{"data":{"id":"us-nyc/n.y.c.-admin.-code-22-904","jurisdiction":"us-nyc","citation":"N.Y.C. Admin. Code § 22-904","heading":"§ 22-904 Affirmative defenses.","body":"It is an affirmative defense to an allegation of commercial tenant harassment of the kind described in paragraphs 2, 3, 4, 6, 7, 8, 9 and 10 of subdivision a of section 22-902 that (i) such condition or service interruption was not intended to cause any commercial tenant to vacate a covered property or waive or surrender any rights in relation to such covered property, and (ii) the landlord acted in good faith in a reasonable manner to promptly correct such condition or service interruption, including providing notice to all affected lawful tenants in a covered property of such efforts, where appropriate.\n\n(L.L. 2016/077, 6/28/2016, eff. 9/26/2016)","path":["New York City Administrative Code","Title 22","Chapter 9: Non-Residential Tenant Harassment"],"source_url":"https://files.amlegal.com/pdffiles/NewYorkCity/Admin/XML.zip","current_through":"Local Law 2026/135 (enacted August 31, 2026)","vintage":"","retrieved_at":"2026-09-06T02:48:57Z","sha256":"2b6385b90ea625a9d1132253dabb2ec8a5dbb264d128b22a3fe7f88c9e95f217","source_id":"us-nyc","stale":false,"prev":"us-nyc/n.y.c.-admin.-code-22-903","next":"us-nyc/n.y.c.-admin.-code-22-1001"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}