assembly Bill A5738

2017-2018 Legislative Session

Requires contact information of landlords and land owners to be furnished to tenants

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Jan 03, 2018 referred to housing
Feb 14, 2017 referred to housing

A5738 (ACTIVE) - Details

See Senate Version of this Bill:
S4847
Law Section:
Real Property Law
Laws Affected:
Add §235-h, RP L
Versions Introduced in Other Legislative Sessions:
2019-2020: A1652, S5182
2021-2022: S633

A5738 (ACTIVE) - Summary

Requires contact information of landlords and land owners to be furnished to tenants.

A5738 (ACTIVE) - Bill Text download pdf 


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

                                  5738

                       2017-2018 Regular Sessions

                          I N  A S S E M B L Y

                            February 14, 2017
                               ___________

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

AN  ACT to amend the real property law, in relation to requiring contact
  information of landlords to be furnished to 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:
  § 235-H. CONTACT INFORMATION TO BE FURNISHED TO TENANT.  EVERY  TENANT
SHALL  RECEIVE AT THE START OF THE TENANCY A WRITTEN DOCUMENT CONTAINING
THE MOST CURRENT NAME, VALID PHONE NUMBER, AND ADDRESS ABLE TO  BE  USED
BY  THE  TENANT TO DIRECTLY CONTACT THE LANDLORD AND, IF THE PROPERTY IS
OWNED BY A THIRD PARTY SUCH AS A LIMITED LIABILITY  COMPANY,  THE  THIRD
PARTY  THAT HOLDS THE TITLE TO THE PROPERTY THAT IS BEING LEASED. IF ANY
OF THE CONTACT INFORMATION FURNISHED BECOMES INACCURATE, A WRITTEN DOCU-
MENT SHALL BE PROVIDED TO EVERY TENANT WITH THE UPDATED CONTACT INFORMA-
TION WITHIN THREE DAYS OF THE ACQUISITION OF THE  NEW  CONTACT  INFORMA-
TION.
  § 2. This act shall take effect immediately.





 EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
                      [ ] is old law to be omitted.
                                                           LBD09692-01-7