Int 0495-2024

Be it enacted by the Council as follows: Section 1. Section 20-477 of the administrative code of the city of New York, as added by a local law for the year 2025 amending the administrative code of the city of New York, relating to licensing self-storage facilities, reforming certain storage warehouse requirements, and to repeal section 20-475 of such code, relating to definitions applicable to storage warehouses, section 20-477 of such code, relating to duties of warehouse operators, section 20-479 of such code, relating to storage warehouse bond requirements, and section 20-481 of such code, relating to form contracts for storage warehouses as proposed in introduction number 1290-A, are amended to read as follows: � 20-477 [Reserved] Storage fee disclosure. At least 60 days prior to increasing a consumer storage fee, a storage warehouse shall provide the consumer written notice of the new storage fee. � 2. Section 20-566.4 of the administrative code of the city of New York, as added by a local law for the year 2025 amending the administrative code of the city of New York, relating to licensing self-storage facilities, reforming certain storage warehouse requirements, and to repeal section 20-475 of such code, relating to definitions applicable to storage warehouses, section 20-477 of such code, relating to duties of warehouse operators, section 20-479 of such code, relating to storage warehouse bond requirements, and section 20-481 of such code, relating to form contracts for storage warehouses as proposed in introduction number 1290-A, is amended to read as follows: � 20-566.4 [Reserved] Occupancy fee disclosure. At least 60 days prior to increasing an occupancy fee, a self-storage facility shall provide the occupant written notice of the new fee. � 3. Section 20-566.5 of the administrative code of the city of New York, as added by a local law for the year 2025 amending the administrative code of the city of New York, relating to licensing self-storage facilities, reforming certain storage warehouse requirements, and to repeal section 20-475 of such code, relating to definitions applicable to storage warehouses, section 20-477 of such code, relating to duties of warehouse operators, section 20-479 of such code, relating to storage warehouse bond requirements, and section 20-481 of such code, relating to form contracts for storage warehouses as proposed in introduction number 1290-A, is amended to read as follows: � 20-566.5 [Reserved] Occupancy termination. a. It shall be unlawful for any self-storage facility to terminate an occupant of such self-storage facility without providing such occupant with an explanation for such termination. � 4. This local law takes effect on the same date as a local law amending the administrative code of the city of New York, relating to licensing self-storage facilities, reforming certain storage warehouse requirements, and to repeal section 20-475 of such code, relating to definitions applicable to storage warehouses, section 20-477 of such code, relating to duties of warehouse operators, section 20-479 of such code, relating to storage warehouse bond requirements, and section 20-481 of such code, relating to form contracts for storage warehouses as proposed in introduction number 1290-A for the year 2025, takes effect, and applies only to occupancy agreements entered into on or after such effective date. MHL/SS LS #4632 10/21/25 9:33 PM 2 2