| Date of Action |
Assembly Actions -
Lowercase Senate Actions - UPPERCASE |
|---|---|
| Jan 04, 2012 |
referred to housing, construction and community development |
| Jun 24, 2011 |
committed to rules |
| May 18, 2011 |
amended on third reading 4455a |
| May 17, 2011 |
advanced to third reading |
| May 16, 2011 |
2nd report cal. |
| May 11, 2011 |
1st report cal.622 |
| Apr 06, 2011 |
referred to housing, construction and community development |
Senate Bill S4455
2011-2012 Legislative Session
Sponsored By
(D, WF) Senate District
Archive: Last Bill Status - In Senate Committee Housing, Construction And Community Development Committee
Actions
Votes
Bill Amendments
2011-S4455 - Details
- Current Committee:
- Senate Housing, Construction And Community Development
- Law Section:
- Public Housing Law
- Laws Affected:
- Amd §402, Pub Hous L
- Versions Introduced in Other Legislative Sessions:
-
2009-2010:
S7898
2013-2014: S2184
2015-2016: S2542
2017-2018: S2720
2011-S4455 - Sponsor Memo
BILL NUMBER:S4455
TITLE OF BILL:
An act
to amend the public housing law, in relation to granting tenants,
with
a physically disabling condition that affects their mobility, a
preference in occupying a vacant dwelling unit on a lower floor in the
same building in projects operated by the New York city housing
authority
PURPOSE:
Allows current mobility impaired tenants in NYCHA housing to move to a
lower floor if a unit becomes available.
SUMMARY OF PROVISIONS:
Amends Section 402 of the public housing law by adding a new
subdivision 10 that gives preference to current tenants upon a
vacancy in their project to move to a lower floor if the vacant unit
is the same size or smaller, and they or a family member have a
physically disabling condition that affects mobility.
JUSTIFICATION:
On May 29, 2009 a fire at Carlton Manor, a public housing project in
Far Rockaway, resulted in the death of a woman who lived with and
cared for her daughter who was confined to a wheelchair. The fire
2011-S4455 - Bill Text download pdf
S T A T E O F N E W Y O R K
________________________________________________________________________
4455
2011-2012 Regular Sessions
I N S E N A T E
April 6, 2011
___________
Introduced by Sen. SMITH -- read twice and ordered printed, and when
printed to be committed to the Committee on Housing, Construction and
Community Development
AN ACT to amend the public housing law, in relation to granting tenants,
with a physically disabling condition that affects their mobility, a
preference in occupying a vacant dwelling unit on a lower floor in the
same building in projects operated by 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. Section 402 of the public housing law is amended by adding
a new subdivision 10 to read as follows:
10. NOTWITHSTANDING ANY OTHER PROVISION OF LAW TO THE CONTRARY, UPON
THE VACANCY OF A DWELLING UNIT IN ANY PROJECT OPERATED BY THE AUTHORITY,
SUCH VACANT DWELLING UNIT SHALL FIRST BE MADE AVAILABLE FOR OCCUPANCY TO
ANY TENANT WITHIN THE SAME BUILDING WHO LIVES ON A HIGHER FLOOR THAN THE
VACANT DWELLING UNIT, WHEN THE VACANT DWELLING UNIT IS THE SAME SIZE OR
SMALLER THAN THE UNIT OCCUPIED BY SUCH TENANT, AND WHO HAS OR HAS A
FAMILY MEMBER RESIDING WITH HIM OR HER, WHO HAS A PHYSICALLY DISABLING
CONDITION THAT AFFECTS MOBILITY.
S 2. This act shall take effect on the thirtieth day after it shall
have become a law.
EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
[ ] is old law to be omitted.
LBD08113-01-1
co-Sponsors
(D, WF) 21st Senate District
2011-S4455A (ACTIVE) - Details
- Current Committee:
- Senate Housing, Construction And Community Development
- Law Section:
- Public Housing Law
- Laws Affected:
- Amd §402, Pub Hous L
- Versions Introduced in Other Legislative Sessions:
-
2009-2010:
S7898
2013-2014: S2184
2015-2016: S2542
2017-2018: S2720
2011-S4455A (ACTIVE) - Sponsor Memo
BILL NUMBER:S4455A
TITLE OF BILL:
An act
to amend the public housing law, in relation to granting tenants,
with
a physically disabling condition that affects their mobility, a
preference in occupying a vacant dwelling unit on a lower floor in the
same building in projects operated by the New York city housing
authority
PURPOSE:
Allows current mobility impaired tenants in NYCHA housing to move to a
lower floor if a unit becomes available.
SUMMARY OF PROVISIONS:
Amends Section 402 of the public housing law by adding a new
subdivision 10 that gives preference to current tenants upon a
vacancy in their project to move to a lower floor if the vacant unit
is the same size or smaller, and they or any other legal occupant
residing with the tenant have a disabling condition that affects
mobility. If more the one individual would qualify to move,
preference would be given to the tenant that has lived in the project
the longest.
JUSTIFICATION:
2011-S4455A (ACTIVE) - Bill Text download pdf
S T A T E O F N E W Y O R K
________________________________________________________________________
4455--A
Cal. No. 622
2011-2012 Regular Sessions
I N S E N A T E
April 6, 2011
___________
Introduced by Sen. SMITH -- read twice and ordered printed, and when
printed to be committed to the Committee on Housing, Construction and
Community Development -- reported favorably from said committee,
ordered to first and second report, ordered to a third reading,
amended and ordered reprinted, retaining its place in the order of
third reading
AN ACT to amend the public housing law, in relation to granting tenants,
with a physically disabling condition that affects their mobility, a
preference in occupying a vacant dwelling unit on a lower floor in the
same building in projects operated by 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. Section 402 of the public housing law is amended by adding
a new subdivision 10 to read as follows:
10. NOTWITHSTANDING ANY OTHER PROVISION OF LAW TO THE CONTRARY, UPON
THE VACANCY OF A DWELLING UNIT IN ANY PROJECT OPERATED BY THE AUTHORITY,
SUCH VACANT DWELLING UNIT SHALL FIRST BE MADE AVAILABLE FOR OCCUPANCY TO
ANY TENANT WITHIN THE SAME PROJECT WHO LIVES ON A HIGHER FLOOR THAN THE
VACANT DWELLING UNIT, PROVIDED, HOWEVER, THE VACANT DWELLING UNIT MUST
BE THE SAME SIZE OR SMALLER THAN THE UNIT OCCUPIED BY SUCH TENANT, AND
THE TENANT OR ANY OTHER LEGAL OCCUPANT CURRENTLY RESIDING WITH THE
TENANT HAS A DISABILITY, AS DEFINED BY SUBDIVISION TWENTY-ONE OF SECTION
TWO HUNDRED NINETY-TWO OF THE EXECUTIVE LAW, THAT AFFECTS MOBILITY. IF
TWO OR MORE TENANTS ARE ELIGIBLE FOR SUCH VACANT APARTMENT, PREFERENCE
SHALL BE GIVEN TO THE INDIVIDUAL THAT HAS RESIDED IN THE PROJECT FOR THE
LONGEST PERIOD OF TIME.
S 2. This act shall take effect on the thirtieth day after it shall
have become a law.
EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
[ ] is old law to be omitted.
LBD08113-03-1
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