Senate Bill S6775

2015-2016 Legislative Session

Relates to the duty of landlords to verify the licensure of massage therapist tenants

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  • 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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2015-S6775 (ACTIVE) - Details

See Assembly Version of this Bill:
A9046
Current Committee:
Senate Judiciary
Law Section:
Real Property Law
Laws Affected:
Add §235-h, RP L
Versions Introduced in Other Legislative Sessions:
2017-2018: A490
2019-2020: A1210

2015-S6775 (ACTIVE) - Summary

Relates to the duty of landlords to verify the licensure of massage therapist tenants; subjects landlords to a civil penalty for failure to so verify.

2015-S6775 (ACTIVE) - Sponsor Memo

2015-S6775 (ACTIVE) - Bill Text download pdf 

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

                                  6775

                            I N  S E N A T E

                            February 19, 2016
                               ___________

Introduced  by  Sen. ADDABBO -- 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 duty of  land-
  lords to verify the licensure of massage therapist 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
235-h to read as follows:
  S  235-H.  DUTY  OF LANDLORDS TO VERIFY LICENSURE OF MASSAGE THERAPIST
TENANTS. 1. PRIOR TO ENTERING INTO A RENTAL AGREEMENT WITH AN INDIVIDUAL
WHO INTENDS TO ENGAGE IN THE PRACTICE OF MASSAGE THERAPY, AS DEFINED  BY
SECTION  SEVENTY-EIGHT HUNDRED ONE OF THE EDUCATION LAW, FOR HIRE IN THE
SPACE THAT IS SUBJECT TO SUCH RENTAL AGREEMENT, A  LANDLORD  SHALL  HAVE
THE  DUTY TO VERIFY THAT SUCH INDIVIDUAL IS LICENSED TO PRACTICE MASSAGE
THERAPY PURSUANT TO ARTICLE ONE HUNDRED FIFTY-FIVE OF THE EDUCATION LAW.
A LANDLORD SHALL BE DEEMED TO HAVE SATISFIED THE  VERIFICATION  REQUIRE-
MENT  OF THIS SUBDIVISION IF SUCH LANDLORD OBTAINS AND RETAINS A COPY OF
A VALID LICENSE ISSUED TO SUCH INDIVIDUAL BY THE STATE BOARD FOR MASSAGE
THERAPY.
  2. IF A TENANT WHO ENGAGES IN THE PRACTICE OF MASSAGE THERAPY FOR HIRE
IN THE SPACE THAT IS SUBJECT TO A RENTAL AGREEMENT IS  FOUND  GUILTY  OF
VIOLATING  SECTION 230.20, 230.25, 230.30 OR 230.32 OF THE PENAL LAW, OR
SECTION SIX THOUSAND FIVE HUNDRED TWELVE OF THE EDUCATION LAW, THE LAND-
LORD OF SUCH TENANT SHALL BE SUBJECT TO A CIVIL PENALTY OF ONE  THOUSAND
DOLLARS IF IT IS SHOWN BY SUBSTANTIAL EVIDENCE THAT SUCH LANDLORD FAILED
TO  VERIFY  THAT  SUCH  TENANT  IS  LICENSED TO PRACTICE MASSAGE THERAPY
PURSUANT TO ARTICLE ONE HUNDRED FIFTY-FIVE OF THE EDUCATION LAW.
  S 2. This act shall take effect on the thirtieth day  after  it  shall
have become a law.


 EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
                      [ ] is old law to be omitted.
                                                           LBD13093-02-5

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