A 7408 New York Assembly · 2025 Regular Session

Relates to the termination of residential lease by victims of domestic violence

Summary

Provides additional documentation a tenant may provide to demonstrate that such tenant or a member of such tenant's household has been a victim of domestic violence for purposes of permitting the termination of residential lease by victims of domestic violence.

Issues: ✓ Housing

Bill status in committee 1 of 4 stages cleared

Introduction

Mar 2025

Committee Review

Floor Vote

Governor

Introduced Mar 25, 2025 Last action Jan 12, 2026

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A7408 → A7408A · 4 edits

MODERATE

This bill expands protections for domestic violence victims by removing the requirement to provide detailed verification from specific third parties and adding stronger privacy safeguards. The changes allow tenants to use written attestations instead of detailed third-party verification, prohibit lease termination based on arrears resulting from domestic violence situations, and mandate confidential disposal of sensitive information within 30 days.

Scope change

The bill's scope expanded from requiring specific third-party verification to allowing broader written attestations, while adding new protections against lease termination based on financial consequences of domestic violence situations.

REQUIREMENT

Removed the specific list of qualified third parties that could verify domestic violence situations, replacing it with a broader attestation approach.

Added requirement that all information provided by tenants must be disposed of within 30 days in a manner that maintains confidentiality.

Added explicit protection that tenants cannot be required to disclose confidential information or details about their victim status to terminate a lease.

ELIGIBILITY

Added protection preventing lease termination contingent on arrears accrued due to domestic violence situations.

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Committee

Amendments

Jan 12, 2026

Lower · Passed

PRINT NUMBER 7408A

lower

Jan 12, 2026

Lower · Passed

AMEND AND RECOMMIT TO HOUSING

lower

Jan 7, 2026

Committee

REFERRED TO HOUSING

lower

Mar 25, 2025

Committee

REFERRED TO HOUSING

lower

1 primary · 22 co-sponsors