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S05542 Summary:
BILL NO | S05542 |
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SAME AS | SAME AS A04392 |
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SPONSOR | STEWART-COUSINS |
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COSPNSR | HOYLMAN |
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Add §223-c, RP L | |
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Requires landlords to furnish each tenant either renewing or entering into a lease with a rider describing the rights and duties of landlords and tenants; further requires the rider to conform to the intent of section 5-702 of the general obligations law. |
S05542 Actions:
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05/06/2019 | REFERRED TO JUDICIARY | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
01/08/2020 | REFERRED TO JUDICIARY |
S05542 Committee Votes:
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Go to topS05542 Text:
Go to top STATE OF NEW YORK ________________________________________________________________________ 5542 2019-2020 Regular Sessions IN SENATE May 6, 2019 ___________ Introduced by Sen. STEWART-COUSINS -- 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 requiring a land- lord to furnish to each tenant signing a new or renewal lease a rider describing the rights and duties of landlords and tenants 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 2 223-c to read as follows: 3 § 223-c. Renters' Bill of Rights. 1. Each landlord subject under this 4 article shall furnish to each tenant either renewing or entering into a 5 lease, a rider describing the rights and duties of the contracting 6 parties. The lease shall have in bold print appearing on the first page 7 the following: "Attached to this lease is a 'Renters' Bill of Rights' 8 with the pertinent rules and regulations governing the rights and duties 9 of landlords and tenants." Such rider shall include information regard- 10 ing relevant rent control or regulation, as well as the appropriate 11 administrative or judicial body for hearing and determining potential 12 disputes between landlord and tenant. 13 2. The rider shall appear in larger type than the lease and shall 14 conform to the intent of section 5-702 of the general obligations law. 15 § 2. This act shall take effect immediately. EXPLANATION--Matter in italics (underscored) is new; matter in brackets [] is old law to be omitted. LBD04959-01-9