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Senate Bill S5299

2009-2010 Legislative Session

Requires certification notice to tenant when rent is paid by human resources administration

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2009-S5299 (ACTIVE) - Details

Current Committee:
Senate Cities
Law Section:
New York City Administrative Code
Laws Affected:
Add Title 26 Chap 10 ยง26-901, NYC Ad Cd

2009-S5299 (ACTIVE) - Summary

Provides that whenever rent is paid by NYC human resources administration on behalf of a tenant on public assistance, the department of housing preservation shall send a certification of payment to such tenant.

2009-S5299 (ACTIVE) - Sponsor Memo

2009-S5299 (ACTIVE) - Bill Text download pdf 

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

                                  5299

                       2009-2010 Regular Sessions

                            I N  S E N A T E

                             April 27, 2009
                               ___________

Introduced by Sens. SQUADRON, DIAZ, MONTGOMERY, ONORATO, SERRANO -- read
  twice  and  ordered  printed,  and when printed to be committed to the
  Committee on Cities

AN ACT to amend the administrative code of the  city  of  New  York,  in
  relation  to  certification  of payment of rent by the human resources
  administration to the tenant

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

  Section 1. Title 26 of the administrative code of the city of New York
is amended by adding a new chapter 10 to read as follows:
                                CHAPTER 10
                  CERTIFICATION OF CERTAIN RENT PAYMENT
  S  26-901 CERTIFICATION OF PAYMENT. WHENEVER RENT IS PAID BY THE HUMAN
RESOURCES ADMINISTRATION TO A LANDLORD ON BEHALF  OF  A  TENANT  WHO  IS
RECEIVING  PUBLIC  ASSISTANCE,  THE HUMAN RESOURCES ADMINISTRATION SHALL
ISSUE A CERTIFICATION OF PAYMENT TO SUCH TENANT.  THE  CERTIFICATION  OF
PAYMENT  SHALL  BE SENT VIA FIRST CLASS MAIL TO THE TENANT AT HIS OR HER
LAST KNOWN ADDRESS NOT MORE THAN FIFTEEN DAYS AFTER PAYMENT IS  SENT  BY
THE HUMAN RESOURCES ADMINISTRATION TO THE LANDLORD AND SHALL INCLUDE:
  (A) THE DATE THE PAYMENT WAS MAILED,
  (B) THE NAME OF THE LANDLORD TO WHOM THE PAYMENT WAS MAILED,
  (C) THE ADDRESS TO WHICH PAYMENT WAS MAILED, AND
  (D) THE AMOUNT OF PAYMENT MAILED.
  S 2. This act shall take effect on the one hundred twentieth day after
it  shall have become a law; provided, however, that the human resources
administration shall  promulgate  rules  and  regulations  necessary  to
effectuate this act prior to such effective date.


 EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
                      [ ] is old law to be omitted.
                                                           LBD00131-01-9

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