Assembly Bill A8245

2025-2026 Legislative Session

Relates to remedies for a violation of the prohibition on a landlord from refusing to rent due to a tenant's involvement in a prior dispute

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Current Bill Status - In Assembly Committee

  • 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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2025-A8245 (ACTIVE) - Details

See Senate Version of this Bill:
S7781
Current Committee:
Assembly Housing
Law Section:
Real Property Law
Laws Affected:
Amd §227-f, RP L

2025-A8245 (ACTIVE) - Summary

Provides penalties when a landlord of a residential premises refuses to rent to a potential tenant on the basis that the potential tenant was involved in a past or pending landlord-tenant action or summary proceeding.

2025-A8245 (ACTIVE) - Bill Text download pdf 

                             
                     S T A T E   O F   N E W   Y O R K
 ________________________________________________________________________
 
                                   8245
 
                        2025-2026 Regular Sessions
 
                           I N  A S S E M B L Y
 
                                May 5, 2025
                                ___________
 
 Introduced by M. of A. LASHER -- read once and referred to the Committee
   on Housing
 
 AN  ACT  to  amend  the real property law, in relation to remedies for a
   violation of the prohibition on a landlord from refusing to  rent  due
   to a tenant's involvement in a prior dispute

   THE  PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK, REPRESENTED IN SENATE AND ASSEM-
 BLY, DO ENACT AS FOLLOWS:
 
   Section 1. Section 227-f of the real property law is amended by adding
 a new subdivision 3 to read as follows:
   3. (A) ANY POTENTIAL TENANT INJURED BY REASON OF A VIOLATION OF SUBDI-
 VISION ONE OF THIS SECTION MAY BRING AN ACTION IN THE SUPREME COURT  FOR
 TEMPORARY  AND PERMANENT INJUNCTIVE RELIEF AND FOR DAMAGES TOGETHER WITH
 THE COSTS OF THE ACTION, INCLUDING REASONABLE ATTORNEY'S FEES.
   (B) AN ACTION UNDER THIS SUBDIVISION MAY BE BROUGHT WITHIN  TWO  YEARS
 OF  WHEN  A TENANT SHOULD REASONABLY HAVE DISCOVERED A VIOLATION AND MAY
 BE BROUGHT AGAINST THE LANDLORD OR THEIR AGENT OR EMPLOYEE OR ANY  OTHER
 PERSON CHARGED OR AUTHORIZED TO LEASE THE RELEVANT RESIDENTIAL PREMISE.
   (C)  A PERSON MAY COMMENCE AN ACTION UNDER THIS SUBDIVISION WHETHER OR
 NOT THEY HAVE REPORTED THE VIOLATION TO THE ATTORNEY GENERAL.
   (D) THE COMMENCEMENT OF AN ACTION UNDER  THIS  SUBDIVISION  SHALL  NOT
 PRECLUDE  THE ATTORNEY GENERAL FROM BRINGING AN ACTION UNDER SUBDIVISION
 TWO OF THIS SECTION FOR INJUNCTIVE RELIEF  AND  THE  RECOVERY  OF  CIVIL
 PENALTIES.
   § 2. This act shall take effect immediately.
 
 
 
  EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
                       [ ] is old law to be omitted.
                                                            LBD11871-01-5

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