New York · 2025 Regular Session · Bill

A 56: Prohibits residential landlords from charging tenants a fee for a dishonored rent check in excess of the actual costs or fees incurred by such landlord as a result thereof

Enacted Last action October 16, 2025: SIGNED CHAP.431

Plain-language summary

A 56 is a bill introduced in the New York House on January 8, 2025. According to its official title, it concerns: Prohibits residential landlords from charging tenants a fee for a dishonored rent check in excess of the actual costs or fees incurred by such landlord as a result thereof. Primary sponsor: Harvey Epstein. It lists 14 additional sponsors. Most recent recorded action (October 16, 2025): SIGNED CHAP.431.

Sponsors

Primary sponsor: Harvey Epstein. 14 co-sponsors.