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Assembly Bill A742

2017-2018 Legislative Session

Enacts the roomers' rights protection act

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2017-A742 (ACTIVE) - Details

Current Committee:
Assembly Housing
Law Section:
Real Property Law
Laws Affected:
Add §231-b, RP L
Versions Introduced in Other Legislative Sessions:
2015-2016: A9847
2019-2020: A96
2021-2022: A580

2017-A742 (ACTIVE) - Summary

Enacts the roomers' rights protection act.

2017-A742 (ACTIVE) - Bill Text download pdf 

                            
 
                     S T A T E   O F   N E W   Y O R K
 ________________________________________________________________________
 
                                    742
 
                        2017-2018 Regular Sessions
 
                           I N  A S S E M B L Y
 
                              January 9, 2017
                                ___________
 
 Introduced by M. of A. PERRY, WALKER, ARROYO, HUNTER, JEAN-PIERRE, GOTT-
   FRIED,  HYNDMAN, TITUS -- Multi-Sponsored by -- M. of A. BLAKE -- read
   once and referred to the Committee on Housing
 
 AN ACT to amend the real property law, in relation to enacting the room-
   ers' rights protection act

   THE PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK, REPRESENTED IN SENATE AND  ASSEM-
 BLY, DO ENACT AS FOLLOWS:
 
   Section  1.  This act shall be known and may be cited as the "roomers'
 rights protection act".
   § 2. The real property law is amended by adding a new section 231-b to
 read as follows:
   § 231-B. UTILITY SERVICES FOR RESIDENTIAL  ROOMING  LEASES.  1.  EVERY
 LANDLORD  THAT  APPORTIONS  A  RESIDENCE  AND LEASES INDIVIDUAL ROOMS TO
 ROOMERS WHERE UTILITY SERVICES, INCLUDING, BUT  NOT  LIMITED  TO,  HEAT,
 ELECTRICITY,  AND  WATER  ARE  SHARED AND ARE NOT INDIVIDUALLY MEASURED,
 SHALL:
   A. PLACE ALL UTILITY METERS IN THE LANDLORD'S NAME;
   B. ENTER INTO AN INDIVIDUAL LEASE WITH EACH ROOMER; AND
   C. PROVIDE ON THE LEASE THE NAME  AND  CONTACT  INFORMATION  FOR  EACH
 UTILITY SERVICE PROVIDER PROVIDING SERVICES TO THE ROOMER'S PREMISES.
   2. WHERE SERVICES ARE SHARED, A LANDLORD SHALL NOT REQUIRE A ROOMER TO
 LIST THE METER FOR SUCH SERVICES IN HIS OR HER NAME AND THE COST OF SUCH
 UTILITIES SHALL BE DEEMED TO BE INCLUDED IN THE RENT.
   3.  A. A TENANT SHALL NOT BE REQUIRED BY LEASE, OTHER DOCUMENT OR ORAL
 AGREEMENT TO WAIVE HIS OR HER RIGHT TO A TRIAL  BY  JURY  OR  ANY  OTHER
 LEGAL  RIGHTS  THAT  HE  OR  SHE WOULD BE ENTITLED TO AS A TENANT IN THE
 STATE OF NEW YORK IN THE EVENT THE TENANT BECOMES INVOLVED WITH A  HOUS-
 ING  PROCEEDING  AGAINST  THE  LANDLORD  BASED  ON  A  VIOLATION  OF THE
 PROVISIONS OF THIS SECTION OR ANY OTHER LAW, RULE OR REGULATION  GOVERN-
 ING LANDLORD-TENANT DISPUTES.
 
  EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
                       [ ] is old law to be omitted.
                                                            LBD06397-01-7

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