New York A 1737: Imposes civil penalties on landlords for including unenforceable provisions in residential leases

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A01737 Summary:

BILL NOA01737 

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SAME ASNo Same As

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SPONSORRosenthal

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COSPNSR

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MLTSPNSR

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Add §235-k, RP L; add §26-516.1, NYC Ad Cd

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Imposes civil penalties on landlords for including unenforceable provisions in residential leases.

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BILL NOA01737 

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01/14/2025referred to judiciary

01/07/2026referred to judiciary

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 STATE OF NEW YORK
 ________________________________________________________________________

 1737

 2025-2026 Regular Sessions

 IN ASSEMBLY

 January 14, 2025
 ___________

 Introduced by M. of A. ROSENTHAL -- read once and referred to the
 Committee on Judiciary

 AN ACT to amend the real property law and the administrative code of the
 city of New York, in relation to imposing civil penalties on landlords
 for including unenforceable provisions in residential leases

 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. Civil penalty. In addition to any other remedy provided by
 4 law, a court may impose a civil penalty not to exceed five hundred
 5 dollars per violation, upon proof to the satisfaction of the court that
 6 an owner has included in a residential lease clause or rider any
 7 provision that is prohibited under state or local law, rendering that
 8 provision void or unenforceable. Such civil penalty may be sought by
 9 application by the attorney general in the name of the people of the
 10 state of New York and shall be payable to the municipality in which the
 11 subject premises is located.
 12 § 2. The administrative code of the city of New York is amended by
 13 adding a new section 26-516.1 to read as follows:
 14 § 26-516.1 Civil penalty. In addition to any other remedy provided by
 15 law, the commissioner of the state division of housing and community
 16 renewal may impose a civil penalty not to exceed five hundred dollars
 17 per violation, upon proof to the satisfaction of the commissioner that
 18 an owner has included in a lease clause or rider any provision that is
 19 prohibited under state or local law, rendering that provision void or
 20 unenforceable. Such civil penalty may be recovered by administrative
 21 order after a hearing. Such order shall be deemed a final determination
 22 for the purposes of judicial review. Such action shall be brought on
 23 behalf of the city and any amount recovered shall be paid into the city
 24 treasury. Such penalty may, upon the expiration of the period for seek-

 EXPLANATION--Matter in italics (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
 [ ] is old law to be omitted.
 LBD04094-01-5

 A. 1737 2

 1 ing review pursuant to article seventy-eight of the civil practice law
 2 and rules, be docketed and enforced in the manner of a judgment of the
 3 supreme court.
 4 § 3. This act shall take effect immediately; provided that the amend-
 5 ment to chapter 4 of title 26 of the administrative code of the city of
 6 New York made by section two of this act shall expire on the same date
 7 as such law expires and shall not affect the expiration of such law as
 8 provided under section 26-520 of such law.

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