Assembly Actions -
Lowercase Senate Actions - UPPERCASE |
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Jun 14, 2010 |
3rd reading cal.772 substituted for s4087 |
Jun 14, 2010 |
substituted by a859 |
Jun 10, 2010 |
advanced to third reading |
Jun 09, 2010 |
2nd report cal. |
Jun 08, 2010 |
1st report cal.772 |
May 24, 2010 |
reported and committed to finance |
Jan 06, 2010 |
referred to housing, construction and community development |
May 18, 2009 |
reported and committed to finance |
Apr 09, 2009 |
referred to housing, construction and community development |
Senate Bill S4087
2009-2010 Legislative Session
Sponsored By
(D, WF) Senate District
Archive: Last Bill Status Via A859 - On Floor Calendar
- Introduced
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- In Committee Assembly
- In Committee Senate
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- On Floor Calendar Assembly
- On Floor Calendar Senate
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- Passed Assembly
- Passed Senate
- Delivered to Governor
- Signed By Governor
Actions
Votes
co-Sponsors
(D, WF) Senate District
2009-S4087 (ACTIVE) - Details
2009-S4087 (ACTIVE) - Sponsor Memo
BILL NUMBER: S4087 TITLE OF BILL : An act to amend the private housing finance law, in relation to the supervision of certain limited profit housing companies PURPOSE OR GENERAL IDEA OF BILL : This bill will improve the supervision and regulation of Mitchell-Lama housing. This legislation amends subdivision 7 of section 32 of the private housing finance law to require that in the event an owner violates regulations, the supervising agency "shall" take steps to remedy the improper situation. The current law states that the agency (either the DHCR or New York City HPD) "may" - but is not required to investigate the violations and penalize owners. SUMMARY OF SPECIFIC PROVISIONS : This bill will amend subdivision 7 of the section 32 of the private housing finance law by requiring that the appropriate agency shall take the steps necessary to remedy the violation or potential violation of laws or regulations of said agencies. JUSTIFICATION : Mitchell-Lama housing advocates have called for this simple change in the law because agencies currently have too much discretion in deciding whether or not to remedy critical problems. Since
2009-S4087 (ACTIVE) - Bill Text download pdf
S T A T E O F N E W Y O R K ________________________________________________________________________ 4087 2009-2010 Regular Sessions I N S E N A T E April 9, 2009 ___________ Introduced by Sen. SAMPSON -- read twice and ordered printed, and when printed to be committed to the Committee on Housing, Construction and Community Development AN ACT to amend the private housing finance law, in relation to the supervision of certain limited profit housing companies THE PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK, REPRESENTED IN SENATE AND ASSEM- BLY, DO ENACT AS FOLLOWS: Section 1. Subdivision 7 of section 32 of the private housing finance law, as amended by chapter 550 of the laws of 1968, is amended to read as follows: 7. Whenever the commissioner, in the case of a company undertaking or otherwise operating a state-aided project, or the supervising agency, in the case of a company undertaking or otherwise operating a municipally- aided project, shall be of the opinion that such company is failing or omitting, or is about to fail or omit to do anything required of it by law or by order of the commissioner or is doing or is about to do anything, or permitting anything, or is about to permit anything to be done, contrary to and in violation of law or of any order, regulation or directive of the commissioner or the supervising agency, as the case may be, or which is improvident or prejudicial to the interest of the public, the lienholders, the stockholders, or the tenants, the commis- sioner or the supervising agency, as the case may be, [may, in addition to such other remedies as may be available, commence] SHALL TAKE SUCH STEPS AS MAY BE NECESSARY AND PROPER TO EFFECT SUCH REMEDIES AS MAY BE AVAILABLE. SUCH REMEDY MAY INCLUDE COMMENCING an action or proceeding in the supreme court of the state of New York in the name of the commis- sioner or the supervising agency, as the case may be, for the purpose of having such violations or threatened violations stopped and prevented, and in such action or proceeding the court may appoint a temporary or permanent receiver or both. Such action or proceeding shall be commenced by a petition to the supreme court, alleging the violation complained of EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets [ ] is old law to be omitted. LBD03082-01-9
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