---
type: "Bill"
title: "Relates to unlawful occupation, provides that if any dwelling or structure be occupied without a certificate of occupancy, no rent shall be recovered by the owner"
description: "Relates to unlawful occupation; provides that if any dwelling or structure be occupied in violation of section three hundred two of the multiple residence law, no rent shall be recovered by the owner of such premises for said period, and no action for possession of said premises for nonpayment of such rent shall be maintained therefor."
jurisdiction: "us/states/ny"
legislature: "New York Legislature"
session: "2019-2020"
identifier: "A 1646"
citation: "New York A 1646 (2019-2020)"
classification: ["bill"]
subjects: []
status: "enacted"
primary_sponsors: ["HUNTER"]
version_count: 1
action_count: 13
vote_count: 2
first_action: "2019-01-16"
last_action: "2019-11-06"
source: "openstates"
source_identifier: "ocd-bill/2d517d42-b46b-4f61-a46d-832b64f1e6e5"
source_url: "http://www.nysenate.gov/legislation/bills/2019/A1646"
source_hash: "261dcfb3465181f7199f37eb81bd2ed61a86853186dcd3c0fd5c9ebaf4539a18"
vintage: "2026-07-01"
source_snapshot: "https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump"
retrieved_at: "2026-07-06"
confidence: "reported"
tags: ["legislation", "bill", "us-ny"]
---

# New York A 1646 (2019-2020) — Relates to unlawful occupation, provides that if any dwelling or structure be occupied without a certificate of occupancy, no rent shall be recovered by the owner

Relates to unlawful occupation; provides that if any dwelling or structure be occupied in violation of section three hundred two of the multiple residence law, no rent shall be recovered by the owner of such premises for said period, and no action for possession of said premises for nonpayment of such rent shall be maintained therefor.

## Version chain

The bill's text revisions, in order — the diff chain from filing to enrollment.

1. **A1646** (committee substitute) — [source](http://assembly.state.ny.us/leg/?sh=printbill&bn=A1646&term=2019&Text=Y)

## Votes

- Assembly Vote — **141–0** (pass) · lower
- Floor Vote — **56–4** (pass) · upper

## Sponsors

- HUNTER — primary (person)

## Timeline

The legislative action history — every referral, reading, and vote.

- **2019-01-16** REFERRED TO HOUSING `referral-committee`
- **2019-04-30** REPORTED REFERRED TO CODES `referral-committee`
- **2019-05-07** REPORTED
- **2019-05-09** ADVANCED TO THIRD READING CAL.280
- **2019-05-13** PASSED ASSEMBLY `passage`
- **2019-05-13** DELIVERED TO SENATE
- **2019-05-13** REFERRED TO HOUSING, CONSTRUCTION AND COMMUNITY DEVELOPMENT `referral-committee`
- **2019-05-29** SUBSTITUTED FOR S2576
- **2019-05-29** 3RD READING CAL.643
- **2019-05-29** PASSED SENATE `passage`
- **2019-05-29** RETURNED TO ASSEMBLY
- **2019-10-28** DELIVERED TO GOVERNOR `executive-receipt`
- **2019-11-06** SIGNED CHAP.444 `executive-signature`

## Source

OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot [2026-07-01](https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump); origin `ocd-bill/2d517d42-b46b-4f61-a46d-832b64f1e6e5`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official New York legislature records).