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Grants tenants right to withhold portion of rent for failure of landlord to provide heat
In Assembly Committee · Housing · Sponsor Brian Kavanagh
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Sponsor's memo
BILL NUMBER:S3168
Title of bill
An act to amend the real property law, in relation to the right of tenants to withhold rent payments for the landlord's fail- ure to provide heat
Purpose
This bill provides a legal basis for the tenant to withhold rent from the landlord if the warranty of habitability is breached.
Justification
There is a long-held belief in this country that indi- viduals should get what they pay for. In commercial law, if you do not receive what you are promised in a contract, you are entitled to with- hold payment for service or materials ordered. But this basic right does not exist in landlord-tenant law. Even the Warranty of Habitability Law does not explicitly allow the tenant, on his own to deduct rent. This bill provides a legal basis for the tenant to withhold rent from the landlord if the warranty of habitability is breached.
Legislative history
2002: S.6960 2003-04: S.3093 2005-06: S.1457 2007-08: S.3402 2009-10: S.3858 - A.414 Kavanagh
Fiscal implications
None.
Effective date
Immediately.
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