New York S 6185: Requires storage warehouse operators to maintain lock boxes for storage of official documents in each rental unit

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S06185 Summary:

BILL NOS06185 

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SAME ASSAME AS A07205

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SPONSORPARKER

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COSPNSR

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MLTSPNSR

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Add §607-b, Gen Bus L; amd §20-477, NYC Ad Cd

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Requires storage warehouse operators to maintain lock boxes for storage of official documents in each rental unit; prohibits storage warehouse operators from retaining or disposing of the contents of such lock boxes in the event of non-payment of unit rental fees.

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BILL NOS06185 

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03/06/2025REFERRED TO CONSUMER PROTECTION

01/07/2026REFERRED TO CONSUMER PROTECTION

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 STATE OF NEW YORK
 ________________________________________________________________________

 6185

 2025-2026 Regular Sessions

 IN SENATE

 March 6, 2025
 ___________

 Introduced by Sen. PARKER -- read twice and ordered printed, and when
 printed to be committed to the Committee on Consumer Protection

 AN ACT to amend the general business law and the administrative code of
 the city of New York, in relation to requiring storage warehouse oper-
 ators to maintain lock boxes for storage of official documents in each
 rental unit

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

 1 Section 1. The general business law is amended by adding a new section
 2 607-b to read as follows:
 3 § 607-b. Storage of official documents. 1. In addition to any other
 4 provision of this article, every warehouseperson shall maintain within
 5 each storage unit, at no extra charge, a separate lock box for the
 6 customer renting such storage unit to store official government docu-
 7 ments issued by the United States or by another country or territory,
 8 including but not limited to birth certificates, marriage certificates,
 9 passports, visas and immigration documents, separately from other items
 10 in the storage unit. A warehouseperson shall not retain or dispose of
 11 the contents of such lock box regardless of non-payment of unit rental
 12 fees. No warehouseperson may include documents stored in the lock box
 13 in the auction of the contents of the storage unit in the event of non-
 14 payment of unit rental fees.
 15 2. It shall constitute an unlawful detention of goods for a ware-
 16 houseperson to refuse to surrender documents stored in a lock box as
 17 provided in subdivision one of this section to the renter of such stor-
 18 age unit.
 19 § 2. Section 20-477 of the administrative code of the city of New York
 20 is amended to read as follows:
 21 § 20-477 Duties of warehouse operator. a. Every storage warehouse
 22 operator shall comply with the provisions of this subchapter and regu-
 23 lations promulgated by the commissioner setting forth requirements for

 EXPLANATION--Matter in italics (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
 [ ] is old law to be omitted.
 LBD08347-01-5

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 1 estimates and any other rules and regulations promulgated to implement
 2 and enforce this subchapter.
 3 b. (1) Every storage warehouse shall maintain within each storage
 4 unit, at no extra charge, a separate lock box for the customer renting
 5 such storage unit to store official documents issued by the United
 6 States or by another country or territory, including but not limited to
 7 birth certificates, marriage certificates, passports, visas and immi-
 8 gration documents, separately from other items in the storage unit. A
 9 storage warehouse shall not retain or dispose of the contents of such
 10 lock box regardless of non-payment of unit rental fees. No storage
 11 warehouse may include documents stored in the lock box in the auction of
 12 the contents of the storage unit in the event of non-payment of unit
 13 rental fees.
 14 (2) It shall constitute an unlawful detention of goods for a stor-
 15 age warehouse to refuse to surrender documents stored in a lock box as
 16 provided in paragraph one of this subdivision to the renter of such
 17 storage unit.
 18 § 3. This act shall take effect immediately.

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