New York legislation · 2025-2026 General Assembly
New York A11618: Requires landlords in the city of New York to provide fire extinguishers in certain dwellings
Status: In committee, July 29, 2026
Requires landlords of non-owner occupied, one-six family dwellings in the city of New York to provide fire extinguishers in all rented apartments; authorizes the promulgation of standards related thereto.
What the bill says
An act to amend the multiple dwelling law, in relation to requiring fire extinguishers in certain rented dwellings.
From the introduced text, July 29, 2026:
AN ACT to amend the multiple dwelling law, in relation to requiring fire extinguishers in certain rented dwellings THE PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK, REPRESENTED IN SENATE AND ASSEMBLY, DO ENACT AS FOLLOWS: Section 1. The multiple dwelling law is amended by adding a new section 69 to read as follows: § 69. FIRE EXTINGUISHERS REQUIRED IN CERTAIN DWELLINGS. IN A CITY WITH A POPULATION OF ONE MILLION OR MORE, STANDARDS FOR INSTALLATION OF FIRE EXTINGUISHERS REQUIRING THAT EVERY LIVING UNIT NOT OCCUPIED BY THE OWNER OF SUCH LIVING UNIT, WHICH SHALL INCLUDE BUT NOT BE LIMITED TO, A ONESIX FAMILY DWELLING, OR ANY DWELLING ACCOMMODATION LOCATED IN A BUILDING OWNED AS A CONDOMINIUM OR COOPERATIVE IN THE STATE OR ANY MULTIPLE DWELLINGS SHALL HAVE INSTALLED AN OPERABLE FIRE EXTINGUISHER OF SUCH MANUFACTURE, DESIGN AND INSTALLATION STANDARDS AS ARE ESTABLISHED BY THE STATE FIRE PREVENTION AND BUILDING CODE COUNCIL. FOR PURPOSES OF THIS SECTION, MULTIPLE DWELLING MEANS A DWELLING WHICH IS EITHER RENTED OR LEASED TO BE OCCUPIED, OR IS OCCUPIED AS THE TEMPORARY OR PERMANENT RESIDENCE OR HOME OF ONE OR MORE FAMILIES LIVING INDEPENDENTLY OF EACH OTHER, INCLUDING BUT NOT LIMITED TO THE FOLLOWING: A TENEMENT, FLAT HOUSE, MAISONETTE APARTMENT, APARTMENT HOUSE, APARTMENT HOTEL, TOURIST HOUSE, BACHELOR APARTMENT, STUDIO APARTMENT, DUPLEX APARTMENT, KITCHENETTE APARTMENT, HOTEL, LODGING …
Sponsors
- Lester Chang (R, 49) · primary sponsor
Latest actions
- : REFERRED TO HOUSING
Subjects: Multiple Dwelling Law
Common questions
- What is A11618?
- A11618 is a bill in the New York Legislature (2025-2026 General Assembly): Requires landlords in the city of New York to provide fire extinguishers in certain dwellings.
- What does A11618 do?
- In its own words: An act to amend the multiple dwelling law, in relation to requiring fire extinguishers in certain rented dwellings.
- What is the status of A11618?
- In committee as of July 29, 2026. Latest action: REFERRED TO HOUSING (July 29, 2026).
- Who sponsored A11618?
- Lester Chang (R, 49).
- Where is the official record for A11618?
- On the New York Legislature website: https://www.nysenate.gov/legislation/bills/2025/A11618
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