Senate Bill S4132

2019-2020 Legislative Session

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

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Archive: Last Bill Status - In Senate Committee Judiciary Committee

  • 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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2019-S4132 (ACTIVE) - Details

See Assembly Version of this Bill:
A5355
Current Committee:
Senate Judiciary
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
2015-2016: A3929
2017-2018: A5775
2021-2022: S3127, A3567
2023-2024: A4718

2019-S4132 (ACTIVE) - Summary

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

2019-S4132 (ACTIVE) - Sponsor Memo

2019-S4132 (ACTIVE) - Bill Text download pdf 

                            
 
                     S T A T E   O F   N E W   Y O R K
 ________________________________________________________________________
 
                                   4132
 
                        2019-2020 Regular Sessions
 
                             I N  S E N A T E
 
                               March 1, 2019
                                ___________
 
 Introduced  by Sen. KAVANAGH -- 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 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:
   §  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.
   § 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.
                                                            LBD09544-01-9

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