The penal law has been amended to better protect tenants from the egregious misconduct of unscrupulous landlords by broadening the definition of the class E felony offense of Harassment of a Rent Regulated Tenant and by establishing a related class A misdemeanor offense in Article 241 of the Penal Law.
A full copy of the bill, signed into law on Tuesday, as the "Tenant Protection Act of 2019", can be found at https://www.nysenate.gov/legislation/bills/2019/s2605