Assembly BillIntroduced
A 5396: Limits the time landlords have to process applications to seven days after which the application is deemed rejected.
What A 5396 does, verified January 8, 2026
The "Right to Timely Rental Applications Act" aims to protect applicants from delayed or rejected rental applications. A landlord must provide notice to an applicant within seven days of submitting a completed rental application or accepting an application deposit. If a landlord fails to provide notice, the applicant is deemed rejected. The rejected applicant's payment, fee, or charge will be returned within fourteen days. A landlord's rejection of one co-applicant is considered a rejection of all co-applicants. The law will take effect on the ninetieth day after it becomes a law.
Bill journey
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5GovernorPending
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Last action: referred to housing (2026-01-07)Alert me
Quick answers about A 5396
- What is the current status of A 5396?
- As of January 8, 2026, A 5396 is recorded as "Introduced": it has been introduced and is waiting for its first committee hearing or floor vote. The last recorded action, on January 7, 2026, was "referred to housing".
- Did A 5396 pass?
- Not yet. A 5396 has been introduced and has not passed either house.
- Who wrote A 5396, and where is it now?
- A 5396 was authored by Asm. Steven Raga. Its committee of record is Assembly Housing.
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| Jan. 07, 2026 | referred to housing |
| Feb. 13, 2025 | referred to housing |
Latest bill textIntroduced version, February 13, 2025 · 340 words
STATE OF NEW YORK ________________________________________________________________________ 5396 2025-2026 Regular Sessions IN ASSEMBLY February 13, 2025 ___________ Introduced by M. of A. RAGA -- read once and referred to the Committee on Housing AN ACT to amend the real property law, in relation to limiting the time landlords have to process applications The People of the State of New York, represented in Senate and Assem- bly, do enact as follows: 1 Section 1. This act shall be known and may be cited as the "Right to 2 Timely Rental Applications Act". 3 § 2. The real property law is amended by adding a new section 232-d to 4 read as follows: 5 § 232-d. Timely rental applications. 1. A landlord, lessor, sub-lessor 6 or grantor who does not provide notice to an applicant within seven days 7 after the: (a) date the applicant submits a completed rental application 8 to the landlord on an application form furnished by the landlord; or (b) 9 date the landlord accepts an application deposit if the landlord does 10 not furnish the applicant an application form, shall be deemed to have 11 rejected the applicant. A landlord's rejection of one co-applicant shall 12 be deemed as a rejection of all co-applicants. 13 2. Any payment, fee or charge demanded by a landlord, lessor, sub-les- 14 sor or grantor for the processing, review or acceptance of an applica- 15 tion, which is returnable to the applicant upon rejection, shall be 16 returned to the rejected applicant within fourteen days of such 17 rejection. 18 § 3. This act shall take effect on the ninetieth day after it shall 19 have become a law. Effective immediately, the addition, amendment and/or 20 repeal of any rule or regulation necessary for the implementation of 21 this act on its effective date are authorized to be made and completed 22 on or before such effective date. EXPLANATION--Matter in italics (underscored) is new; matter in brackets [] is old law to be omitted. LBD05439-01-5
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