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A 56 - Limits the Amount a Landlord Can Charge a Tenant for a Bounced Check - New York Key Vote

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Title: Limits the Amount a Landlord Can Charge a Tenant for a Bounced Check

Signed by Governor Kathy Hochul


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Title: Limits the Amount a Landlord Can Charge a Tenant for a Bounced Check

Vote Smart's Synopsis:

Vote to pass a bill that limits the amount a landlord can charge a tenant for a bounced check in New York.

Highlights:

  • Limits fees a landlord could collect due to a bounced check to the greater of $20 or the costs the landlord incurred (Sec. 1).

  • Prohibits landlords from demanding any payment that was dishonored by a tenant's financial institution for insufficient funds, unless any payment, fee, or charge from the tenant for the delivery of a dishonored check, only if such payment, fee, or charge was provided for in the lease or contract (Sec. 1).

  • Specifies that the provisions of this bill shall take effect immediately upon passage and approval by the Governor (Sec. 3).

Full Bill Text

See How Your Politicians Voted

Title: Limits the Amount a Landlord Can Charge a Tenant for a Bounced Check

Vote Smart's Synopsis:

Vote to pass a bill that limits the amount a landlord can charge a tenant for a bounced check in New York.

Highlights:

  • Limits fees a landlord could collect due to a bounced check to the greater of $20 or the costs the landlord incurred (Sec. 1).

  • Prohibits landlords from demanding any payment that was dishonored by a tenant's financial institution for insufficient funds, unless any payment, fee, or charge from the tenant for the delivery of a dishonored check, only if such payment, fee, or charge was provided for in the lease or contract (Sec. 1).

  • Specifies that the provisions of this bill shall take effect immediately upon passage and approval by the Governor (Sec. 3).

Full Bill Text

Title: Limits the Amount a Landlord Can Charge a Tenant for a Bounced Check

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