Should a tenant receive a receipt for a rental payment?
Full Question:
I have recently shifted to a rented house in New York. I am supposed to pay the first month’s rent in ten days. Is there provision under which a landlord is obligated to provide the tenant with receipts of rental payments received by him?
01/10/2017 |
Category: Landlord Ten... » Residential ... |
State: New York |
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Answer:
NY CLS Real P § 235-e reads:
“(a) Upon the receipt of rent for residential premises in the form of cash or any instrument other than the personal check of the tenant, it shall be the duty of the landlord to provide the payor with a written receipt containing the following:
1. The date;
2. The amount;
3. The identity of the premises and period for which paid; and
4. The signature and title of the person receiving the rent.”
In the given instance, under NY CLS Real P § 235-e, the landlord may be required to provide the tenant a written receipt of the rental payment, that states the date, the rent amount, the identity of the premises and the period for which the rent is paid by the tenant and the signature and title of the person receiving the rent(landlord).
