S T A T E O F N E W Y O R K
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10984
I N A S S E M B L Y
April 14, 2026
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Introduced by M. of A. ROSENTHAL -- read once and referred to the
Committee on Judiciary
AN ACT to amend the general obligations law, in relation to interest on
money deposited or advanced for the rental of property from an aggre-
gate portfolio of six or more rental units
THE PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK, REPRESENTED IN SENATE AND ASSEM-
BLY, DO ENACT AS FOLLOWS:
Section 1. Subdivision 2-a of section 7-103 of the general obligations
law, as amended by chapter 402 of the laws of 1979, is amended to read
as follows:
2-a. Whenever the money so deposited or advanced is for the rental of
property containing six or more family dwelling units OR FOR THE RENTAL
OF PROPERTY WHICH IS INCLUDED IN AN AGGREGATE PORTFOLIO OF SIX OR MORE
UNITS, the person receiving such money shall, subject to the provisions
of this section, deposit it in an interest bearing account in a banking
organization within the state which account shall earn interest at a
rate which shall be the prevailing rate earned by other such deposits
made with banking organizations in such area.
§ 2. This act shall take effect on the ninetieth day after it shall
have become a law.
EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
[ ] is old law to be omitted.
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