Assembly Bill A4972

2011-2012 Legislative Session

Provides that elderly and long-time residents of public housing shall not be subject to transfers based on family composition

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  • Introduced
    • In Committee Assembly
    • In Committee Senate
    • On Floor Calendar Assembly
    • On Floor Calendar Senate
    • Passed Assembly
    • Passed Senate
  • Delivered to Governor
  • Signed By Governor

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2011-A4972 (ACTIVE) - Details

Law Section:
Public Housing Law
Laws Affected:
Amd §402, Pub Hous L
Versions Introduced in Other Legislative Sessions:
2009-2010: A4507
2013-2014: A2504
2015-2016: A68
2017-2018: A1307, A9748
2019-2020: A1444
2021-2022: A675
2023-2024: A3137

2011-A4972 (ACTIVE) - Summary

Provides that elderly and long-time residents of public housing shall not be subject to transfers based on family composition.

2011-A4972 (ACTIVE) - Bill Text download pdf

                            
                    S T A T E   O F   N E W   Y O R K
________________________________________________________________________

                                  4972

                       2011-2012 Regular Sessions

                          I N  A S S E M B L Y

                            February 9, 2011
                               ___________

Introduced by M. of A. MAYERSOHN, TITUS, COLTON -- Multi-Sponsored by --
  M.  of  A.  COOK,  P. RIVERA,  WEINSTEIN,  WEISENBERG -- read once and
  referred to the Committee on Housing

AN ACT to amend the public housing law,  in  relation  to  limiting  the
  right  of  the New York city housing authority to transfer elderly and
  long-time residents from their housing accommodations

  THE PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK, REPRESENTED IN SENATE AND  ASSEM-
BLY, DO ENACT AS FOLLOWS:

  Section  1. Subdivision 6 of section 402 of the public housing law, as
added by chapter 970 of the laws of 1968, is amended to read as follows:
  6. In addition to all other powers granted by this  chapter,  the  New
York  city  housing  authority shall have the power to act as and be and
become a "developer", as that term is defined  in  subdivision  nine  of
section four hundred fifty-two of the education law, of a combined occu-
pancy  structure, as defined in subdivision five of section four hundred
fifty-two of such law, which consists of a project, as defined  in  this
chapter,  as well as of school accommodations or other facilities of the
board of education of the city of New York, and  to  be  and  become  an
"owner",  as  that  term  is defined in subdivision fifteen-a of section
four hundred fifty-two of the education law, of the non-school  portion,
consisting  of  a  project  as defined in this chapter, of such combined
occupancy structure; and to do all things  necessary  or  convenient  to
carry out such powers, including (a) construction of such combined occu-
pancy  structure as a developer pursuant to the provisions of this chap-
ter and article ten of the education law, and conveyance or lease of the
school portion thereof, and (b) as an owner, making  and  entering  into
contracts  for  acquisition,  lease, sublease or other agreements for or
with respect to the non-school  portion,  consisting  of  a  project  as
defined  in  this  chapter, pursuant to the provisions of article ten of
the education law, and acquiring the same by transfer or  conveyance  to

 EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
                      [ ] is old law to be omitted.
                                                           LBD08645-01-1

              

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