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senate Bill S5182
2019-2020 Legislative Session
Sponsored By
Rachel May
(D, WF) 48th Senate District
Archive: Last Bill Status - In Senate Committee Judiciary Committee
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- In Committee
- On Floor Calendar
- Passed Senate
- Passed Assembly
- Delivered to Governor
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Co-Sponsors
Andrew Gounardes
(D) 26th Senate District
Robert Jackson
(D, WF) 31st Senate District
Liz Krueger
(D, WF) 28th Senate District
Luis R. Sepúlveda
(D) 32nd Senate District
S5182 (ACTIVE) - Details
- See Assembly Version of this Bill:
- A1652
- Current Committee:
- Senate Judiciary
- Law Section:
- Real Property Law
- Laws Affected:
- Add §235-h, RP L
- Versions Introduced in Other Legislative Sessions:
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2017-2018: S4847, A5738
2021-2022: S633
S5182 (ACTIVE) - Sponsor Memo
BILL NUMBER: S5182 SPONSOR: MAY TITLE OF BILL: An act to amend the real property law, in relation to requiring contact information of landlords to be furnished to tenants PURPOSE: The purpose of this bill is to make it possible for tenants to identify and contact their landlord directly, rather than being forced to work with a management company, when resolution of problems cannot be had through a third party. SUMMARY OF PROVISIONS: The bill adds a new § 235-h to the real property law requiring that landlords furnish their contact information to all tenants and that LLC which holds property for rent provide the personal contact information for major stakeholders.
S5182 (ACTIVE) - Bill Text download pdf
S T A T E O F N E W Y O R K
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5182
2019-2020 Regular Sessions
I N S E N A T E
April 12, 2019
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Introduced by Sen. MAY -- 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 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.
LBD04830-01-9
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