A2370-2011 Actions

• Jan 18, 2011: referred to housing

A2370-2011 Text

 S T A T E   O F   N E W   Y O R K
 
 
                                         2370
 2011-2012 Regular Sessions
 I N  ASSEMBLY
 January 18, 2011
 
 Introduced by M. of A. SPANO, GABRYSZAK, BROOK-KRASNY -- Multi-Sponsored
 by  --  M. of A.  HOOPER -- read once and referred to the Committee on
 Housing
 

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:

 

Section  1.  The  real property law is amended by adding a new section
 223-c to read as follows:

 

S 223-C. RENTERS' BILL OF RIGHTS. 1. EACH LANDLORD SUBJECT UNDER  THIS
 ARTICLE  SHALL FURNISH TO EACH TENANT EITHER RENEWING OR ENTERING INTO A
 LEASE, A RIDER DESCRIBING THE  RIGHTS  AND  DUTIES  OF  THE  CONTRACTING
 PARTIES.  THE LEASE SHALL HAVE IN BOLD PRINT APPEARING ON THE FIRST PAGE
 THE FOLLOWING: "ATTACHED TO THIS LEASE IS A 'RENTERS'  BILL  OF  RIGHTS'
 WITH THE PERTINENT RULES AND REGULATIONS GOVERNING THE RIGHTS AND DUTIES
 OF LANDLORDS AND TENANTS."  SUCH RIDER SHALL INCLUDE INFORMATION REGARD
 ING  RELEVANT  RENT  CONTROL  OR  REGULATION, AS WELL AS THE APPROPRIATE
 ADMINISTRATIVE OR JUDICIAL BODY FOR HEARING  AND  DETERMINING  POTENTIAL
 DISPUTES BETWEEN LANDLORD AND TENANT.
 2.  THE  RIDER  SHALL  APPEAR  IN LARGER TYPE THAN THE LEASE AND SHALL
 CONFORM TO THE INTENT OF SECTION 5-702 OF THE GENERAL OBLIGATIONS LAW.
 

S 2. This act shall take effect immediately.
 EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
 [ ] is old law to be omitted.
 LBD04055-01-1

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