New York S 3593: Relates to requiring contracts for a commercial lease

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S03593 Summary:

BILL NOS03593 

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SAME ASNo Same As

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SPONSORRIVERA

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COSPNSRJACKSON, SEPULVEDA

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MLTSPNSR

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Add Title 22 Chap 14 §§22-1401 & 22-1402, NYC Ad Cd

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Ensures that commercial tenants receive a lease; defines terms within leases; establishes requirements for commercial lease contracts.

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BILL NOS03593 

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01/28/2025REFERRED TO CITIES 1

01/07/2026REFERRED TO CITIES 1

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 STATE OF NEW YORK
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 3593

 2025-2026 Regular Sessions

 IN SENATE

 January 28, 2025
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 Introduced by Sens. RIVERA, JACKSON, SEPULVEDA -- read twice and ordered
 printed, and when printed to be committed to the Committee on Cities 1

 AN ACT to amend the administrative code of the city of New York, in
 relation to requiring contracts for a commercial lease

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

 1 Section 1. Title 22 of the administrative code of the city of New York
 2 is amended by adding a new chapter 14 to read as follows:
 3 CHAPTER 14
 4 COMMERCIAL LEASE CONTRACTS
 5 § 22-1401 Definitions. As used in this chapter the following terms
 6 have the following meanings:
 7 1. "Written contract" means a commercial lease or lease for the
 8 purposes of renting a commercial property, that shall be provided to a
 9 commercial tenant as an official agreement on contract terms.
 10 2. "Commercial tenant" means a lessee or entity that is entering an
 11 agreement to rent and lawfully occupy the commercial property.
 12 3. "Commercial lease" means a written contract provided on paper or
 13 electronically.
 14 4. "Commercial property" means any non-residential real estate proper-
 15 ty that is owned or used for business purposes.
 16 5. "Property owner" means a person, landlord, owner, or entity that
 17 owns or manages a commercial property.
 18 § 22-1402 Commercial lease contract requirements. 1. A landlord shall
 19 provide a written contract to a commercial tenant. Such written contract
 20 must include, but is not limited to, the:
 21 a. address of the property and a description of the space leased;
 22 b. contact information for the property owner or manager and the
 23 primary contact of the business, all contacts preferred by those parties
 24 should be included on the lease, which shall not be limited to only one
 25 contact;

 EXPLANATION--Matter in italics (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
 [ ] is old law to be omitted.
 LBD07058-01-5

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 1 c. term of the lease, with the date of commencement and date of termi-
 2 nation of such term;
 3 d. lease extension or renewal information if any renewal option is
 4 provided with the date or dates on which such extension or renewal are
 5 exercisable;
 6 e. monthly rent and due date;
 7 f. any terms that may result in termination of the written contract or
 8 additional fees and charges;
 9 g. explanation of any additional fees or charges, if any, such as
 10 contribution to property taxes, insurance, maintenance, facade or struc-
 11 tural repairs, or utilities, whether this is consecutive or a one-time
 12 payment; and
 13 h. all the responsibilities for the commercial tenant and the land-
 14 lord, if any.
 15 2. Commercial tenants may request that the start date of tenancy or
 16 other relevant information to prove occupancy and duration thereof be
 17 included or excluded in a written contract.
 18 3. Commercial tenants have the right to, upon request, receive any
 19 information listed under subdivision one of this section.
 20 4. Commercial tenants who do not receive a written contract including
 21 items required by this section shall be legally allowed to:
 22 a. continue their tenancy until the contract is provided;
 23 b. withhold rent payment after thirty days without a contract; and
 24 c. suspend payment on the sixty-first day without a lease. Property
 25 owners who do not provided a lease within sixty days forfeit the
 26 payments for that time period prior and until the issuance of the lease.
 27 § 2. This act shall take effect immedi