Bill Commons

NY A 8078

in committee

Relates to requiring landlords to return security deposits within a reasonable time

New York · 2025-2026 Regular Session · lower

Quick answers

Did NY A 8078 pass?

Not yet. NY A 8078 is in committee as of 2026-01-07 and has not come to a final vote. Latest recorded action (2026-01-07): REFERRED TO JUDICIARY

What is NY A 8078 about?

Limits security deposits to one month's rent; 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.

Who sponsors NY A 8078?

Claire Valdez is the primary sponsor of NY A 8078.

Description

Limits security deposits to one month's rent; 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.

Introduced
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Latest action
2026-01-07 — REFERRED TO JUDICIARY
Bill type
bill
Last updated
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Sponsors

  • Claire Valdezprimary

Committees

Not provided by source.

Action timeline

  1. 2025-04-24

    REFERRED TO JUDICIARY

    referral-committee

  2. 2026-01-07

    REFERRED TO JUDICIARY

    referral-committee

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Votes

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Related bills

  • Prior session: A 5963not in this corpus
  • Prior session: A 2077not in this corpus
  • Prior session: A 5721not in this corpus

Official source

https://legislation.nysenate.gov/api/3/bills/2025-2026/A8078?summary=&detail=

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