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NY A04960
Bill
Status
2/10/2025
Primary Sponsor
Rodneyse Bichotte Hermelyn
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AI Summary
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Requires all written residential leases to include standard clauses explaining tenants' rights regarding warranty of habitability, protection from retaliatory eviction, right to organize tenant associations, jury trial rights, and ability to deduct utility payments from rent if landlord fails to pay
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Mandates leases for buildings with 4+ units include subletting rights, requiring landlords to respond to sublet requests within 30 days or permission is automatically granted
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Requires leases to disclose landlord obligations for building repairs, heat requirements (with specific temperatures and dates filled in), pest control, and common area maintenance
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Grants tenants in applicable dwellings the right to install extra locks on entrance doors without landlord permission or fees, provided they give the landlord a duplicate key upon request
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Requires landlords to provide written notice of tenant rights to month-to-month tenants at tenancy start, with existing tenants receiving notice by January 1, 2026; violations carry fines up to $100
Legislative Description
Provides that all residential leases shall contain a detailed description of tenant's statutory rights including among others, warranty of habitability, willful violation of lease, right to participate in tenants' associations, no eviction for good faith complaint, utility payment offset and sublet rights; grants tenant the right to install extra locks; sets out landlord obligations with respect to heating and oil delivery.
Last Action
referred to judiciary
1/7/2026