember Linda Rosenthal (Manhattan), Chair of the Assembly Housing Committee, to discuss statewide housing issues, including priority legislation

REALTORS® took action successfully urging state lawmakers to oppose the inclusion of “good cause” eviction measures in this year’s state budget.

State lawmakers have fewer than a dozen days left of scheduled session days this year, however, Senate Majority Leader Andrea Stewart-Cousins remained vague on details when it came to discussing possible housing legislation.

NAR 2023 President Kenny Parcell testified Wednesday about the Federal Housing Finance Agency's (FHFA) new loan level pricing adjustments (LLPA) fee increase on borrowers with fair to good credit profiles. 

Real estate licensees may not make any unsolicited phone calls to a member of the public during a State of Emergency.

Following NYSAR and REALTOR® Lobby Day advocacy efforts, legislation that would create an NYS first-time homebuyer savings account program