NYC Council · Int 1290-2025 · Enacted

Licensing self-storage warehouses.

Introduced

Moved

Reached a final decision

Became law

Derived from the official record below.

Officially: “A Local Law to amend the administrative code of the city of New York, in relation 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,...” Read the full text

Consumer and Worker Protection

What it does

This bill would require the Department of Consumer and Worker Protection (DCWP) to license self-storage facilities. It would also remove outdated requirements associated with storage warehouse licenses, which would include removing the bond requirement for licensed storage warehouses.

Summary written by City Council staff, from the official record. Plain-language AI rewrite with cited sections coming. Not legal advice.

Where it is

Introduced by Council · May 28, 2025

Referred to Comm by Council · May 28, 2025

Hearing Held by Committee · Jun 17, 2025

Committee on Consumer and Worker Protection

Laid Over by Committee · Jun 17, 2025

Committee on Consumer and Worker Protection

Hearing Held by Committee · Oct 29, 2025

Committee on Consumer and Worker Protection

Amendment Proposed by Comm · Oct 29, 2025

Committee on Consumer and Worker Protection

Amended by Committee · Oct 29, 2025

Committee on Consumer and Worker Protection

Approved by Committee · Oct 29, 2025

Committee on Consumer and Worker Protection

Approved by Council · Oct 29, 2025

Sent to Mayor by Council · Oct 29, 2025

City Charter Rule Adopted · Nov 28, 2025

Administration

Returned Unsigned by Mayor · Dec 1, 2025

Official documents

Straight from the Council record: fiscal impact statements, committee reports, and hearing transcripts as filed.

The numbers

6

sponsors on the bill

Sponsors

Julie Menin Farah N. Louis Chris Banks Gale A. Brewer Rafael Salamanca, Jr.Jennifer Gutiérrez

Who is lobbying on this

New York Self Storage Association, Inc.via Constantinople & Vallone Consulting LLC · Real Estate, Construction, Engineering & Developer

From 7 City Clerk eLobbyist filings naming this bill (2025). Filings are self-reported by lobbying firms and show who is paid to influence this bill. They do not say which side, or whether it worked.

Every fact on this page links to its source, starting with the official bill record. Last action: Returned Unsigned by Mayor (Dec 1, 2025).