Assembly Bill A2065

Signed By Governor
2021-2022 Legislative Session

Eliminates unreasonable fees levied on tenants for reproductions of keys

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Archive: Last Bill Status Via S3666 - Signed by Governor

  • 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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2021-A2065 (ACTIVE) - Details

See Senate Version of this Bill:
S3666
Law Section:
Real Property Law
Laws Affected:
Add §235-i, RP L
Versions Introduced in 2019-2020 Legislative Session:
A8068, S5683

2021-A2065 (ACTIVE) - Summary

Eliminates unreasonable fees levied on tenants for reproductions of keys by preventing landlords from charging tenants more than 110% of the actual cost for the reproduction of such keys.

2021-A2065 (ACTIVE) - Bill Text download pdf 

                            
 
                     S T A T E   O F   N E W   Y O R K
 ________________________________________________________________________
 
                                   2065
 
                        2021-2022 Regular Sessions
 
                           I N  A S S E M B L Y
 
                             January 14, 2021
                                ___________
 
 Introduced  by  M.  of  A. CRUZ, DICKENS, GLICK, GOTTFRIED, NIOU, SIMON,
   PICHARDO, L. ROSENTHAL -- Multi-Sponsored by -- M.  of  A.  SAYEGH  --
   read once and referred to the Committee on Housing
 
 AN ACT to amend the real property law, in relation to eliminating unrea-
   sonable fees levied on tenants for reproductions of keys

   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
 235-i to read as follows:
   §  235-I. UNREASONABLE TENANT FEES FOR REPRODUCTIONS OF KEYS.  A LAND-
 LORD SHALL NOT CHARGE A TENANT A FEE FOR THE REPRODUCTION OF KEYS  TO  A
 SINGLE  DWELLING GREATER THAN ONE HUNDRED TEN PERCENT OF THE ACTUAL COST
 OF REPRODUCTION, PROVIDED SUCH LIMITATION SHALL NOT APPLY  IF  A  TENANT
 REQUIRES  THE REPRODUCTION OF KEYS FOR A SINGLE DWELLING MORE THAN THREE
 TIMES IN A CALENDAR YEAR.
   § 2. This act shall take effect immediately.
 
 
 
 
 
 
  EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
                       [ ] is old law to be omitted.
                                                            LBD06164-01-1

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