Assembly Bill A1307

2017-2018 Legislative Session

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

download bill text pdf

Sponsored By

Archive: Last Bill Status - Stricken


  • 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

Do you support this bill?

Please enter your contact information

Home address is used to determine the senate district in which you reside. Your support or opposition to this bill is then shared immediately with the senator who represents you.

Optional services from the NY State Senate:

Create an account. An account allows you to officially support or oppose key legislation, sign petitions with a single click, and follow issues, committees, and bills that matter to you. When you create an account, you agree to this platform's terms of participation.

Include a custom message for your Senator? (Optional)

Enter a message to your senator. Many New Yorkers use this to share the reasoning behind their support or opposition to the bill. Others might share a personal anecdote about how the bill would affect them or people they care about.
Actions

2017-A1307 (ACTIVE) - Details

See Senate Version of this Bill:
S5596
Law Section:
Public Housing Law
Laws Affected:
Amd §402, Pub Hous L
Versions Introduced in Other Legislative Sessions:
2009-2010: A4507
2011-2012: A4972, A9082, S6605
2013-2014: A2504, S478
2015-2016: A68, S3198
2019-2020: A1444, S3886
2021-2022: A675
2023-2024: A3137

2017-A1307 (ACTIVE) - Summary

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

2017-A1307 (ACTIVE) - Bill Text download pdf

                            
 
                     S T A T E   O F   N E W   Y O R K
 ________________________________________________________________________
 
                                   1307
 
                        2017-2018 Regular Sessions
 
                           I N  A S S E M B L Y
 
                             January 11, 2017
                                ___________
 
 Introduced  by  M.  of  A.  SIMANOWITZ  -- 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
 it  of  the  fee  title,  or of possession under such lease, sublease or
 other agreement.
 
  EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
                       [ ] is old law to be omitted.
              

Comments

Open Legislation is a forum for New York State legislation. All comments are subject to review and community moderation is encouraged.

Comments deemed off-topic, commercial, campaign-related, self-promotional; or that contain profanity, hate or toxic speech; or that link to sites outside of the nysenate.gov domain are not permitted, and will not be published. Attempts to intimidate and silence contributors or deliberately deceive the public, including excessive or extraneous posting/posts, or coordinated activity, are prohibited and may result in the temporary or permanent banning of the user. Comment moderation is generally performed Monday through Friday. By contributing or voting you agree to the Terms of Participation and verify you are over 13.

Create an account. An account allows you to sign petitions with a single click, officially support or oppose key legislation, and follow issues, committees, and bills that matter to you. When you create an account, you agree to this platform's terms of participation.