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A 8245: Provides penalties when a landlord of a residential premises refuses to rent to a potential tenant on the basis that the potential tenant was involved in a past or pending landlord-tenant action or summary proceeding.
What A 8245 does, verified April 2, 2026
The bill aims to provide remedies for tenants who are injured by landlords refusing to rent due to prior disputes. Tenants who are affected by such violations can bring an action in the supreme court for temporary and permanent injunctive relief and damages. This action can be taken within two years of when the tenant should reasonably have discovered the violation, and it can be brought against the landlord or their agent/employee. The commencement of an action does not preclude the attorney general from bringing an action for injunctive relief and civil penalties. The bill takes effect immediately.
Bill journey
1IntroducedCurrent
2In CommitteePending
3First Chamber FloorPending
4Second ChamberPending
5GovernorPending
6ChapteredPending
Last action: referred to housing (2026-01-07)Alert me
Quick answers about A 8245
- What is the current status of A 8245?
- As of April 2, 2026, A 8245 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 8245 pass?
- Not yet. A 8245 has been introduced and has not passed either house.
- Who wrote A 8245, and where is it now?
- A 8245 was authored by Asm. Micah Lasher. Its committee of record is Assembly Housing.
Author and sponsors
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| Jan. 07, 2026 | referred to housing |
| May. 05, 2025 | referred to housing |
Latest bill textIntroduced version, May 5, 2025 · 304 words
STATE OF NEW YORK ________________________________________________________________________ 8245 2025-2026 Regular Sessions IN ASSEMBLY May 5, 2025 ___________ Introduced by M. of A. LASHER -- read once and referred to the Committee on Housing AN ACT to amend the real property law, in relation to remedies for a violation of the prohibition on a landlord from refusing to rent due to a tenant's involvement in a prior dispute The People of the State of New York, represented in Senate and Assem- bly, do enact as follows: 1 Section 1. Section 227-f of the real property law is amended by adding 2 a new subdivision 3 to read as follows: 3 3. (a) Any potential tenant injured by reason of a violation of subdi- 4 vision one of this section may bring an action in the supreme court for 5 temporary and permanent injunctive relief and for damages together with 6 the costs of the action, including reasonable attorney's fees. 7 (b) An action under this subdivision may be brought within two years 8 of when a tenant should reasonably have discovered a violation and may 9 be brought against the landlord or their agent or employee or any other 10 person charged or authorized to lease the relevant residential premise. 11 (c) A person may commence an action under this subdivision whether or 12 not they have reported the violation to the attorney general. 13 (d) The commencement of an action under this subdivision shall not 14 preclude the attorney general from bringing an action under subdivision 15 two of this section for injunctive relief and the recovery of civil 16 penalties. 17 § 2. This act shall take effect immediately. EXPLANATION--Matter in italics (underscored) is new; matter in brackets [] is old law to be omitted. LBD11871-01-5
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