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Senate Bill S6539

2023-2024 Legislative Session

Relates to the installation of appliances or fixtures by tenants

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2023-S6539 (ACTIVE) - Details

See Assembly Version of this Bill:
A5694
Current Committee:
Senate Judiciary
Law Section:
Real Property Law
Laws Affected:
Add §226-aa, RP L
Versions Introduced in 2025-2026 Legislative Session:
S6729, A1865

2023-S6539 (ACTIVE) - Summary

Prohibits landlords from restricting the installation of appliances or fixtures by tenants; provides that the landlord is not compelled to change utilities for such installation; prohibits surcharge where tenant pays utilities directly to provider.

2023-S6539 (ACTIVE) - Sponsor Memo

2023-S6539 (ACTIVE) - Bill Text download pdf 

                             
                     S T A T E   O F   N E W   Y O R K
 ________________________________________________________________________
 
                                   6539
 
                        2023-2024 Regular Sessions
 
                             I N  S E N A T E
 
                              April 26, 2023
                                ___________
 
 Introduced  by  Sen. JACKSON -- 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  the  installation
   of appliances or fixtures by 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
 226-aa to read as follows:
   §  226-AA.  INSTALLATION  OF  APPLIANCES  OR FIXTURES BY TENANT. 1. NO
 LANDLORD SHALL RESTRICT THE INSTALLATION OF APPLIANCES OR FIXTURES BY  A
 RESIDENTIAL TENANT, SO LONG AS THE APPLIANCES OR FIXTURES ARE IN COMPLI-
 ANCE  WITH  APPLICABLE  BUILDING  CODES  OR  OTHER PROVISIONS OF LAW AND
 FURTHER PROVIDED THE  RESIDENTIAL  TENANT  HAS  SOUGHT  IN  WRITING  AND
 OBTAINED  WRITTEN  CONSENT  FROM THE LANDLORD FOR SUCH INSTALLATION. THE
 LANDLORD SHALL RESPOND IN WRITING TO A RESIDENTIAL TENANT'S REQUEST  FOR
 SUCH  RESIDENTIAL TENANT TO INSTALL APPLIANCES OR FIXTURES WITHIN THIRTY
 DAYS OF SUCH REQUEST. ANY DENIAL OF A RESIDENTIAL  TENANT'S  REQUEST  TO
 INSTALL  APPLIANCES  OR  FIXTURES  SHALL INCLUDE THE SPECIFIC REASON FOR
 SUCH DENIAL AND REFERENCE THE  SPECIFIC  APPLICABLE  BUILDING  CODES  OR
 OTHER  PROVISIONS  OF LAW WITH WHICH SUCH INSTALLATION IS NOT IN COMPLI-
 ANCE.
   2. NOTHING IN THIS SECTION SHALL  REQUIRE  A  LANDLORD  TO  ALTER  THE
 UNIT'S  UTILITIES  FOR THE INSTALLATION OF ANY APPLIANCES OR FIXTURES BY
 THE RESIDENTIAL TENANT.
   3. THE IMPOSITION OF ANY SURCHARGE FOR THE INSTALLATION OR  USE  OF  A
 RESIDENTIAL  TENANT-INSTALLED  APPLIANCE  OR FIXTURE IS PROHIBITED WHERE
 THE RESIDENTIAL TENANT PAYS FOR THE APPLICABLE UTILITY SERVICE  DIRECTLY
 TO THE PROVIDER.
   § 2. This act shall take effect immediately.
 
  EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
                       [ ] is old law to be omitted.
                                                            LBD09422-02-3

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