Assembly Bill A3929

2015-2016 Legislative Session

Prohibits landlords from including additional services in a tenant's base rent

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  • Introduced
    • In Committee Assembly
    • In Committee Senate
    • On Floor Calendar Assembly
    • On Floor Calendar Senate
    • Passed Assembly
    • Passed Senate
  • Delivered to Governor
  • Signed By Governor

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2015-A3929 (ACTIVE) - Details

Current Committee:
Assembly Codes
Law Section:
Real Property Law
Laws Affected:
Add §220-a, RP L
Versions Introduced in Other Legislative Sessions:
2009-2010: A7657
2011-2012: A7322
2013-2014: A7404
2017-2018: A5775
2019-2020: A5355
2021-2022: A3567
2023-2024: A4718

2015-A3929 (ACTIVE) - Summary

Prohibits landlords from including additional services in a tenant's base rent; provides that additional services include cable television, internet services, garage usage and utilities.

2015-A3929 (ACTIVE) - Bill Text download pdf 

                            
                    S T A T E   O F   N E W   Y O R K
________________________________________________________________________

                                  3929

                       2015-2016 Regular Sessions

                          I N  A S S E M B L Y

                            January 28, 2015
                               ___________

Introduced by M. of A. WRIGHT -- read once and referred to the Committee
  on Housing

AN  ACT to amend the real property law, in relation to prohibiting land-
  lords from including additional services in a tenant's base rent

  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
220-a to read as follows:
  S 220-A. BASE RENT AND NONESSENTIAL SERVICES. 1. FOR THE  PURPOSES  OF
THIS  SECTION,  "NONESSENTIAL  SERVICES" SHALL INCLUDE CABLE TELEVISION,
INTERNET SERVICES AND GARAGE USAGE.
  2. LANDLORDS SHALL BE PROHIBITED FROM INCLUDING NONESSENTIAL  SERVICES
AS  A CONDITION OF LEASING A DWELLING IN A PRIMARY WRITTEN OR ORAL LEASE
AGREEMENT.
  3. NONESSENTIAL SERVICES MAY BE PROVIDED BY LANDLORDS, IF  THE  TENANT
AGREES TO HAVE SUCH NONESSENTIAL SERVICES. ANY SERVICES PROVIDED IN THIS
MANNER  AND  THE  TERMS  OF  USE SHALL BE SET FORTH IN A WRITTEN OR ORAL
AGREEMENT, WHICH SHALL BE A SEPARATE AGREEMENT FROM  THE  PRIMARY  LEASE
AGREEMENT AND SHALL NOT AFFECT THE VALIDITY OR APPLICATION OF THE PRIMA-
RY LEASE AGREEMENT.
  4.  ANY  AGREEMENT  PROVISION  CONTAINED  IN A LEASE FOR A RESIDENTIAL
DWELLING THAT REQUIRES PAYMENT FOR NONESSENTIAL SERVICES AS SET FORTH IN
THIS SECTION SHALL BE VOID AS CONTRARY TO PUBLIC POLICY.
  5. THE PROVISIONS OF THIS SECTION SHALL NOT APPLY  TO  BUILDINGS  THAT
CONTAIN LESS THAN THREE DWELLING UNITS.
  S  2.  This  act shall take effect on the ninetieth day after it shall
have become a law, provided, however, that this act shall only apply  to
lease agreements signed on or after such effective date.


 EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
                      [ ] is old law to be omitted.
                                                           LBD04770-01-5

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