Senate Bill S3689

2025-2026 Legislative Session

Prohibits the eviction of tenants for using medical marihuana for a certified medical use

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Current Bill Status - In Senate Committee Housing, Construction And Community Development 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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2025-S3689 (ACTIVE) - Details

Current Committee:
Senate Housing, Construction And Community Development
Law Section:
Real Property Actions and Proceedings Law
Laws Affected:
Add §716, RPAP L
Versions Introduced in Other Legislative Sessions:
2019-2020: S4117
2021-2022: S183
2023-2024: S2263

2025-S3689 (ACTIVE) - Summary

Prohibits the eviction of tenants for using medical marihuana for a certified medical use.

2025-S3689 (ACTIVE) - Sponsor Memo

2025-S3689 (ACTIVE) - Bill Text download pdf 

                             
                     S T A T E   O F   N E W   Y O R K
 ________________________________________________________________________
 
                                   3689
 
                        2025-2026 Regular Sessions
 
                             I N  S E N A T E
 
                             January 29, 2025
                                ___________
 
 Introduced  by  Sen. SANDERS -- read twice and ordered printed, and when
   printed to be committed to the Committee on Housing, Construction  and
   Community Development
 
 AN  ACT  to  amend  the  real  property  actions and proceedings law, in
   relation to prohibiting the eviction  of  tenants  for  the  certified
   medical use of medical marihuana

   THE  PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK, REPRESENTED IN SENATE AND ASSEM-
 BLY, DO ENACT AS FOLLOWS:
 
   Section 1. The real property actions and proceedings law is amended by
 adding a new section 716 to read as follows:
   § 716. EVICTION BASED ON THE CERTIFIED MEDICAL USE OF MEDICAL MARIHUA-
 NA PROHIBITED. 1. A TENANT SHALL NOT BE REMOVED  FROM  POSSESSION  OF  A
 RESIDENTIAL  UNIT  PURSUANT  TO  THIS  ARTICLE  BECAUSE OF SUCH PERSON'S
 CERTIFIED MEDICAL USE OF MEDICAL MARIHUANA, AS DEFINED IN SECTION  THIR-
 TY-THREE  HUNDRED  SIXTY OF THE PUBLIC HEALTH LAW. IT SHALL BE A DEFENSE
 TO A PROCEEDING TO RECOVER POSSESSION OF A RESIDENTIAL UNIT THAT A LAND-
 LORD SEEKS SUCH RECOVERY BECAUSE OF A PERSON'S CERTIFIED MEDICAL USE  OF
 MEDICAL  MARIHUANA,  AND  THAT, BUT FOR SUCH USE, THE LANDLORD WOULD NOT
 SEEK TO RECOVER POSSESSION. A LANDLORD MAY REBUT SUCH DEFENSE BY SHOWING
 THAT SUCH LANDLORD SEEKS TO RECOVER POSSESSION  OF  A  RESIDENTIAL  UNIT
 BECAUSE OF ANY OTHER LAWFUL GROUND.
   2. NOTHING IN THIS SECTION SHALL RESTRICT A LANDLORD'S LEGAL RIGHTS TO
 RECOVER  POSSESSION  OF  A  RESIDENTIAL  UNIT ON GROUNDS NOT BASED ON OR
 DERIVED FROM THE CERTIFIED MEDICAL USE OF MEDICAL MARIHUANA.
   § 2. This act shall take effect immediately.
 
 
 
  EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
                       [ ] is old law to be omitted.
                                                            LBD07875-01-5

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