Bill Text: NY S03591 | 2015-2016 | General Assembly | Introduced

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Bill Title: Prohibits lessors or agents thereof from assessing a lessee any fee for legal services in connection with any operation or rental of a residential unit unless the lessor has the legal authority to do so.

Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Democrat 7-0)

Status: (Introduced - Dead) 2016-01-06 - REFERRED TO JUDICIARY [S03591 Detail]

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                           S T A T E   O F   N E W   Y O R K
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                                         3591
                              2015-2016 Regular Sessions
                                   I N  S E N A T E
                                   February 12, 2015
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       Introduced  by Sens. ESPAILLAT, DIAZ, HASSELL-THOMPSON, HOYLMAN, PARKER,
         PERKINS, SERRANO -- read twice and ordered printed, and  when  printed
         to be committed to the Committee on Judiciary
       AN ACT to amend the real property law, in relation to legal fees
         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  234-a to read as follows:
    3    S  234-A.  UNAUTHORIZED LEGAL FEES. A LESSOR OR AGENT THEREOF SHALL BE
    4  PROHIBITED FROM ASSESSING A LESSEE ANY FEE, SURCHARGE OR  OTHER  CHARGES
    5  FOR LEGAL SERVICES IN CONNECTION WITH THE OPERATION OR RENTAL OF A RESI-
    6  DENTIAL UNIT UNLESS THE LESSOR HAS THE LEGAL AUTHORITY TO DO SO PURSUANT
    7  TO  A  COURT ORDER. ANY AGREEMENT OR ASSESSMENT TO THE CONTRARY SHALL BE
    8  VOID AS CONTRARY TO PUBLIC POLICY.
    9    S 2. This act shall take effect immediately.
        EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
                             [ ] is old law to be omitted.
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