STATE OF NEW YORK
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947
2025-2026 Regular Sessions
IN SENATE(Prefiled)
January 8, 2025
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Introduced by Sens. JACKSON, MYRIE, SEPULVEDA -- read twice and ordered
printed, and when printed to be committed to the Committee on Judici-
ary
AN ACT to amend the real property law, in relation to prohibiting resi-
dential landlords from charging tenants with fees for the payment of
rent through an automated clearing house or online payment system
The People of the State of New York, represented in Senate and Assem-bly, do enact as follows:
1 Section 1. Section 235-g of the real property law, as added by chapter
2 367 of the laws of 2010, is amended to read as follows:
3 § 235-g. Electronic billing and/or payment of rent. 1. A landlord
4 shall not require a lessee or tenant to use an electronic billing and/or
5 payment system as the only method for the payment of rent. A landlord
6 shall not assess any fee or other charge for a lessee or tenant that
7 chooses not to use an electronic billing and/or payment system.
8 2. A landlord shall not assess any fee or other charge for the use of
9 an automated clearing house payment for the payment of rent.
10 3. A landlord shall provide a lessee or tenant a method for the
11 payment of rent that does not incur a fee or other charge assessed by
12 the landlord. This method may include but is not limited to cash or
13 personal check of the lessee or tenant.
14 4. Any agreement by a lessee or tenant of a dwelling waiving or modi-
15 fying [his or her] their rights as set forth in this section shall be
16 void as contrary to public policy.
17 § 2. This act shall take effect immediately.
EXPLANATION--Matter in italics (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
[] is old law to be omitted.
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