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A08422 Summary:

BILL NO	A08422
SAME AS	SAME AS S07983
SPONSOR	De Los Santos
COSPNSR
MLTSPNSR
Add §§711-a & 711-b, RPAP L
Enacts the "fair addition in rental (F.A.I.R) leases act"; authorizes a tenant to add dwelling occupants to residential dwelling or housing accommodation leases upon request of the lease holder; if such occupant is at least 18 years old; and such occupant provides proof of currently residing in such dwelling; prohibits a landlord from increasing the rent or imposing a fee for the purpose of adding occupants to the lease.

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A08422 Actions:

BILL NO	A08422
12/29/2023	referred to housing
01/03/2024	referred to housing

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A08422 Text:

 
                STATE OF NEW YORK
        ________________________________________________________________________
 
                                          8422
 
                               2023-2024 Regular Sessions
 
                   IN ASSEMBLY
 
                                    December 29, 2023
                                       ___________
 
        Introduced  by  M.  of A. DE LOS SANTOS -- read once and referred to the
          Committee on Housing
 
        AN ACT to amend the  real  property  actions  and  proceedings  law,  in
          relation to adding dwelling occupants to residential dwelling or hous-
          ing accommodation leases
 
          The  People of the State of New York, represented in Senate and Assem-
        bly, do enact as follows:
 
     1    Section 1.  Short title. This act shall be known and may be  cited  as
     2  the "Fair Addition in Rental (F.A.I.R.) Leases Act".
     3    §  2.  The  real  property  actions  and proceedings law is amended by
     4  adding two new sections 711-a and 711-b to read as follows:
     5    § 711-a. Leases; add dwelling occupants. A landlord is required to add
     6  occupants of a residential dwelling  or  housing  accommodation  to  the
     7  lease:
     8    1. upon request by the lease holder;
     9    2. if the occupant is at least eighteen years old;
    10    3.  if the occupant can show proof of currently residing in such resi-
    11  dential dwelling or housing accommodation.  Such proof may include,  but
    12  not be limited to:
    13    (a) water, electricity, gas, telephone or internet bill;
    14    (b) credit card bill or statement;
    15    (c) letter issued by a public authority;
    16    (d) company payslip or check;
    17    (e) home or rental insurance policy;
    18    (f) car registration or insurance;
    19    (g) letter of employment;
    20    (h)  official  letter  from  an educational institution on such insti-
    21  tution's letterhead;
    22    (i) municipality or government tax letter;
    23    (j) driver's license; or
    24    (k) residence permit.
 
         EXPLANATION--Matter in italics (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
                              [ ] is old law to be omitted.
                                                                   LBD13754-04-3
        A. 8422                             2
 
     1    § 711-b. Landlord; prohibition of rent increase or imposition of  fee.
     2  A  landlord is prohibited from increasing the rent or imposing a fee for
     3  the purpose of adding occupants to the lease pursuant to  section  seven
     4  hundred eleven-a of this article.
     5    § 3. This act shall take effect on the one hundred eightieth day after
     6  it shall have become a law.

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