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Assembly Bill A4647

2009-2010 Legislative Session

Provides for the adoption of standards for the recognition of tenant associations and the ability of members in good standing to vote for officers thereof

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2009-A4647 (ACTIVE) - Details

Current Committee:
Assembly Housing
Law Section:
Public Housing Law
Laws Affected:
Amd ยง402, Pub Hous L

2009-A4647 (ACTIVE) - Summary

Provides for the adoption of standards for the recognition of tenant associations and the ability of members in good standing to vote for officers thereof; also bars the housing authority from restricting the voting rights of tenants in good standing solely because of a failure to pay membership dues.

2009-A4647 (ACTIVE) - Bill Text download pdf 

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

                                  4647

                       2009-2010 Regular Sessions

                          I N  A S S E M B L Y

                            February 5, 2009
                               ___________

Introduced  by  M. of A. V. LOPEZ, COOK, GLICK, AUBRY -- Multi-Sponsored
  by -- M. of A.   BRENNAN, CLARK, DIAZ,  ESPAILLAT  --  read  once  and
  referred to the Committee on Housing

AN  ACT  to  amend the public housing law, in relation to recognition of
  tenant associations

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

  Section  1.  Subdivisions 8 and 9 of section 402 of the public housing
law, subdivision 8 as renumbered by chapter 467 of the laws of 1971, are
renumbered subdivisions 9 and 10 and a new subdivision  8  is  added  to
read as follows:
  8.  IN  ADDITION  TO ALL OTHER POWERS GRANTED BY THIS CHAPTER, THE NEW
YORK CITY HOUSING AUTHORITY SHALL HAVE THE POWER TO ADOPT STANDARDS  FOR
THE  RECOGNITION  OF  TENANT ASSOCIATIONS, PROVIDED THAT RECOGNITION MAY
NOT BE EXTENDED TO ANY TENANT ASSOCIATION WHICH RESTRICTS THE ABILITY OF
ANY TENANT IN GOOD STANDING TO VOTE IN THE ELECTION OF OFFICERS BASED ON
FAILURE TO PAY MEMBERSHIP DUES TO SUCH  ASSOCIATION.  AS  USED  IN  THIS
SUBDIVISION,  TENANT  SHALL  MEAN ANY RESIDENT OF A DWELLING UNIT OWNED,
MANAGED OR OPERATED BY THE NEW YORK CITY HOUSING AUTHORITY WHO IS  EIGH-
TEEN YEARS OF AGE OR OLDER.
  S 2. This act shall take effect immediately.




 EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
                      [ ] is old law to be omitted.
                                                           LBD08348-01-9

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