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A00553 Summary:

BILL NO	A00553
SAME AS	No Same As
SPONSOR	Rosenthal L
COSPNSR
MLTSPNSR
Add §232-d, RP L
Requires landlords to allow for the estate of a deceased tenant to enter the property for sixty days following the death of the tenant.

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A00553 Actions:

BILL NO	A00553
01/09/2023	referred to housing
01/03/2024	referred to housing

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A00553 Committee Votes:

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A00553 Text:

 
                STATE OF NEW YORK
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                                           553
 
                               2023-2024 Regular Sessions
 
                   IN ASSEMBLY
 
                                     January 9, 2023
                                       ___________
 
        Introduced  by  M.  of  A. L. ROSENTHAL -- read once and referred to the
          Committee on Housing
 
        AN ACT to amend the real property law, in relation  to  requiring  land-
          lords  to allow for the estate of a deceased tenant to enter the prop-
          erty for sixty days following the death of the tenant

          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  232-d to read as follows:
     3    § 232-d. Sixty day period to access deceased tenant's rented property.
     4  A landlord shall allow for access to a deceased tenant's rented property
     5  by the tenant's family or friends for sixty days following the death  of
     6  the  tenant.  The  estate of the tenant shall be liable for rent due for
     7  the sixty day period, unless an agreement either express or  implied  is
     8  made providing otherwise.
     9    § 2. This act shall take effect immediately.
 
 
 
 
 
 
         EXPLANATION--Matter in italics (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
                              [ ] is old law to be omitted.
                                                                   LBD00737-01-3

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