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Assembly Bill A7657

2009-2010 Legislative Session

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

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2009-A7657 - Details

Current Committee:
Assembly Rules
Law Section:
Real Property Law
Laws Affected:
Add §220-a, RP L
Versions Introduced in Other Legislative Sessions:
2011-2012: A7322
2013-2014: A7404
2015-2016: A3929
2017-2018: A5775
2019-2020: A5355
2021-2022: A3567
2023-2024: A4718
2025-2026: A1768

2009-A7657 - Summary

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

2009-A7657 - Bill Text download pdf 

                            
                    S T A T E   O F   N E W   Y O R K
________________________________________________________________________

                                  7657

                       2009-2010 Regular Sessions

                          I N  A S S E M B L Y

                             April 17, 2009
                               ___________

Introduced by M. of A. REILLY -- read once and referred to the Committee
  on Housing

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
222-a to read as follows:
  S 222-A. BASE RENT AND ADDITIONAL  SERVICES.  1.  LANDLORDS  SHALL  BE
PROHIBITED FROM INCLUDING ADDITIONAL SERVICES IN A TENANT'S BASE RENT.
  2. ADDITIONAL SERVICES MAY BE PROVIDED BY LANDLORDS IF THE TENANT OPTS
FOR SUCH SERVICES.
  3.  FOR  PURPOSES OF THIS SECTION, "ADDITIONAL SERVICES" SHALL INCLUDE
BUT NOT BE LIMITED TO CABLE TELEVISION, INTERNET SERVICES, GARAGE  USAGE
AND UTILITIES.
  S  2.  This  act shall take effect on the ninetieth day after it shall
have become a law.





 EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
                      [ ] is old law to be omitted.
                                                           LBD10079-01-9

2009-A7657A (ACTIVE) - Details

Current Committee:
Assembly Rules
Law Section:
Real Property Law
Laws Affected:
Add §220-a, RP L
Versions Introduced in Other Legislative Sessions:
2011-2012: A7322
2013-2014: A7404
2015-2016: A3929
2017-2018: A5775
2019-2020: A5355
2021-2022: A3567
2023-2024: A4718
2025-2026: A1768

2009-A7657A (ACTIVE) - Summary

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

2009-A7657A (ACTIVE) - Bill Text download pdf 

                            
                    S T A T E   O F   N E W   Y O R K
________________________________________________________________________

                                 7657--A

                       2009-2010 Regular Sessions

                          I N  A S S E M B L Y

                             April 17, 2009
                               ___________

Introduced by M. of A. REILLY -- read once and referred to the Committee
  on  Housing  --  recommitted to the Committee on Housing 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 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:
  S 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.
  S 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.
                                                           LBD10079-03-0

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