New York Senate Bill 127 (Prefiled Legislation)

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Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Democrat 1-0)
Status: Introduced on January 8 2025 - 25% progression
Action: 2025-01-08 - REFERRED TO CITIES 1
Pending: Senate Cities 1 Committee
Text: Latest bill text (Introduced) [HTML]

Provides that any small property owner that owns twenty units or less shall be entitled to free legal services if such small property owner can prove a loss of at least twenty percent of rent payments in a calendar year; defines "small property owner" as any lessor in a residential real property transaction, and includes an owner of twenty units or less who lists residential real property for lease with an agent, whether or not a lease results, or who receives an offer to lease twenty units of residential real property or less.

Provides that any small property owner that owns twenty units or less shall be entitled to free legal services if such small property owner can prove a loss of at least twenty percent of rent payments in a calendar year; defines "small property owner" as any lessor in a residential real property transaction, and includes an owner of twenty units or less who lists residential real property for lease with an agent, whether or not a lease results, or who receives an offer to lease twenty units of residential real property or less.

Sen. Leroy Comrie [D]

Date	Chamber	Action
2025-01-08	Senate	REFERRED TO CITIES 1

Type	Source
Summary	https://www.nysenate.gov/legislation/bills/2025/S127
Text	https://assembly.state.ny.us/leg/?default_fld=&bn=S00127&term=2025&Summary=Y&Actions=Y&Text=Y&Committee%26nbspVotes=Y&Floor%26nbspVotes=Y#S00127