NYC Council Introduction 249

intro.nyc/0249-2026 2026-2029 Legislative Session
Requiring landlords to provide tenants with documentation of damages when deducting money from a tenant’s security deposit.
Status: Committee Committee on Housing and Buildings
Sponsored by Crystal Hudson
Introduced: January 29, 2026

The proposed bill would require landlords to provide certain documentation to tenants whenever a landlord deducts money from a tenant’s security deposit at the end of a tenancy. The documentation required would include an itemized statement of all deductions, as well as receipts or invoices for any repair costs that the landlord is deducting from the security deposit.