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Senate Bill S7621

Signed By Governor

2009-2010 Legislative Session

Changes composition of the advisory council for the housing part of the New York city civil court

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2009-S7621 (ACTIVE) - Details

See Assembly Version of this Bill:
A6192
Law Section:
New York City Civil Court Act
Laws Affected:
Amd ยง110, NYC Civ Ct Act

2009-S7621 (ACTIVE) - Summary

Changes composition of the advisory council for the housing part of the New York city civil court so as to include three members of tenants' organizations instead of two and the chair of the New York city housing authority.

2009-S7621 (ACTIVE) - Sponsor Memo

2009-S7621 (ACTIVE) - Bill Text download pdf 

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

                                  7621

                            I N  S E N A T E

                             April 27, 2010
                               ___________

Introduced  by  Sen. KRUEGER -- read twice and ordered printed, and when
  printed to be committed to the Committee on Judiciary

AN ACT to amend the New York city civil court act, in  relation  to  the
  appointment of members of the advisory council for the housing part

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

  Section 1. Subdivision (g) of section 110 of the New York  city  civil
court  act, as amended by chapter 423 of the laws of 1992, is amended to
read as follows:
  (g) The advisory council for the housing part  shall  be  composed  of
THREE MEMBERS REPRESENTATIVE OF REAL ESTATE OWNERS OR LESSORS, INCLUDING
THE  CHAIR  OF THE NEW YORK CITY HOUSING AUTHORITY; THREE MEMBERS REPRE-
SENTATIVE OF TENANTS' ORGANIZATIONS; AND two members  representative  of
each  of  the  following:  [the real estate industry, tenants' organiza-
tions,] civic groups [and], bar associations and [four members from] the
public at large. Such members shall be appointed by  the  administrative
judge,  with  the  approval  of  the presiding justices of the first and
second departments of the  appellate  division.  [The]  EXCEPT  FOR  THE
MEMBER  REPRESENTING  THE HOUSING AUTHORITY, THE members of the advisory
council shall be appointed for non-renewable terms of  three  years.  In
addition  the  mayor of the city of New York shall appoint one member to
serve at his OR HER pleasure and the commissioner of housing and  commu-
nity renewal shall be a member.
  S 2. This act shall take effect January 1, 2011.




 EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
                      [ ] is old law to be omitted.
                                                           LBD07063-01-9

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