Senate Bill S6340

2021-2022 Legislative Session

Makes rent stabilized dwelling units eligible for certain protections

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  • Introduced
    • In Committee Assembly
    • In Committee Senate
    • On Floor Calendar Assembly
    • On Floor Calendar Senate
    • Passed Assembly
    • Passed Senate
  • Delivered to Governor
  • Signed By Governor

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2021-S6340 (ACTIVE) - Details

See Assembly Version of this Bill:
A4627
Current Committee:
Senate Judiciary
Law Section:
General Obligations Law
Laws Affected:
Amd §7-108, Gen Ob L
Versions Introduced in 2023-2024 Legislative Session:
S2088, A3025

2021-S6340 (ACTIVE) - Summary

Makes rent stabilized dwelling units eligible for certain protections regarding deposits.

2021-S6340 (ACTIVE) - Sponsor Memo

2021-S6340 (ACTIVE) - Bill Text download pdf

                            
 
                     S T A T E   O F   N E W   Y O R K
 ________________________________________________________________________
 
                                   6340
 
                        2021-2022 Regular Sessions
 
                             I N  S E N A T E
 
                              April 22, 2021
                                ___________
 
 Introduced  by Sen. KAVANAGH -- read twice and ordered printed, and when
   printed to be committed to the Committee on Judiciary
 
 AN ACT to amend the general obligations law, in relation to making  rent
   stabilized dwelling units eligible for certain protections
 
   THE  PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK, REPRESENTED IN SENATE AND ASSEM-
 BLY, DO ENACT AS FOLLOWS:
 
   Section 1. The section heading and subdivision 1 of section  7-108  of
 the general obligations law, as amended by section 25 of part M of chap-
 ter 36 of the laws of 2019, are amended to read as follows:
   Deposits  made by tenants of [non-rent stabilized] dwelling units.  1.
 This section shall apply to all dwelling units in residential premises[,
 unless such dwelling unit is specifically referred to in  section  7-107
 of this title].
   § 2. This act shall take effect immediately.
 
 
 
 
 
 
  EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
                       [ ] is old law to be omitted.
                                                            LBD08110-01-1



              

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