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Assembly Bill A8816A

2025-2026 Legislative Session

Relates to providing tenants with the option to execute leases electronically

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2025-A8816 - Details

Current Committee:
Assembly Judiciary
Law Section:
Real Property Law
Laws Affected:
Add §226-d, RP L

2025-A8816 - Summary

Provides tenants with the option to execute leases and rental agreements electronically.

2025-A8816 - Bill Text download pdf 

                             
                     S T A T E   O F   N E W   Y O R K
 ________________________________________________________________________
 
                                   8816
 
                        2025-2026 Regular Sessions
 
                           I N  A S S E M B L Y
 
                               June 9, 2025
                                ___________
 
 Introduced  by  M.  of  A.  EICHENSTEIN -- read once and referred to the
   Committee on Judiciary
 
 AN ACT to amend the real property law, in relation to providing  tenants
   with the right to execute leases electronically
 
   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-d to read as follows:
   § 226-D. LEASE PAPER REDUCTION ELECTION.  NOTWITHSTANDING ANY CONTRARY
 SERVICE  OR DELIVERY REQUIREMENTS OF THIS SECTION OR ANY OTHER PROVISION
 OF LAW, IN ENTERING OR RENEWING ANY LEASE OR RENTAL  AGREEMENT,  TENANTS
 AND RENTERS SHALL BE GIVEN THE RIGHT TO ELECT TO RECEIVE AND, AS NEEDED,
 EXECUTE  SUCH  LEASE  OR RENTAL AGREEMENT, ANY REQUIRED RENEWAL, AND ANY
 RIDER OR NOTICE SERVED UNDER, OR REQUIRED BY, THE LEASE OR ANY  STATUTE,
 CODE,  ORDINANCE, OR OTHER AUTHORITY, SOLELY BY ELECTRONIC MEANS.  THOSE
 ELECTRONIC DOCUMENTS SHALL HAVE THE SAME FORCE AND EFFECT AS WOULD PAPER
 ORIGINALS.  THIS ELECTION SHALL NOT APPLY TO ANY SERVICE OF  PROCESS  OR
 PREDICATE NOTICES IN JUDICIAL PROCEEDINGS.
   § 2. This act shall take effect immediately.
 
 
 
 
 
  EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
                       [ ] is old law to be omitted.
                                                            LBD13295-01-5

2025-A8816A (ACTIVE) - Details

Current Committee:
Assembly Judiciary
Law Section:
Real Property Law
Laws Affected:
Add §226-d, RP L

2025-A8816A (ACTIVE) - Summary

Provides tenants with the option to execute leases and rental agreements electronically.

2025-A8816A (ACTIVE) - Bill Text download pdf 

                             
                     S T A T E   O F   N E W   Y O R K
 ________________________________________________________________________
 
                                  8816--A
 
                        2025-2026 Regular Sessions
 
                           I N  A S S E M B L Y
 
                               June 9, 2025
                                ___________
 
 Introduced  by  M.  of  A.  EICHENSTEIN -- read once and referred to the
   Committee on Judiciary -- recommitted to the Committee on Judiciary in
   accordance with Assembly Rule 3, sec. 2 -- committee discharged,  bill
   amended,  ordered reprinted as amended and recommitted to said commit-
   tee

 AN ACT to amend the real property law, in relation to providing  tenants
   with the option to execute leases electronically
 
   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-d to read as follows:
   § 226-D. LEASE PAPER REDUCTION ELECTION.  NOTWITHSTANDING ANY CONTRARY
 SERVICE  OR DELIVERY REQUIREMENTS OF THIS SECTION OR ANY OTHER PROVISION
 OF LAW, IN ENTERING OR RENEWING ANY LEASE OR RENTAL  AGREEMENT,  TENANTS
 AND  RENTERS  MAY BE GIVEN THE OPTION TO RECEIVE AND, AS NEEDED, EXECUTE
 SUCH LEASE OR RENTAL AGREEMENT, ANY REQUIRED RENEWAL, AND ANY  RIDER  OR
 NOTICE  SERVED  UNDER,  OR  REQUIRED BY, THE LEASE OR ANY STATUTE, CODE,
 ORDINANCE, OR OTHER AUTHORITY, SOLELY BY ELECTRONIC MEANS.  THOSE  ELEC-
 TRONIC  DOCUMENTS  SHALL  HAVE  THE SAME FORCE AND EFFECT AS WOULD PAPER
 ORIGINALS.  THIS ELECTION SHALL NOT APPLY TO ANY SERVICE OF  PROCESS  OR
 PREDICATE NOTICES IN JUDICIAL PROCEEDINGS.
   § 2. This act shall take effect immediately.
 
 
 
 
  EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
                       [ ] is old law to be omitted.
                                                            LBD13295-02-6

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