A07404 Summary:

BILL NOA07404
 
SAME ASNo same as
 
SPONSORWright
 
COSPNSRMosley, Weprin, Brook-Krasny
 
MLTSPNSRPerry
 
Add S220-a, RP L
 
Prohibits landlords from including additional services in a tenant's base rent; provides that additional services include cable television, internet services, garage usage and utilities.
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A07404 Actions:

BILL NOA07404
 
05/15/2013referred to housing
05/21/2013reported referred to codes
05/29/2013reported
05/31/2013advanced to third reading cal.509
01/08/2014referred to housing
03/04/2014reported referred to codes
03/19/2014reported
03/20/2014advanced to third reading cal.502
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A07404 Floor Votes:

There are no votes for this bill in this legislative session.
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A07404 Text:



 
                STATE OF NEW YORK
        ________________________________________________________________________
 
                                          7404
 
                               2013-2014 Regular Sessions
 
                   IN ASSEMBLY
 
                                      May 15, 2013
                                       ___________
 
        Introduced by M. of A. WRIGHT -- read once and referred to the Committee
          on Housing
 
        AN  ACT to amend the real property law, in relation to prohibiting land-
          lords from including additional services in a tenant's base rent
 
          The People of the State of New York, represented in Senate and  Assem-
        bly, do enact as follows:
 

     1    Section  1.  The  real property law is amended by adding a new section
     2  220-a to read as follows:
     3    § 220-a. Base rent and nonessential services. 1. For the  purposes  of
     4  this  section,  "nonessential  services" shall include cable television,
     5  internet services and garage usage.
     6    2. Landlords shall be prohibited from including nonessential  services
     7  as  a condition of leasing a dwelling in a primary written or oral lease
     8  agreement.
     9    3. Nonessential services may be provided by landlords, if  the  tenant
    10  agrees to have such nonessential services. Any services provided in this
    11  manner  and  the  terms  of  use shall be set forth in a written or oral
    12  agreement, which shall be a separate agreement from  the  primary  lease

    13  agreement and shall not affect the validity or application of the prima-
    14  ry lease agreement.
    15    4.  Any  agreement  provision  contained  in a lease for a residential
    16  dwelling that requires payment for nonessential services as set forth in
    17  this section shall be void as contrary to public policy.
    18    5. The provisions of this section shall not apply  to  buildings  that
    19  contain less than three dwelling units.
    20    §  2.  This  act shall take effect on the ninetieth day after it shall
    21  have become a law, provided, however, that this act shall only apply  to
    22  lease agreements signed on or after such effective date.
 
 
         EXPLANATION--Matter in italics (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
                              [ ] is old law to be omitted.

                                                                   LBD11061-01-3
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