Landlords Cannot Charge Tenants for This in 2025 in New York State

New year, new laws, especially here in New York State. There is going to be a law that is passed that says that landlords cannot charge tenants for this in 2025.

There are so many laws that are updated every single year in New York State when it comes to housing. Officials do this every year and are so detailed because they want to make sure that the law is there to protect both the landlord and the tenant in every situation possible.

A new law that is going to be passed in New York State is that if a check bounces from a tenant, a landlord can only charge the tenant whatever the landlord's bank charges for the bounced check.

• To clarify, if a bank charges $20 for a bounced check, a landlord charge a fee of $20 to the tenant.
• The landlord cannot go to the tenant and up-charge the tenant and say that they owe a fee on-top of the bank charge.

Here is what the 2025 law will say, according to the New York State website:

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, provided such dishonored check fee was included in the initial lease.

NEXT: A landlord in 2025 also does not need to give a reason to terminate a month-to-month residency. A landlord may raise the rent of a month-to-month tenant with the consent of the tenant. If the tenant does not consent, however, the landlord can terminate the tenancy by giving appropriate notice", according to the New York State website. The laws vary a little bit when it comes to long-term leasing.