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A 6511: Requires lessors or their authorized agent to provide a copy of a lease agreement upon written request of a residential lessee within thirty calendar days from the date of such request.

New York · Assembly · 2025–2026 Legislative Session · last verified January 8, 2026

What A 6511 does, verified January 8, 2026

The proposed law requires lessors to provide a copy of a lease agreement upon written request from a residential lessee within thirty calendar days. This duty does not apply if a lessee requests a copy of their lease agreement more than two times in a calendar year. The law aims to increase transparency and protect the rights of residential lessees.

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Last action: referred to housing (2026-01-07)Alert me
Quick answers about A 6511
What is the current status of A 6511?
As of January 8, 2026, A 6511 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 6511 pass?
Not yet. A 6511 has been introduced and has not passed either house.
Who wrote A 6511, and where is it now?
A 6511 was authored by Asm. Clyde Vanel. Its committee of record is Assembly Housing.
Recent actions2 total · showing 2
Jan. 07, 2026referred to housing
Mar. 05, 2025referred to housing
Latest bill textIntroduced version, March 5, 2025 · 217 words
  
  STATE OF NEW YORK ________________________________________________________________________ 6511 2025-2026 Regular Sessions  IN ASSEMBLY March 5, 2025 ___________ Introduced by M. of A. VANEL -- read once and referred to the Committee on Housing AN ACT to amend the real property law, in relation to requiring lessors to provide a copy of a lease agreement upon written request of a resi- dential lessee 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 2 235-k to read as follows: 3 § 235-k. Duty to furnish lease. Upon receipt of a written request from 4 a residential lessee, the lessor or their authorized agent shall have 5 the duty to furnish a copy of the lease agreement entered into between 6 the lessor and the lessee within thirty calendar days from the date of 7 such request, provided however that this duty shall not apply where a 8 lessee requests a copy of their lease agreement more than two times in a 9 calendar year. 10 § 2. This act shall take effect immediately. EXPLANATION--Matter in italics (underscored) is new; matter in brackets [ ] is old law to be omitted. LBD10148-01-5 
Text of A 6511 as introduced, from the official record. Connect Plus keeps every version and highlights what changed.Compare versions
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