Senate Bill S6729

2025-2026 Legislative Session

Relates to the installation of appliances or fixtures by tenants

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Current 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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2025-S6729 (ACTIVE) - Details

See Assembly Version of this Bill:
A1865
Current Committee:
Senate Judiciary
Law Section:
Real Property Law
Laws Affected:
Add §226-aa, RP L
Versions Introduced in 2023-2024 Legislative Session:
S6539, A5694

2025-S6729 (ACTIVE) - Summary

Prohibits landlords from restricting the installation of appliances or fixtures by tenants; provides that the landlord is not compelled to change utilities for such installation; prohibits surcharge where tenant pays utilities directly to provider; requires a tenant restore appliances or fixtures to the condition they were prior to being installed or allowing such appliances or fixtures remain in the rental unit at no cost to the landlord

2025-S6729 (ACTIVE) - Sponsor Memo

2025-S6729 (ACTIVE) - Bill Text download pdf 

                             
                     S T A T E   O F   N E W   Y O R K
 ________________________________________________________________________
 
                                   6729
 
                        2025-2026 Regular Sessions
 
                             I N  S E N A T E
 
                              March 21, 2025
                                ___________
 
 Introduced  by  Sens.  JACKSON,  HELMING,  HINCHEY, MAY, SANDERS -- 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 installation
   of appliances or fixtures by tenants

   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
 226-aa to read as follows:
   § 226-AA. INSTALLATION OF APPLIANCES OR  FIXTURES  BY  TENANT.  1.  NO
 LANDLORD  SHALL RESTRICT THE INSTALLATION OF APPLIANCES OR FIXTURES BY A
 RESIDENTIAL TENANT, SO LONG AS THE APPLIANCES OR FIXTURES ARE IN COMPLI-
 ANCE WITH APPLICABLE BUILDING CODES  OR  OTHER  PROVISIONS  OF  LAW  AND
 FURTHER  PROVIDED  THE  RESIDENTIAL  TENANT  HAS  SOUGHT  IN WRITING AND
 OBTAINED WRITTEN CONSENT FROM THE LANDLORD FOR  SUCH  INSTALLATION.  THE
 LANDLORD  SHALL RESPOND IN WRITING TO A RESIDENTIAL TENANT'S REQUEST FOR
 SUCH RESIDENTIAL TENANT TO INSTALL APPLIANCES OR FIXTURES WITHIN  THIRTY
 DAYS  OF  SUCH  REQUEST. ANY DENIAL OF A RESIDENTIAL TENANT'S REQUEST TO
 INSTALL APPLIANCES OR FIXTURES SHALL INCLUDE  THE  SPECIFIC  REASON  FOR
 SUCH  DENIAL  AND  REFERENCE  THE  SPECIFIC APPLICABLE BUILDING CODES OR
 OTHER PROVISIONS OF LAW WITH WHICH SUCH INSTALLATION IS NOT  IN  COMPLI-
 ANCE.
   2.  NOTHING  IN  THIS  SECTION  SHALL  REQUIRE A LANDLORD TO ALTER THE
 UNIT'S UTILITIES FOR THE INSTALLATION OF ANY APPLIANCES OR  FIXTURES  BY
 THE RESIDENTIAL TENANT.
   3.  THE  IMPOSITION  OF ANY SURCHARGE FOR THE INSTALLATION OR USE OF A
 RESIDENTIAL TENANT-INSTALLED APPLIANCE OR FIXTURE  IS  PROHIBITED  WHERE
 THE  RESIDENTIAL TENANT PAYS FOR THE APPLICABLE UTILITY SERVICE DIRECTLY
 TO THE PROVIDER.
   4. AT THE TERMINATION OF RESIDENTIAL TENANCY, THE  RESIDENTIAL  TENANT
 SHALL  BE  RESPONSIBLE FOR EITHER (A) RESTORING THE INSTALLED APPLIANCES
 
  EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
                       [ ] is old law to be omitted.
                                                            LBD04693-03-5

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