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A1413Assembly2025-2026 Session

Let Estates Access Deceased Rentals

Official title

“Relates to requiring landlords to allow for the estate of a deceased tenant to enter the property for sixty days following the death of the tenant”

Sponsor Linda RosenthalAD-67Affects Housing
Status
In Assembly Committee
Housing
Impact
4/10
Low
Passage
12%

Bill progress

Step 2 of 7

In committee · Housing

What's happening

This bill requires landlords to allow a deceased tenant's estate access to the rental property for sixty days, with the estate liable for rent during that period.

Why it matters

  1. Provides grieving families and estate representatives guaranteed time (sixty days) to access and handle the deceased tenant’s personal property and affairs. , which can reduce stress and legal conflict during an already difficult period.

  2. Establishes clear legal expectations for both landlords and heirs/estate administrators. , potentially preventing disputes about property access, lockouts, or early disposal of belongings.

  3. Makes the tenant’s estate explicitly responsible for rent during this sixty-day window (unless otherwise negotiated). , which may influence how quickly estates act and how landlords manage transitions between tenants.

  4. Could affect how landlords handle vacancies and rental income after a tenant's death. , possibly making them more cautious when renting to tenants without local or clear next-of-kin, while providing important protections for tenants’ survivors.

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Let Estates Access Deceased Rentals

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Sponsors

Primary sponsor
Linda Rosenthal

Assembly Member · Assembly District 67

Chair, Housing

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History

  1. Referred to housing
  2. Referred to housing

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STATE OF NEW YORK

1413

2025-2026 Regular Sessions

IN ASSEMBLY

January 9, 2025

Introduced by M. of A. ROSENTHAL -- read once and referred to the Committee on Housing

AN ACT to amend the real property law, in relation to requiring landlords to allow for the estate of a deceased tenant to enter the property for sixty days following the death of the tenant

The People of the State of New York, represented in Senate and Assembly, do enact as follows:

Section 1. The real property law is amended by adding a new section 232-d to read as follows:

§ 232-d. Sixty day period to access deceased tenant's rented property. A landlord shall allow for access to a deceased tenant's rented property by the tenant's family or friends for sixty days following the death of the tenant. The estate of the tenant shall be liable for rent due for the sixty day period, unless an agreement either express or implied is made providing otherwise.

§ 2. This act shall take effect immediately.

EXPLANATION--Matter in italics (underscored) is new; matter in brackets

[ ] is old law to be omitted.

LBD03854-01-5

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