S09719 Summary:
| BILL NO | S09719 |
| SAME AS | SAME AS A08245 |
| SPONSOR | CLEARE |
| COSPNSR | |
| MLTSPNSR | |
| Amd §227-f, RP L | |
| Provides penalties when a landlord of a residential premises refuses to rent to a potential tenant on the basis that the potential tenant was involved in a past or pending landlord-tenant action or summary proceeding. | |
S09719 Text:
Go to topSTATE OF NEW YORK ________________________________________________________________________ 9719 IN SENATE April 2, 2026 ___________ Introduced by Sen. CLEARE -- read twice and ordered printed, and when printed to be committed to the Committee on Judiciary AN ACT to amend the real property law, in relation to remedies for a violation of the prohibition on a landlord from refusing to rent due to a tenant's involvement in a prior dispute The People of the State of New York, represented in Senate and Assem- bly, do enact as follows: 1 Section 1. Section 227-f of the real property law is amended by adding 2 a new subdivision 3 to read as follows: 3 3. (a) Any potential tenant injured by reason of a violation of subdi- 4 vision one of this section may bring an action in the supreme court for 5 temporary and permanent injunctive relief and for damages together with 6 the costs of the action, including reasonable attorney's fees. 7 (b) An action under this subdivision may be brought within two years 8 of when a tenant should reasonably have discovered a violation and may 9 be brought against the landlord or their agent or employee or any other 10 person charged or authorized to lease the relevant residential premise. 11 (c) A person may commence an action under this subdivision whether or 12 not they have reported the violation to the attorney general. 13 (d) The commencement of an action under this subdivision shall not 14 preclude the attorney general from bringing an action under subdivision 15 two of this section for injunctive relief and the recovery of civil 16 penalties. 17 § 2. This act shall take effect immediately. EXPLANATION--Matter in italics (underscored) is new; matter in brackets [] is old law to be omitted. LBD11871-01-5