New York A 7408: Relates to the termination of residential lease by victims of domestic violence

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A07408 Summary:

BILL NOA07408A

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SAME ASSAME AS S07124-A

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SPONSORZaccaro

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COSPNSRMcDonald, Colton, Sayegh, Davila, Beephan, Durso, Burroughs, Reyes, Kassay, Levenberg, Lunsford,
 Griffin, Cunningham, De Los Santos, Shimsky, Zinerman, Kelles, Cook, Rivera, Chludzinski, Simon,
 Valdez

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MLTSPNSR

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Amd §227-c, RP L

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Provides additional documentation a tenant may provide to demonstrate that such tenant or a member of such tenant's household has been a victim of domestic violence for purposes of permitting the termination of residential lease by victims of domestic violence.

Go to top A07408 Actions:

BILL NOA07408A

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03/25/2025referred to housing

01/07/2026referred to housing

01/12/2026amend and recommit to housing

01/12/2026print number 7408a

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 STATE OF NEW YORK
 ________________________________________________________________________

 7408--A

 2025-2026 Regular Sessions

 IN ASSEMBLY

 March 25, 2025
 ___________

 Introduced by M. of A. ZACCARO, McDONALD, O'PHARROW, COLTON, SAYEGH,
 DAVILA, BEEPHAN, DURSO, BURROUGHS, REYES, KASSAY, LEVENBERG, LUNSFORD,
 GRIFFIN, CUNNINGHAM, DE LOS SANTOS -- read once and referred to the
 Committee on Housing -- recommitted to the Committee on Housing 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 the termination of
 residential lease by victims of domestic violence

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

 1 Section 1. Paragraph (c) of subdivision 2 of section 227-c of the real
 2 property law, as added by chapter 694 of the laws of 2019, is amended to
 3 read as follows:
 4 (c) Within twenty-five days of such notice, the tenant shall provide
 5 documentation demonstrating that the tenant or a member of the tenant's
 6 household has been a victim of domestic violence as described in subdi-
 7 vision one of this section. This documentation may include any one or
 8 more of the following:
 9 (i) A temporary or final order of protection issued by a court of
 10 competent jurisdiction;
 11 (ii) A record, complaint, or report from a federal, state, or local
 12 law enforcement agency of an act of domestic violence as described in
 13 section four hundred fifty-nine-a of the social services law or a family
 14 offense as described in section eight hundred twelve of the family court
 15 act, or certifying that the tenant or a member of the tenant's household
 16 has been subjected to domestic violence;
 17 (iii) A record from a health care provider for treatment related to
 18 domestic violence as described in section four hundred fifty-nine-a of
 19 the social services law or a family offense as described in section
 20 eight hundred twelve of the family court act;

 EXPLANATION--Matter in italics (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
 [ ] is old law to be omitted.
 LBD10738-03-6

 A. 7408--A 2

 1 (iv) Written attestation related to their eligibility as a victim of
 2 domestic violence pursuant to section four hundred fifty-nine-a of the
 3 social services law or a family offense pursuant to section eight
 4 hundred twelve of the family court act.
 5 (A) The tenant shall not be required to disclose confidential informa-
 6 tion or details relating to such person's status as a victim of domestic
 7 violence as a condition to terminate the lease.
 8 (B) Further, the tenant shall not be terminated from the lease contin-
 9 gent on a result of arrears accrued in the account.
 10 (C) All information provided by the tenant shall be disposed of no
 11 later than thirty days after receiving such information submitted by
 12 such person in a manner as to maintain confidentiality of such informa-
 13 tion;
 14 (v) A written verification from any other qualified third party to
 15 whom the tenant, or a member of the tenant's household reported the
 16 domestic violence.
 17 (A) "Qualified third party" shall include: any law enforcement offi-
 18 cer; employee of a court of the state; attorney, physician, psychia-
 19