New York A 6511: Requires lessors to provide a copy of a lease agreement upon written request of a residential lessee

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A06511 Summary:

BILL NOA06511 

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SAME ASNo Same As

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SPONSORVanel

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COSPNSR

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MLTSPNSR

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Add §235-k, RP L

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Requires lessors or their authorized agent to provide a copy of a lease agreement upon written request of a residential lessee within thirty calendar days from the date of such request.

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BILL NOA06511 

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03/05/2025referred to housing

01/07/2026referred to housing

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 STATE OF NEW YORK
 ________________________________________________________________________

 6511

 2025-2026 Regular Sessions

 IN ASSEMBLY

 March 5, 2025
 ___________

 Introduced by M. of A. VANEL -- read once and referred to the Committee
 on Housing

 AN ACT to amend the real property law, in relation to requiring lessors
 to provide a copy of a lease agreement upon written request of a resi-
 dential lessee

 The People of the State of New York, represented in Senate and Assem-
 bly, do enact as follows:

 1 Section 1. The real property law is amended by adding a new section
 2 235-k to read as follows:
 3 § 235-k. Duty to furnish lease. Upon receipt of a written request from
 4 a residential lessee, the lessor or their authorized agent shall have
 5 the duty to furnish a copy of the lease agreement entered into between
 6 the lessor and the lessee within thirty calendar days from the date of
 7 such request, provided however that this duty shall not apply where a
 8 lessee requests a copy of their lease agreement more than two times in a
 9 calendar year.
 10 § 2. This act shall take effect immediately.

 EXPLANATION--Matter in italics (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
 [ ] is old law to be omitted.
 LBD10148-01-5

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