Assembly Bill A8068A

2019-2020 Legislative Session

Eliminates unreasonable fees levied on tenants for reproductions of keys

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  • Delivered to Governor
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2019-A8068 - Details

See Senate Version of this Bill:
S5683
Current Committee:
Assembly Housing
Law Section:
Real Property Law
Laws Affected:
Add §235-i, RP L
Versions Introduced in 2021-2022 Legislative Session:
A2065, S3666

2019-A8068 - Summary

Eliminates unreasonable fees levied on tenants for reproductions of keys by preventing landlords from charging tenants more than 110% of the actual cost for the reproduction of such keys.

2019-A8068 - Bill Text download pdf 

                            
 
                     S T A T E   O F   N E W   Y O R K
 ________________________________________________________________________
 
                                   8068
 
                        2019-2020 Regular Sessions
 
                           I N  A S S E M B L Y
 
                               May 31, 2019
                                ___________
 
 Introduced  by  M. of A. CRUZ -- read once and referred to the Committee
   on Housing
 
 AN ACT to amend the real property law, in relation to eliminating unrea-
   sonable fees levied on tenants for reproductions of keys
 
   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. UNREASONABLE TENANT FEES FOR REPRODUCTIONS OF KEYS.  A  LAND-
 LORD  SHALL NOT CHARGE TENANTS FEES GREATER THAN ONE HUNDRED TEN PERCENT
 OF ACTUAL EXPENSES INCURRED IN THE REPRODUCTION  OF  KEYS  TO  A  SINGLE
 DWELLING.
   § 2. This act shall take effect immediately.
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
  EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
                       [ ] is old law to be omitted.
                                                            LBD11488-01-9

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2019-A8068A (ACTIVE) - Details

See Senate Version of this Bill:
S5683
Current Committee:
Assembly Housing
Law Section:
Real Property Law
Laws Affected:
Add §235-i, RP L
Versions Introduced in 2021-2022 Legislative Session:
A2065, S3666

2019-A8068A (ACTIVE) - Summary

Eliminates unreasonable fees levied on tenants for reproductions of keys by preventing landlords from charging tenants more than 110% of the actual cost for the reproduction of such keys.

2019-A8068A (ACTIVE) - Bill Text download pdf 

                            
 
                     S T A T E   O F   N E W   Y O R K
 ________________________________________________________________________
 
                                  8068--A
 
                        2019-2020 Regular Sessions
 
                           I N  A S S E M B L Y
 
                               May 31, 2019
                                ___________
 
 Introduced  by  M.  of  A.  CRUZ,  ORTIZ,  BLAKE, DICKENS, SIMON, GLICK,
   L. ROSENTHAL, PICHARDO, GOTTFRIED, NIOU -- Multi-Sponsored by -- M. of
   A. SAYEGH -- 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 eliminating unrea-
   sonable fees levied on tenants for reproductions of keys
 
   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-i to read as follows:
   §  235-I. UNREASONABLE TENANT FEES FOR REPRODUCTIONS OF KEYS.  A LAND-
 LORD SHALL NOT CHARGE A TENANT A FEE FOR THE REPRODUCTION OF KEYS  TO  A
 SINGLE  DWELLING GREATER THAN ONE HUNDRED TEN PERCENT OF THE ACTUAL COST
 OF REPRODUCTION, PROVIDED SUCH LIMITATION SHALL NOT APPLY  IF  A  TENANT
 REQUIRES  THE REPRODUCTION OF KEYS FOR A SINGLE DWELLING MORE THAN THREE
 TIMES IN A CALENDAR YEAR.
   § 2. This act shall take effect immediately.
 
 
 
 
 
  EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
                       [ ] is old law to be omitted.
                                                            LBD11488-03-0

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