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A04644 Summary:
BILL NO | A04644 |
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SAME AS | No Same As |
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SPONSOR | Pretlow |
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COSPNSR | |
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MLTSPNSR | |
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Add 235-j, RP L | |
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Limits the amount of security deposit for residential rental premises which may be charged to a senior citizen who has occupied the premises for five years or more to the equivalent of one month's rent; entitles a person who has attained the age of sixty-two to a refund of that portion of any security deposit held by the landlord which exceeds one month's rent. |
A04644 Actions:
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02/21/2023 | referred to judiciary | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
01/03/2024 | referred to judiciary |
A04644 Committee Votes:
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Go to topA04644 Text:
Go to top STATE OF NEW YORK ________________________________________________________________________ 4644 2023-2024 Regular Sessions IN ASSEMBLY February 21, 2023 ___________ Introduced by M. of A. PRETLOW -- read once and referred to the Commit- tee on Judiciary AN ACT to amend the real property law, in relation to entitling senior citizens to a refund of the portion of a security deposit exceeding one month's 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 2 235-j to read as follows: 3 § 235-j. Senior citizens security deposit refund. No landlord may 4 charge more than the equivalent of one month's rent as a security depos- 5 it for residential rental premises occupied by any tenant who has 6 attained the age of sixty-two years or older and who has occupied such 7 residential rental premises for five or more years. Upon attaining 8 sixty-two years of age during the term of occupancy, any tenant who 9 notifies the landlord shall be entitled to a refund of that portion of 10 any security deposit held by the landlord in excess of one month's rent. 11 § 2. This act shall take effect immediately. EXPLANATION--Matter in italics (underscored) is new; matter in brackets [] is old law to be omitted. LBD09411-01-3