---
type: "Bill"
title: "Relates to interim multiple dwelling units and making certain provisions relating to such permanent"
description: "Amends the definition of interim multiple dwelling units; authorizes claims originating in the loft board to be brought in civil court; amends how rents in interim dwelling units are controlled; subjects cooperative and condominium units to certain rent regulations; makes certain provisions relating to such permanent."
jurisdiction: "us/states/ny"
legislature: "New York Legislature"
session: "2019-2020"
identifier: "A 5841"
citation: "New York A 5841 (2019-2020)"
classification: ["bill"]
subjects: []
status: "enacted"
primary_sponsors: ["GLICK"]
version_count: 2
action_count: 15
vote_count: 2
first_action: "2019-02-20"
last_action: "2019-06-25"
source: "openstates"
source_identifier: "ocd-bill/e7f0b6f2-d774-4844-b6d5-2cf44a67e169"
source_url: "http://www.nysenate.gov/legislation/bills/2019/A5841"
source_hash: "27659fc8d5d6850d5f3aa20226028ed8bc40ddbd3a731b3f91fe77ac56b5e93c"
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 5841 (2019-2020) — Relates to interim multiple dwelling units and making certain provisions relating to such permanent

Amends the definition of interim multiple dwelling units; authorizes claims originating in the loft board to be brought in civil court; amends how rents in interim dwelling units are controlled; subjects cooperative and condominium units to certain rent regulations; makes certain provisions relating to such permanent.

## Version chain

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

1. **A5841** (committee substitute) — [source](http://assembly.state.ny.us/leg/?sh=printbill&bn=A5841&term=2019&Text=Y)
2. **A5841A** (committee substitute) — [source](http://legislation.nysenate.gov/pdf/bills/2019/A5841A)

## Votes

- Floor Vote - Version: A — **39–19** (pass) · upper
- Assembly Vote — **93–47** (pass) · lower

## Sponsors

- GLICK — primary (person)
- CYMBROWITZ — cosponsor (person)
- DAVILA — cosponsor (person)
- DE LA ROSA — cosponsor (person)
- EPSTEIN — cosponsor (person)
- GOTTFRIED R — cosponsor (person)
- LENTOL — cosponsor (person)
- MOSLEY — cosponsor (person)
- NOLAN — cosponsor (person)
- ROSENTHAL L — cosponsor (person)
- SEAWRIGHT — cosponsor (person)
- WEPRIN — cosponsor (person)

## Timeline

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

- **2019-02-20** REFERRED TO HOUSING `referral-committee`
- **2019-03-20** AMEND AND RECOMMIT TO HOUSING `referral-committee, amendment-passage`
- **2019-03-20** PRINT NUMBER 5841A `amendment-passage`
- **2019-03-26** REPORTED REFERRED TO CODES `referral-committee`
- **2019-04-09** REPORTED
- **2019-04-25** ADVANCED TO THIRD READING CAL.202
- **2019-05-15** PASSED ASSEMBLY `passage`
- **2019-05-15** DELIVERED TO SENATE
- **2019-05-15** REFERRED TO HOUSING, CONSTRUCTION AND COMMUNITY DEVELOPMENT `referral-committee`
- **2019-05-30** SUBSTITUTED FOR S3655B
- **2019-05-30** 3RD READING CAL.1003
- **2019-05-30** PASSED SENATE `passage`
- **2019-05-30** RETURNED TO ASSEMBLY
- **2019-06-14** DELIVERED TO GOVERNOR `executive-receipt`
- **2019-06-25** SIGNED CHAP.41 `executive-signature`

## Source

OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot [2026-07-01](https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump); origin `ocd-bill/e7f0b6f2-d774-4844-b6d5-2cf44a67e169`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official New York legislature records).