Makes rent stabilized dwelling units eligible for certain protections

Latest action Oct 16, 2025

Requires that the entire amount of a rental deposit or advance be refundable to the tenant upon the tenant's vacating of the premises except for an amount lawfully retained for non-payment of rent or utilities, damage caused by the tenant, or storage costs; requires landlord to provide an itemized statement of damages and to return the balance of the deposit within 14 days; requires that tenant be given the opportunity to inspect the rental premises prior to signing a lease; allows a grantee or assignee of the leased premises to demand that an escrow account be opened.

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Where it stands

Signed into law.

Introduced
In committee
Up for a vote
Passed one chamber
Passed
Enacted

New York State Senate

Same as A6423, the matching bill in the Assembly.

Amends the General Obligations Law.

Committee

Codes · New York State Assembly

Also referred to Codes · New York State Senate, Judiciary · New York State Assembly, Judiciary · New York State Senate.

Purpose, from the sponsor's memo

To update New York's General Obligation Law to include the protections afforded for tenants with security deposits under the Housing Stability and Tenant Protection Act (HSTPA) of 2019 for rent stabilized tenants.

Filed with the bill. Read it on nysenate.gov (opens in a new tab)

Recorded votes

Vote: Floor vote
NY SenateApr 29, 2025Result: passed
(38) (23) (0) (1)
Vote: Committee vote · Judiciary
Senate JudiciaryFeb 11, 2025Result: passed
(13) (6) (0) (0)

Cosponsors

Lea Webb and Linda Rosenthal

Democratic2

See the full list on nysenate.gov

The sponsor's argument

Why Brian Kavanagh says this is needed

The Housing Stability and Tenant Protection Act (HSTPA) of 2019 estab- lished new protections for tenants with Security Deposits, including requirements that landlords return security deposits within fourteen days from the tenant's vacatur, provide an itemized list of any damages beyond wear and tear for which they are deducting any part of the depos- it return, and conduct an inspection within two weeks of tenants' vaca- tur to give tenants time to correct any damages. However, these protections do not extend to the hundreds of thousands of units that are rent stabilized, since the HSTPA included these protections in a Section of the General Obligations Law (7-108) that explicitly excludes rent stabilized dwelling units. These protections have helped level the playing field for tenants and have eliminated long standing abuses in the security deposit system; they should be extended to all tenants in the State of New York.

This is the sponsor's own case for the bill, quoted from their memorandum. It is not Agora's description of what the bill does.

Full history

Oct 16, 2025
Signed
SIGNED CHAP.436
NY Senate
Oct 9, 2025
Sent to the executive
DELIVERED TO GOVERNOR
NY Senate
May 27, 2025
Passed a chamber
PASSED ASSEMBLY
NY Assembly
May 27, 2025
Returned to Senate
RETURNED TO SENATE
NY Assembly
Apr 30, 2025
Ordered to Third Reading Rules CAL.154
ORDERED TO THIRD READING RULES CAL.154
NY Assembly

Show full history (16 earlier events)

Apr 30, 2025
Substituted
SUBSTITUTED FOR A6423A
NY Assembly
Apr 29, 2025
Sent to the executive
DELIVERED TO ASSEMBLY
NY Senate
Apr 29, 2025
Passed a chamber
PASSED SENATE
NY Senate
Apr 29, 2025
Referred to committee
REFERRED TO CODES
NY Assembly
Apr 29, 2025
Reported out of committee
REPORTED
NY Assembly
Apr 29, 2025
Rules Report CAL.154
RULES REPORT CAL.154
NY Assembly
Apr 28, 2025
Reported out of committee
REPORTED REFERRED TO RULES
NY Assembly
Apr 15, 2025
Reported out of committee
REPORTED REFERRED TO CODES
NY Assembly
Apr 9, 2025
Amended
AMENDED ON THIRD READING 952B
NY Senate
Apr 8, 2025
Amend and Recommit to Judiciary
AMEND AND RECOMMIT TO JUDICIARY
NY Assembly
Mar 4, 2025
Referred to committee
REFERRED TO JUDICIARY
NY Assembly
Feb 26, 2025
Amended
AMENDED ON THIRD READING (T) 952A
NY Senate
Feb 24, 2025
Advanced to Third Reading
ADVANCED TO THIRD READING
NY Senate
Feb 12, 2025
2ND Report CAL.
2ND REPORT CAL.
NY Senate
Feb 11, 2025
1ST Report CAL.344
1ST REPORT CAL.344
NY Senate
Jan 8, 2025
Referred to committee
REFERRED TO JUDICIARY
NY Senate

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