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Assembly Bill A5560

2009-2010 Legislative Session

Authorizes the New York city housing authority to establish volunteer tenant patrol forces to provide security services for the benefit of the authority's community

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2009-A5560 (ACTIVE) - Details

Current Committee:
Assembly Housing
Law Section:
Public Housing Law
Laws Affected:
Add ยง402-b, Pub Hous L

2009-A5560 (ACTIVE) - Summary

Authorizes the NYC housing authority to establish volunteer tenant patrol forces to provide security services for the benefit of the residents; directs compensation for such force members who perform a minimum of 500 hours service in the amount of $500 or a ten percent abatement against rent as determined by the option of the tenant; the authority shall establish powers and duties for such patrol forces and shall set methods for service verification and payment of compensation.

2009-A5560 (ACTIVE) - Bill Text download pdf 

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

                                  5560

                       2009-2010 Regular Sessions

                          I N  A S S E M B L Y

                            February 13, 2009
                               ___________

Introduced  by M. of A. V. LOPEZ, SEMINERIO, PHEFFER, KAVANAGH -- Multi-
  Sponsored by -- M. of A. CLARK, MAYERSOHN -- read once and referred to
  the Committee on Housing

AN ACT to amend the public housing law, in relation to providing for the
  establishment of volunteer tenant patrols to perform additional  secu-
  rity duties within the New York city housing authority

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

  Section 1. The public housing law is amended by adding a  new  section
402-b to read as follows:
  S  402-B.  VOLUNTEER  TENANT  PATROLS WITHIN THE NEW YORK CITY HOUSING
AUTHORITY. 1. NOTWITHSTANDING ANY PROVISIONS TO THE  CONTRARY  CONTAINED
IN THIS CHAPTER, OR ANY GENERAL, SPECIAL OR LOCAL LAW, THE NEW YORK CITY
HOUSING  AUTHORITY SHALL HAVE THE POWER IN ITS DISCRETION TO ESTABLISH A
VOLUNTEER TENANT PATROL FORCE. SUCH TENANT PATROL FORCE SHALL HAVE  SUCH
POWER  AND  DUTIES AS PRESCRIBED BY THE AUTHORITY IN ACCORDANCE WITH THE
PROVISIONS OF THIS SECTION.
  2. THE AUTHORITY SHALL:
  (A) PROVIDE FOR A METHOD OF DETERMINING AND REDETERMINING  ELIGIBILITY
FOR TENANT PARTICIPATION IN SUCH  PATROL FORCE;
  (B)  SEEK  MEANINGFUL PARTICIPATION BY THE MAXIMUM NUMBER OF QUALIFIED
TENANTS IN SUCH PATROL FORCE; AND
  (C) ESTABLISH PROCEDURES FOR COMPENSATION OF MEMBERS  OF  SUCH  PATROL
FORCE WHEREBY TENANTS PERFORMING A MINIMUM OF FIVE HUNDRED HOURS SERVICE
SHALL  RECEIVE  FIVE  HUNDRED  DOLLARS PER ANNUM OR AN ABATEMENT AGAINST
RENT TO THE EXTENT OF TEN PERCENT  THEREOF,  WHICHEVER  IS  GREATER,  AS
DETERMINED  AT  THE OPTION OF THE INDIVIDUAL TENANT. THE AUTHORITY SHALL
DETERMINE THE METHOD OF SERVICE VERIFICATION AND COMPENSATION PAYMENT.
  3. THE COST OF ESTABLISHING AND MAINTAINING SUCH PATROL FORCE SHALL BE
BORNE ENTIRELY BY THE AUTHORITY.
  S 2. This act shall take effect on the ninetieth day  after  it  shall
have become a law.

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

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