New York A 5396: Limits the time landlords have to process applications

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A05396 Summary:

BILL NOA05396 

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SPONSORRaga

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Add §232-d, RP L

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Limits the time landlords have to process applications to seven days after which the application is deemed rejected.

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BILL NOA05396 

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02/13/2025referred to housing

01/07/2026referred to housing

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 STATE OF NEW YORK
 ________________________________________________________________________

 5396

 2025-2026 Regular Sessions

 IN ASSEMBLY

 February 13, 2025
 ___________

 Introduced by M. of A. RAGA -- read once and referred to the Committee
 on Housing

 AN ACT to amend the real property law, in relation to limiting the time
 landlords have to process applications

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

 1 Section 1. This act shall be known and may be cited as the "Right to
 2 Timely Rental Applications Act".
 3 § 2. The real property law is amended by adding a new section 232-d to
 4 read as follows:
 5 § 232-d. Timely rental applications. 1. A landlord, lessor, sub-lessor
 6 or grantor who does not provide notice to an applicant within seven days
 7 after the: (a) date the applicant submits a completed rental application
 8 to the landlord on an application form furnished by the landlord; or (b)
 9 date the landlord accepts an application deposit if the landlord does
 10 not furnish the applicant an application form, shall be deemed to have
 11 rejected the applicant. A landlord's rejection of one co-applicant shall
 12 be deemed as a rejection of all co-applicants.
 13 2. Any payment, fee or charge demanded by a landlord, lessor, sub-les-
 14 sor or grantor for the processing, review or acceptance of an applica-
 15 tion, which is returnable to the applicant upon rejection, shall be
 16 returned to the rejected applicant within fourteen days of such
 17 rejection.
 18 § 3. This act shall take effect on the ninetieth day after it shall
 19 have become a law. Effective immediately, the addition, amendment and/or
 20 repeal of any rule or regulation necessary for the implementation of
 21 this act on its effective date are authorized to be made and completed
 22 on or before such effective date.

 EXPLANATION--Matter in italics (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
 [ ] is old law to be omitted.
 LBD05439-01-5

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