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A 6787

Requires landlords to furnish each tenant either renewing or entering into a lease with a document describing the rights and duties of landlords and tenants

2025 Regular Session Introduced by Gary Pretlow

Landlords must give tenants a rights-and-duties document at lease renewal or new lease, boosting transparency and helping tenants know obligations and protections.

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Bill Summary · A 6787

Summary of Assembly Bill A 6787

Purpose and intent

Bill A 6787 would require landlords to provide each tenant who is renewing a lease or entering into a new lease with a document that describes the rights and duties of landlords and tenants. The primary aim appears to be increasing transparency and awareness of the respective obligations and protections within landlord-tenant relationships.

Key provisions (as stated)

  • Applicability: The requirement applies to tenants who are renewing a lease and to tenants who are entering into a new lease.
  • Required document: Landlords must furnish a document describing the rights and duties of both landlords and tenants.
  • Content details: The specific topics, format, language, and update requirements for the document are not specified in the available information.

Note: The precise contents of the document, including any required disclosures beyond “rights and duties,” as well as enforcement mechanisms, penalties, effective dates, and whether the document can be provided electronically, are not outlined in the provided bill information.

Who would be affected

  • Landlords: Obligated to provide the rights-and-duties document to qualifying tenants (renewing or new leases).
  • Tenants: Eligible recipients of the document intended to inform them of their and the landlord’s obligations under the lease relationship.

Status, timeline, and procedural notes

  • Introduced: March 14, 2025.
  • Current status: Referred to the Housing Committee (REFFERED TO HOUSING). The duplicate listing of the same referral on the same date reflects standard committee referral actions.
  • Next steps: As a committee-referred bill, it would proceed to hearings, potential amendments, and votes within the Housing Committee, followed by floor consideration if advanced.

Sponsor

  • Primary sponsor: J. Gary Pretlow.

Related legislation

  • Multiple related bills from prior sessions exist (A 1900, A 2790, A 2370, A 9006, A 5456, A 3266, A 2188, A 4392, A 1580, A 746). These related measures indicate ongoing legislative interest in landlord-tenant information and rights disclosures, though they are not detailed here.

Potential impact and considerations

  • Beneficiaries: Tenants would gain streamlined access to information about their rights and responsibilities, potentially empowering them in tenancy discussions and disputes.
  • burdens: Landlords may face administrative changes to ensure timely delivery of the document; questions remain about required content, updates, format, language, and enforcement.
  • Policy alignment: This bill would complement existing tenant protections and disclosure obligations, depending on how the final language is drafted.

Summary takeaway

A 6787 proposes a straightforward disclosure requirement intended to improve transparency in lease relationships by ensuring tenants receive a rights-and-duties document at the outset of a renewal or new tenancy. Its progression depends on committee consideration and subsequent legislative action.

Compiled from official sources — confirm details with the bill’s official record.

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