NYSAR Lobbying Leads to Movement on Priority Legislation

This week, NYSAR staff continued to meet with state lawmakers to advocate for passage of REALTOR^®-supported legislation while also urging defeat of legislation that would be harmful for real estate businesses. NYSAR-supported bills to prohibit predatory long-term listing agreements (S.6361-A/A.5886-C) and to lift current restrictions on telemarketing during states of emergency (S.6853/A.1250) both advanced in committee in the Assembly. NYSAR continues to oppose several bills, however, that would increase real estate taxes, expand rent control, raise costs on property owners, and make it more difficult to run a small business. Both houses of the legislature are predicted to hold lengthy session days next week as the 2025 session comes to an end.