New York A 2280: Relates to the rights to contract for the burial of cremains in pet cemeteries and requiring notice relating thereto

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A02280 Summary:

BILL NOA02280A

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SAME ASSAME AS S03690-A

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SPONSORRosenthal

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COSPNSR

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MLTSPNSR

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Amd §182, Lien L

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Relates to adding certain notice requirements for enforcing liens on goods in self-storage facilities.

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BILL NOA02280A

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01/16/2025referred to judiciary

06/02/2025amend and recommit to judiciary

06/02/2025print number 2280a

01/07/2026referred to judiciary

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Go to topA02280 Text:

 STATE OF NEW YORK
 ________________________________________________________________________

 2280--A

 2025-2026 Regular Sessions

 IN ASSEMBLY

 January 16, 2025
 ___________

 Introduced by M. of A. ROSENTHAL -- read once and referred to the
 Committee on Judiciary -- committee discharged, bill amended, ordered
 reprinted as amended and recommitted to said committee

 AN ACT to amend the lien law, in relation to adding certain notice
 requirements for enforcing liens on goods in self-storage facilities

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

 1 Section 1. Subparagraph (i) of paragraph (a) and paragraph (c) of
 2 subdivision 2 of section 182 of the lien law, as amended by chapter 424
 3 of the laws of 2019, are amended and a new paragraph (d) is added to
 4 read as follows:
 5 (i) name and address of owner and occupant and electronic mail address
 6 of owner and occupant should the occupant choose to be contacted via
 7 electronic mail and the active telephone number of the occupant;
 8 (c) Every occupancy agreement as required by this section shall
 9 contain the following conspicuous notices: (i) "Notice: The monthly
 10 occupancy charge and other charges stated in this agreement are the
 11 actual charges you must pay"; (ii) "Notice: You may choose to be
 12 contacted for legal matters related to late or lien notices, via elec-
 13 tronic mail by providing your electronic mail address, and/or telephone
 14 number in at least two locations within the occupancy agreement"; (iii)
 15 "Notice: The owner must attempt to contact you by telephone to notify
 16 you of the mailing of any legal matters related to lien notices".
 17 (d) The notice required pursuant to subparagraph (iii) of paragraph
 18 (c) of this subdivision shall use the active telephone number provided
 19 in the occupancy agreement. It shall be the responsibility of the occu-
 20 pant to notify the owner of the replacement of the active telephone
 21 number pursuant to the requirements of the occupancy agreement. The
 22 failure or refusal of the occupant to provide an active telephone number
 23 or replacement number constitutes a waiver of the occupant's right to
 24 have the owner attempt to contact the occupant by telephone and does not

 EXPLANATION--Matter in italics (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
 [ ] is old law to be omitted.
 LBD05693-02-5

 A. 2280--A 2

 1 affect the owner's rights or remedies under this act or any other
 2 provision of law. If otherwise used by the owner for billing, payment,
 3 or other notification purposes, a text message delivered to the active
 4 telephone number provided in the occupancy agreement shall meet the
 5 requirements of subparagraph (iii) of paragraph (c) of this subdivision.
 6 § 2. Paragraph (a) of subdivision 7 of section 182 of the lien law, as
 7 amended by chapter 424 of the laws of 2019, is amended to read as
 8 follows:
 9 (a) An owner's lien may be enforced by public or private sale of the
 10 occupant's goods that remain in the self-storage facility, in block, or
 11 in parcel, at any time or place and on any terms which are commercially
 12 reasonable after notice to all persons known to claim an interest in the
 13 goods. The notice shall include an itemized statement of the amount due,
 14 the description of the property subject to the lien, the nature of the
 15 proposed sale, a demand for payment within a specified time not less
 16 than thirty days from mailing of the notice and a conspicuous statement
 17 that unless the claimant pays within that time the goods will be adver-
 18 tised for sale and sold at public or private sale in a commercially
 19 reasonable man