New York S 7781: 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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S07781 Summary:

BILL NOS07781 

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SAME ASSAME AS A08245

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SPONSORHOYLMAN-SIGAL

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COSPNSR

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MLTSPNSR

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Amd §227-f, RP L

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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.

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BILL NOS07781 

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05/06/2025REFERRED TO JUDICIARY

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 STATE OF NEW YORK
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 7781

 2025-2026 Regular Sessions

 IN SENATE

 May 6, 2025
 ___________

 Introduced by Sen. HOYLMAN-SIGAL -- 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 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:

 1 Section 1. Section 227-f of the real property law is amended by adding
 2 a new subdivision 3 to read as follows:
 3 3. (a) Any potential tenant injured by reason of a violation of subdi-
 4 vision one of this section may bring an action in the supreme court for
 5 temporary and permanent injunctive relief and for damages together with
 6 the costs of the action, including reasonable attorney's fees.
 7 (b) An action under this subdivision may be brought within two years
 8 of when a tenant should reasonably have discovered a violation and may
 9 be brought against the landlord or their agent or employee or any other
 10 person charged or authorized to lease the relevant residential premise.
 11 (c) A person may commence an action under this subdivision whether or
 12 not they have reported the violation to the attorney general.
 13 (d) The commencement of an action under this subdivision shall not
 14 preclude the attorney general from bringing an action under subdivision
 15 two of this section for injunctive relief and the recovery of civil
 16 penalties.
 17 § 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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