Bill Text: NY S03537 | 2009-2010 | General Assembly | Introduced

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Bill Title: 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.

Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Democrat 12-0)

Status: (Introduced - Dead) 2010-01-06 - REFERRED TO JUDICIARY [S03537 Detail]

Download: New_York-2009-S03537-Introduced.html

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                           S T A T E   O F   N E W   Y O R K
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                                         3537
                              2009-2010 Regular Sessions
                                   I N  S E N A T E
                                    March 24, 2009
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       Introduced  by  Sens.  STEWART-COUSINS,  ADAMS,  BRESLIN,  DIAZ,  DUANE,
         HASSELL-THOMPSON, HUNTLEY -- 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    S  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    S 2. This act shall take effect immediately.
        EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
                             [ ] is old law to be omitted.
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