Establishes a private right of action for tenants alleging a failure to keep and maintain self-closing doors.

New York A01352 amends the executive law and the administrative code of the city of New York to establish a private right of action for tenants alleging a failure to keep and maintain self-closing doors. Tenants can bring an action in court, which can award compensatory damages, reasonable attorney's fees and court costs, and issue an order to the owner to remedy the conditions related to such self-closing doors. Tenants are not relieved of the obligation to pay rent. Any monetary relief awarded is reduced by any amount of delinquent rent.

Establishes a private right of action for tenants alleging a failure to keep and maintain self-closing doors.

New York A01352 amends the executive law and the administrative code of the city of New York to establish a private right of action for tenants alleging a failure to keep and maintain self-closing doors. Tenants can bring an action in court, which can award compensatory damages, reasonable attorney's fees and court costs, and issue an order to the owner to remedy the conditions related to such self-closing doors. Tenants are not relieved of the obligation to pay rent. Any monetary relief awarded is reduced by any amount of delinquent rent.