New York - Session 2025-2026
Title: Requires landlords to return security deposits within a reasonable time
Requires landlords to return the full security deposit and any accrued interest to which the tenant is entitled less any amount retained by the landlord within 21 days of the end of the lease.
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| Date | Event | Detail |
|---|---|---|
| 2025-02-04 | Introduced | Bill introduced |
| 2026-01-07 | Status | in_committee |
| 2026-01-07 | Latest Action | In Assembly Committee |
| Bill | Title | Status |
|---|---|---|
| A 10311 | Requires a procedure for notification when a family member applies and is denied by a limited-profit housing company to succeed a lease or occupancy agreement | in_committee |
| A 10721 | Provides for a continuation of senior citizen rent increase exemption benefits after a period of ineligibility | in_committee |
| A 10727 | Enacts the "housing transparency act" | in_committee |
| A 4877 | Relates to enacting the rent emergency stabilization for tenants act on local determinations of a housing emergency | in_committee |
| A 5381 | Expands documentation requirements for limited-profit housing companies | in_committee |
| A 9016 | Requires property/casualty insurance companies to submit certain data to the department of financial services and authorizes premium discounts to policyholders who demonstrate certain mitigation actions | in_committee |
| J 1826 | Memorializing Governor Kathy Hochul to proclaim April 2026, as Fair Housing Month in the State of New York | in_committee |
| A 1621 | Requires a landlord to have clean hands to bring action for rent or eviction in certain cases | in_committee |