Assembly Bill A7934A

2021-2022 Legislative Session

Prohibits landlords, lessors, sub-lessors and grantors from demanding brokers' fees from a tenant

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

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2021-A7934 - Details

See Senate Version of this Bill:
S6427
Law Section:
Real Property Law
Laws Affected:
Amd §238-a, RP L
Versions Introduced in 2023-2024 Legislative Session:
A4781, S2783

2021-A7934 - Summary

Prohibits landlords, lessors, sub-lessors and grantors from demanding broker's fees from a tenant.

2021-A7934 - Bill Text download pdf 

                            
 
                     S T A T E   O F   N E W   Y O R K
 ________________________________________________________________________
 
                                   7934
 
                        2021-2022 Regular Sessions
 
                           I N  A S S E M B L Y
 
                               June 1, 2021
                                ___________
 
 Introduced  by M. of A. MAMDANI -- read once and referred to the Commit-
   tee on Judiciary
 
 AN ACT to amend the real property law, in relation to prohibiting  land-
   lords,  lessors, sub-lessors and grantors from demanding brokers' fees
   from a tenant
 
   THE PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK, REPRESENTED IN SENATE AND  ASSEM-
 BLY, DO ENACT AS FOLLOWS:
 
   Section 1. Paragraph (a) of subdivision 1 of section 238-a of the real
 property law, as added by section 10 of part M of chapter 36 of the laws
 of 2019, is amended to read as follows:
   (a)  Except  in  instances where statutes or regulations provide for a
 payment, fee or charge, no landlord, lessor, sub-lessor or  grantor  may
 demand any payment, fee, or charge for the processing, review or accept-
 ance  of  an  application,  or  demand  any other payment, fee or charge
 before or at the beginning of the tenancy, INCLUDING BUT NOT LIMITED  TO
 BROKER'S FEES, except background checks and credit checks as provided by
 paragraph  (b) of this subdivision, provided that this subdivision shall
 not apply to entrance fees charged by continuing care retirement  commu-
 nities  licensed  pursuant  to  article  forty-six or forty-six-A of the
 public health law, assisted living providers licensed pursuant to  arti-
 cle forty-six-B of the public health law, adult care facilities licensed
 pursuant to article seven of the social services law, senior residential
 communities  that have submitted an offering plan to the attorney gener-
 al, or not-for-profit  independent  retirement  communities  that  offer
 personal  emergency  response, housekeeping, transportation and meals to
 their residents.
   § 2. This act shall take effect immediately.
 
 
  EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
                       [ ] is old law to be omitted.
                                                            LBD11133-01-1

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2021-A7934A (ACTIVE) - Details

See Senate Version of this Bill:
S6427
Law Section:
Real Property Law
Laws Affected:
Amd §238-a, RP L
Versions Introduced in 2023-2024 Legislative Session:
A4781, S2783

2021-A7934A (ACTIVE) - Summary

Prohibits landlords, lessors, sub-lessors and grantors from demanding broker's fees from a tenant.

2021-A7934A (ACTIVE) - Bill Text download pdf 

                             
                     S T A T E   O F   N E W   Y O R K
 ________________________________________________________________________
 
                                  7934--A
 
                        2021-2022 Regular Sessions
 
                           I N  A S S E M B L Y
 
                               June 1, 2021
                                ___________
 
 Introduced  by  M. of A. MAMDANI, MITAYNES, FORREST, GALLAGHER, EPSTEIN,
   GOTTFRIED, BURGOS, GONZALEZ-ROJAS, JACKSON, CRUZ, DAVILA -- read  once
   and  referred  to  the  Committee  on  Judiciary -- recommitted to the
   Committee on Judiciary in accordance with Assembly Rule 3, sec.  2  --
   committee  discharged,  bill amended, ordered reprinted as amended and
   recommitted to said committee
 
 AN ACT to amend the real property law, in relation to prohibiting  land-
   lords,  lessors, sub-lessors and grantors from demanding brokers' fees
   from a tenant
 
   THE PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK, REPRESENTED IN SENATE AND  ASSEM-
 BLY, DO ENACT AS FOLLOWS:
 
   Section 1. Paragraph (a) of subdivision 1 of section 238-a of the real
 property  law, as amended by chapter 789 of the laws of 2021, is amended
 to read as follows:
   (a) Except in instances where statutes or regulations  provide  for  a
 payment,  fee  or charge, no landlord, lessor, sub-lessor or grantor may
 demand any payment, fee, or charge for the processing, review or accept-
 ance of an application, or demand  any  other  payment,  fee  or  charge
 before  or at the beginning of the tenancy, INCLUDING BUT NOT LIMITED TO
 BROKER'S FEES, except background checks and credit checks as provided by
 paragraph (b) of this subdivision, provided that this subdivision  shall
 not  apply to entrance fees charged by continuing care retirement commu-
 nities licensed pursuant to article  forty-six  or  forty-six-A  of  the
 public  health law, assisted living providers licensed pursuant to arti-
 cle forty-six-B of the public health law, adult care facilities licensed
 pursuant to article seven of the social services law, senior residential
 communities that have submitted an offering plan to the attorney  gener-
 al,  or  not-for-profit  independent  retirement  communities that offer
 personal emergency response, housekeeping, transportation and  meals  to
 their  residents. Nothing in this paragraph shall prohibit a cooperative
 housing  corporation,  other  than  a  cooperative  housing  corporation

  EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
                       [ ] is old law to be omitted.
                                                            LBD11133-02-2

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