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Jan 07, 2015 |
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Senate Bill S590
2015-2016 Legislative Session
Sponsored By
(D, WF) Senate District
Archive: Last Bill Status - In Senate Committee Judiciary Committee
- Introduced
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- In Committee Assembly
- In Committee Senate
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- On Floor Calendar Assembly
- On Floor Calendar Senate
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- Passed Assembly
- Passed Senate
- Delivered to Governor
- Signed By Governor
Actions
2015-S590 (ACTIVE) - Details
- Current Committee:
- Senate Judiciary
- Law Section:
- Real Property Law
- Laws Affected:
- Amd ยง235-e, RP L
- Versions Introduced in Other Legislative Sessions:
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2013-2014:
S7766
2017-2018: S3138
2015-S590 (ACTIVE) - Sponsor Memo
BILL NUMBER: S590 TITLE OF BILL : An act to amend the real property law, in relation to the duty to provide a written receipt PURPOSE : The purpose of this bill is to adjust and clarify existing language regarding a landlord's duty to provide a tenant with a receipt for the payment of rent. SUMMARY OF PROVISIONS : Section 1 of this bill amends section 235-e of the real property law by: * specifying that duly authorized agents of a landlord that collect rent would also be responsible for providing a receipt, for such payment, to tenants; * clarifying that if a tenant requests a receipt for rent paid by personal check, the request will remain valid for the remainder of the tenancy unless otherwise specified; * requiring that if rent is directly given to a landlord or their authorized agent they must provide a tenant with a receipt immediately;
2015-S590 (ACTIVE) - Bill Text download pdf
S T A T E O F N E W Y O R K ________________________________________________________________________ 590 2015-2016 Regular Sessions I N S E N A T E (PREFILED) January 7, 2015 ___________ Introduced by Sen. SQUADRON -- 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 the duty to provide a written receipt THE PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK, REPRESENTED IN SENATE AND ASSEM- BLY, DO ENACT AS FOLLOWS: Section 1. Section 235-e of the real property law, as amended by chap- ter 848 of the laws of 1986, is amended to read as follows: S 235-e. Duty [of landlord] to provide A written receipt. (a) Upon the receipt of THE PAYMENT OF rent for residential premises in the form of cash or any instrument other than the personal check of the [tenant] LESSEE, it shall be the duty of the [landlord] LESSOR, OR ANY AGENT OF THE LESSOR AUTHORIZED TO RECEIVE RENT, to provide the [payor] LESSEE with a written receipt containing the following: 1. The date; 2. The amount; 3. The identity of the premises and period for which paid; and 4. The signature and title of the person receiving the rent. (b) [Where a tenant] A LESSEE MAY REQUEST, in writing, [requests] that a [landlord] LESSOR provide a receipt for rent paid by personal check[,]. IF SUCH A REQUEST IS MADE it shall be the duty of the [land- lord] LESSOR, OR ANY AGENT OF THE LESSOR AUTHORIZED TO RECEIVE RENT, to provide the [payor] LESSEE with the receipt described in subdivision (a) of this section [for each such request made in writing]. SUCH REQUEST SHALL, UNLESS OTHERWISE SPECIFIED BY THE LESSEE, REMAIN IN EFFECT FOR THE DURATION OF THE TENANCY. (C) IF A PAYMENT OF RENT IS PERSONALLY TRANSMITTED TO A LESSOR, OR AN AGENT OF A LESSOR AUTHORIZED TO RECEIVE RENT, THE RECEIPT FOR SUCH PAYMENT SHALL BE ISSUED IMMEDIATELY TO A LESSEE. IF A PAYMENT OF RENT IS TRANSMITTED INDIRECTLY TO A LESSOR, OR AN AGENT OF A LESSOR AUTHORIZED EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets [ ] is old law to be omitted.
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