File #: Int 0421-2026    Version: Name: Occupancy of cellar ancillary dwelling units in newly constructed one- and two-family dwellings.
Type: Introduction Status: Enacted (Mayor's Desk for Signature)
Committee: Committee on Housing and Buildings
On agenda: 1/29/2026
Enactment date: Law number:
Title: A Local Law to amend the administrative code of the city of New York, in relation to the occupancy of cellar ancillary dwelling units in newly constructed one- and two-family dwellings
Sponsors: Pierina Ana Sanchez, Farah N. Louis, Mercedes Narcisse, Shaun Abreu, Jennifer Gutiérrez
Council Member Sponsors: 5
Summary: This bill would allow ancillary dwelling units in cellars of one- and two-family dwellings, created as part of new construction, to be utilized as a rental unit, to be consistent with exemptions for ancillary dwelling units in cellars created in existing one- and two-family dwellings.
Attachments: 1. Summary of Int. No. 421-A, 2. Summary of Int. No. 421, 3. Int. No. 421, 4. Fiscal Impact Statement - City Council, 5. Memorandum in Support, 6. Committee Report 2/9/26, 7. Hearing Testimony 2/9/26, 8. Hearing Transcript 2/9/26, 9. January 29, 2026 - Stated Meeting Agenda, 10. Hearing Transcript - Stated Meeting 1-29-26, 11. Proposed Int. No. 421-A - 3/4/26, 12. Committee Report 3/9/26, 13. Fiscal Impact Statement - City Council, 14. Committee Report - Stated Meeting, 15. March 10, 2026 - Stated Meeting Agenda, 16. Int. No. 421-A (FINAL)
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3/9/2026APierina Ana Sanchez Committee on Housing and Buildings Approved by CommitteePass Action details Meeting details Not available
2/9/2026*Pierina Ana Sanchez Committee on Housing and Buildings Hearing Held by Committee  Action details Meeting details Not available
2/9/2026*Pierina Ana Sanchez Committee on Housing and Buildings Laid Over by Committee  Action details Meeting details Not available
1/29/2026*Pierina Ana Sanchez City Council Referred to Comm by Council  Action details Meeting details Not available
1/29/2026*Pierina Ana Sanchez City Council Introduced by Council  Action details Meeting details Not available

Int. No. 421-A

By Council Members P. Sanchez, Louis, Narcisse, Abreu and Gutiérrez

A Local Law to amend the administrative code of the city of New York, in relation to the occupancy of cellar ancillary dwelling units in newly constructed one- and two-family dwellings

 

Be it enacted by the Council as follows:Section 1. Subdivision a of section 27-2087 of the administrative code of the city of New York is amended to read as follows:

a. Cellar occupancy:

1. No room in the cellar of a one- or two-family dwelling shall be rented [and no] except for the rental and use of an ancillary dwelling unit, as defined in section U102.1 of the New York city building code, that is located in a cellar and for which a certificate of occupancy or temporary certificate of occupancy has been issued.

2. No member of the family or families occupying the one- or two-family dwelling shall use [such] a room in the cellar for sleeping, eating, or cooking purposes, except that a secondary kitchen for accessory cooking may be located in the cellar.

§ 2. This local law takes effect immediately.

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