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New York · 2025 Regular Session · Bill

S 952: Makes rent stabilized dwelling units eligible for certain protections

Enacted Official data

  1. Introduced
  2. In committee
  3. Passed one chamber
  4. Passed both chambers
  5. Enacted

Last official action: ·Record last updated:

Plain-language summary

S 952 is a bill introduced in the New York Senate on January 8, 2025. According to its official title, it concerns: Makes rent stabilized dwelling units eligible for certain protections. Primary sponsor: Brian Kavanagh (Democratic). It lists 1 additional sponsor. Most recent recorded action (October 16, 2025): SIGNED CHAP.436.

Generated automatically from the official title, sponsor list, and status record only. It does not characterize the bill’s purpose or effects. How summaries are written

Official summary

Abstract published by the legislature (via Open States). Text as published by the legislature; reproduced verbatim.

Requires that the entire amount of a rental deposit or advance be refundable to the tenant upon the tenant's vacating of the premises except for an amount lawfully retained for non-payment of rent or utilities, damage caused by the tenant, or storage costs; requires landlord to provide an itemized statement of damages and to return the balance of the deposit within 14 days; requires that tenant be given the opportunity to inspect the rental premises prior to signing a lease; allows a grantee or assignee of the leased premises to demand that an escrow account be opened.

Sponsors

Sponsors by party (alphabetical): Democratic 1 · Democratic/Working Families 1

NameRolePartyChamberDistrict
Brian KavanaghPrimary sponsorDemocraticSenate27
Lea WebbCo-sponsorDemocratic/Working FamiliesSenate52

“Support” is shown only as formal sponsorship recorded by the legislature. Roll-call votes are available on the official bill page.

Recent official actions

  1. SIGNED CHAP.436
  2. DELIVERED TO GOVERNOR
  3. RETURNED TO SENATE
  4. PASSED ASSEMBLY
  5. ORDERED TO THIRD READING RULES CAL.154
  6. SUBSTITUTED FOR A6423A
  7. REFERRED TO CODES
  8. DELIVERED TO ASSEMBLY
  9. PASSED SENATE
  10. AMENDED ON THIRD READING 952B
  11. AMENDED ON THIRD READING (T) 952A
  12. ADVANCED TO THIRD READING

Showing 12 most recent of 15 actions. Full history

Sources

  1. Open States / Plural (data from the official legislature website)
  2. Official legislature source