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A 6787: Requires landlords to furnish each tenant either renewing or entering into a lease with a rider describing the rights and duties of landlords and tenants; requires the rider to conform to the intent of section 5-702 of the general obligations law.
What A 6787 does, verified January 8, 2026
The bill requires landlords to provide tenants with a "renters' bill of rights" rider when signing a new or renewal lease. This rider must include information about relevant rent control or regulations and the appropriate administrative or judicial body for resolving disputes between landlord and tenant. The rider must appear in larger type than the lease and conform to the intent of the General Obligations Law. The bill takes effect immediately.
Bill journey
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3First Chamber FloorPending
4Second ChamberPending
5GovernorPending
6ChapteredPending
Last action: referred to housing (2026-01-07)Alert me
Quick answers about A 6787
- What is the current status of A 6787?
- As of January 8, 2026, A 6787 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 6787 pass?
- Not yet. A 6787 has been introduced and has not passed either house.
- Who wrote A 6787, and where is it now?
- A 6787 was authored by Asm. James Pretlow. Its committee of record is Assembly Housing.
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| Jan. 07, 2026 | referred to housing |
| Mar. 14, 2025 | referred to housing |
Latest bill textIntroduced version, March 14, 2025 · 284 words
STATE OF NEW YORK ________________________________________________________________________ 6787 2025-2026 Regular Sessions IN ASSEMBLY March 14, 2025 ___________ Introduced by M. of A. PRETLOW -- read once and referred to the Commit- tee on Housing AN ACT to amend the real property law, in relation to requiring a land- lord to furnish to each tenant signing a new or renewal lease a rider describing the rights and duties of landlords and tenants 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 2 223-c to read as follows: 3 § 223-c. Renters' Bill of Rights. 1. Each landlord subject under this 4 article shall furnish to each tenant either renewing or entering into a 5 lease, a rider describing the rights and duties of the contracting 6 parties. The lease shall have in bold print appearing on the first page 7 the following: "Attached to this lease is a 'Renters' Bill of Rights' 8 with the pertinent rules and regulations governing the rights and duties 9 of landlords and tenants." Such rider shall include information regard- 10 ing relevant rent control or regulation, as well as the appropriate 11 administrative or judicial body for hearing and determining potential 12 disputes between landlord and tenant. 13 2. The rider shall appear in larger type than the lease and shall 14 conform to the intent of section 5-702 of the general obligations law. 15 § 2. This act shall take effect immediately. EXPLANATION--Matter in italics (underscored) is new; matter in brackets [] is old law to be omitted. LBD01528-01-5
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