Assembly Actions -
Lowercase Senate Actions - UPPERCASE |
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Dec 21, 2021 |
approval memo.79 signed chap.695 |
Dec 09, 2021 |
delivered to governor |
Jun 02, 2021 |
returned to senate passed assembly ordered to third reading cal.174 substituted for a5040 |
Jun 02, 2021 |
substituted by s2014 |
Mar 11, 2021 |
advanced to third reading cal.174 |
Mar 09, 2021 |
reported |
Feb 23, 2021 |
reported referred to codes |
Feb 10, 2021 |
referred to housing |
Assembly Bill A5040
Signed By Governor2021-2022 Legislative Session
Sponsored By
DINOWITZ
Archive: Last Bill Status Via S2014 - Signed by Governor
- Introduced
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- In Committee Assembly
- In Committee Senate
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- On Floor Calendar Assembly
- On Floor Calendar Senate
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- Passed Assembly
- Passed Senate
- Delivered to Governor
- Signed By Governor
Actions
Votes
co-Sponsors
Richard Gottfried
Linda Rosenthal
Victor M. Pichardo
Vivian Cook
multi-Sponsors
Deborah Glick
2021-A5040 (ACTIVE) - Details
2021-A5040 (ACTIVE) - Bill Text download pdf
S T A T E O F N E W Y O R K ________________________________________________________________________ 5040 2021-2022 Regular Sessions I N A S S E M B L Y February 10, 2021 ___________ Introduced by M. of A. DINOWITZ, GOTTFRIED, L. ROSENTHAL, PICHARDO, COOK, BENEDETTO, PERRY, BARRON, REYES, DE LA ROSA -- Multi-Sponsored by -- M. of A. GLICK -- read once and referred to the Committee on Housing AN ACT to amend the administrative code of the city of New York, the emergency tenant protection act of nineteen seventy-four, the emergen- cy housing rent control law and the real property law, in relation to prohibiting charges for legal fees THE PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK, REPRESENTED IN SENATE AND ASSEM- BLY, DO ENACT AS FOLLOWS: Section 1. The administrative code of the city of New York is amended by adding a new section 26-416 to read as follows: § 26-416 UNAUTHORIZED LEGAL FEES. AN OWNER, LESSOR OR AGENT THEREOF SHALL BE PROHIBITED FROM ASSESSING A LESSEE ANY FEE, SURCHARGE OR OTHER CHARGES FOR LEGAL SERVICES IN CONNECTION WITH THE OPERATION OR RENTAL OF A RESIDENTIAL UNIT UNLESS THE OWNER, LESSOR OR AGENT HAS THE LEGAL AUTHORITY TO DO SO PURSUANT TO A COURT ORDER. LEGAL SERVICES INCLUDE, BUT ARE NOT LIMITED TO, COURT FEES, LEGAL REPRESENTATION, ATTORNEY FEES, NOTARY PUBLIC CHARGES, AND ADMINISTRATIVE FEES INCURRED BY THE OWNER, LESSOR OR AGENT IN CONNECTION WITH MANAGEMENT OF THE BUILDING, INCLUDING ACTIONS AND PROCEEDINGS IN A COURT OF LAW. ANY AGREEMENT OR ASSESSMENT TO THE CONTRARY SHALL BE VOID AS CONTRARY TO PUBLIC POLICY. § 2. Section 6 of section 4 of chapter 576 of the laws of 1974, constituting the emergency tenant protection act of nineteen seventy- four, is amended by adding a new subdivision f-1 to read as follows: F-1. AN OWNER, LESSOR OR AGENT THEREOF SHALL BE PROHIBITED FROM ASSESSING A LESSEE ANY FEE, SURCHARGE OR OTHER CHARGES FOR LEGAL SERVICES IN CONNECTION WITH THE OPERATION OR RENTAL OF A RESIDENTIAL UNIT UNLESS THE OWNER, LESSOR OR AGENT HAS THE LEGAL AUTHORITY TO DO SO PURSUANT TO A COURT ORDER. LEGAL SERVICES INCLUDE, BUT ARE NOT LIMITED TO, COURT FEES, LEGAL REPRESENTATION, ATTORNEY FEES, NOTARY PUBLIC EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets [ ] is old law to be omitted.
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