senate Bill S3666

Signed By Governor
2021-2022 Legislative Session

Eliminates unreasonable fees levied on tenants for reproductions of keys

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Current Bill Status - Signed by Governor

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

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Actions

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Assembly Actions - Lowercase
Senate Actions - UPPERCASE
Aug 02, 2021 signed chap.345
Jul 21, 2021 delivered to governor
May 04, 2021 returned to senate
passed assembly
ordered to third reading cal.248
substituted for a2065
Apr 19, 2021 referred to housing
delivered to assembly
passed senate
Mar 25, 2021 advanced to third reading
Mar 24, 2021 2nd report cal.
Mar 23, 2021 1st report cal.621
1st report cal.621
Jan 30, 2021 referred to judiciary

Votes

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Apr 19, 2021 - floor Vote

S3666
47
16
floor
47
Aye
16
Nay
0
Absent
0
Excused
0
Abstained
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Floor Vote: Apr 19, 2021

aye (47)
nay (16)

Mar 23, 2021 - Judiciary committee Vote

S3666
11
2
committee
11
Aye
2
Nay
2
Aye with Reservations
0
Absent
0
Excused
0
Abstained
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Judiciary Committee Vote: Mar 23, 2021

aye (11)
nay (2)
aye wr (2)

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S3666 (ACTIVE) - Details

See Assembly Version of this Bill:
A2065
Law Section:
Real Property Law
Laws Affected:
Add §235-i, RP L
Versions Introduced in 2019-2020 Legislative Session:
S5683, A8068

S3666 (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.

S3666 (ACTIVE) - Sponsor Memo

S3666 (ACTIVE) - Bill Text download pdf 

 
                     S T A T E   O F   N E W   Y O R K
 ________________________________________________________________________
 
                                   3666
 
                        2021-2022 Regular Sessions
 
                             I N  S E N A T E
 
                             January 30, 2021
                                ___________
 
 Introduced  by  Sens. COMRIE, LIU -- 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 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.
                                                            LBD06164-01-1

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