Senate Bill S2284

2011-2012 Legislative Session

Directs the confidentiality of income information contained in application or reporting for surcharge purposes for limited-profit housing companies

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Archive: Last Bill Status - In Senate Committee Housing, Construction And Community Development Committee

  • Introduced
    • In Committee Assembly
    • In Committee Senate
    • On Floor Calendar Assembly
    • On Floor Calendar Senate
    • Passed Assembly
    • Passed Senate
  • Delivered to Governor
  • Signed By Governor

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2011-S2284 (ACTIVE) - Details

Current Committee:
Senate Housing, Construction And Community Development
Law Section:
Private Housing Finance Law
Laws Affected:
Add §31-c, Priv Hous Fin L
Versions Introduced in 2009-2010 Legislative Session:
S833

2011-S2284 (ACTIVE) - Summary

Provides that except in accordance with proper judicial order, or proper intergovernmental use, or as otherwise provided by law, it shall be unlawful for the commissioner of housing, the supervising agency, housing companies, and their officers and agents or any person who is permitted to inspect any application for admission or income report submitted during occupancy for surcharge purposes for a limited profit housing company, submitted in accordance with certain provisions of the private housing finance law relating to rentals and the selection of tenants, to divulge or make known in any manner the contents of such application or report; imposes fine not to exceed two hundred fifty dollars.

2011-S2284 (ACTIVE) - Sponsor Memo

2011-S2284 (ACTIVE) - Bill Text download pdf 

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

                                  2284

                       2011-2012 Regular Sessions

                            I N  S E N A T E

                            January 18, 2011
                               ___________

Introduced  by  Sen.  KRUGER -- 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 private housing finance law, in relation to confi-
  dentiality of contents of applications for admission  or  reports  for
  surcharge purposes

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

  Section 1. The private housing finance law is amended by adding a  new
section 31-c to read as follows:
  S  31-C.  INCOME  DATA; CONFIDENTIALITY REQUIREMENT; AND PENALTIES FOR
VIOLATION. 1. EXCEPT IN ACCORDANCE WITH PROPER JUDICIAL ORDER, OR PROPER
INTERGOVERNMENTAL USE, OR AS OTHERWISE PROVIDED  BY  LAW,  IT  SHALL  BE
UNLAWFUL FOR THE COMMISSIONER, THE SUPERVISING AGENCY AND HOUSING COMPA-
NIES,  AND  THEIR  OFFICERS AND AGENTS OR ANY PERSON WHO IS PERMITTED TO
INSPECT ANY APPLICATION FOR ADMISSION OR INCOME REPORT SUBMITTED  DURING
OCCUPANCY  FOR  SURCHARGE PURPOSES, SUBMITTED IN ACCORDANCE WITH SECTION
THIRTY-ONE OF THIS ARTICLE, TO DIVULGE OR MAKE KNOWN IN ANY  MANNER  THE
CONTENTS OF SUCH APPLICATION OR REPORT.
  2. NOTHING IN THIS SECTION SHALL BE CONSTRUED TO PROHIBIT THE PUBLICA-
TION  OF  STATISTICS  SO  CLASSIFIED AS TO PREVENT THE IDENTIFICATION OF
PARTICULAR APPLICATIONS OR REPORTS.
  3. ANY VIOLATION OF THE PROVISIONS OF THIS SECTION SHALL BE PUNISHABLE
BY A FINE NOT EXCEEDING TWO HUNDRED FIFTY DOLLARS.
  S 2. This act shall take effect immediately.



 EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
                      [ ] is old law to be omitted.
                                                           LBD07144-01-1

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