Int. No. 1158
By Council Members Aldebol, Hanif and Epstein
A Local Law to amend the administrative code of the city of New York, in relation to charging tenants for keeping pets
Be it enacted by the Council as follows:
Section 1. Article 1 of subchapter 2 of chapter 2 of title 27 of the administrative code of the city of New York is amended by adding a new section 27-2009.4 to read as follows:
§ 27-2009.4 Charges to tenants in relation to pets. a. Definitions. For the purposes of this section, the term “pet rent” means a monthly charge for the keeping or harboring of a household pet in a dwelling unit in a multiple dwelling.
b. No owner of a dwelling unit in a multiple dwelling shall charge the tenant of such a unit for the harboring or keeping of a household pet, nor shall any agent of such an owner cause such a tenant to be charged such a fee, except that:
(1) Such an owner may charge such a tenant a pet rent of no more than one percent of the monthly rent for such dwelling unit, except where otherwise prohibited by state or federal law or regulation; and
(2) This section shall not relieve a tenant of any obligations imposed pursuant to subdivisions a and b of section 27-2006 of this code or any other applicable law.
§ 2. This local law takes effect 180 days after it becomes law, provided that this local law shall only apply with respect to contracts entered into after the effective date of this local law.
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10/21/2026 9:34 a.m.