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Assembly Bill A7591

2013-2014 Legislative Session

Relates to the administration of federal rental assistance programs by community development corporations

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2013-A7591 (ACTIVE) - Details

See Senate Version of this Bill:
S5528
Current Committee:
Assembly Housing
Law Section:
Private Housing Finance Law
Laws Affected:
Amd ยง254, Priv Hous Fin L
Versions Introduced in 2015-2016 Legislative Session:
A8684

2013-A7591 (ACTIVE) - Summary

Relates to the administration of federal rental assistance programs by community development corporations.

2013-A7591 (ACTIVE) - Bill Text download pdf 

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

                                  7591

                       2013-2014 Regular Sessions

                          I N  A S S E M B L Y

                              May 23, 2013
                               ___________

Introduced  by  M.  of A. THIELE, HENNESSEY -- read once and referred to
  the Committee on Housing

AN ACT to amend the private housing finance  law,  in  relation  to  the
  administration  of  federal  rental  assistance  programs by community
  development corporations

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

  Section  1.  Section 254 of the private housing finance law is amended
by adding a new subdivision 4 to read as follows:
  4. WHERE A COMMUNITY DEVELOPMENT CORPORATION ADMINISTERS A PROGRAM  OF
FEDERAL  RENTAL  ASSISTANCE,  SUCH CORPORATION SHALL FILE WITH THE LOCAL
BUILDING DEPARTMENT A VERIFIED STATEMENT IN A FORM TO BE PROVIDED BY THE
LOCAL BUILDING DEPARTMENT THAT EACH SUCH RENTAL UNIT UNDER  THE  PROGRAM
MEETS  ALL  APPLICABLE  BUILDING CODES, ORDINANCES AND REGULATIONS.  THE
VERIFIED STATEMENT SHALL BE SIGNED BEFORE A NOTARY PUBLIC OF  THE  STATE
AND  SUCH SWORN STATEMENT SHALL BE FILED WITH THE LOCAL BUILDING DEPART-
MENT PRIOR TO ANY RENTAL ASSISTANCE PAYMENT BEING MADE. ONE YEAR FOLLOW-
ING THE DATE OF THE FIRST RENTAL ASSISTANCE PAYMENT FOR EACH TENANT  AND
EVERY  YEAR THEREAFTER, THE COMMUNITY DEVELOPMENT CORPORATION SHALL FILE
A VERIFIED STATEMENT THAT SAID BUILDING IS IN COMPLIANCE  WITH  BUILDING
CODES,  ORDINANCES  AND  REGULATIONS.   THE LOCAL BUILDING DEPARTMENT IS
HEREBY AUTHORIZED TO INSPECT SUCH PREMISES TO INSURE  THAT  SUCH  RENTAL
UNIT IS IN COMPLIANCE WITH ALL APPLICABLE BUILDING CODES, ORDINANCES AND
REGULATIONS, PRIOR TO THE FIRST RENTAL ASSISTANCE PAYMENT BEING MADE FOR
ANY  TENANT.    FAILURE TO COMPLY WITH THIS SECTION SHALL BE GROUNDS FOR
THE STATE TO RESCIND SUCH  CORPORATION'S  AUTHORITY  TO  ADMINISTER  THE
PROGRAM  UNLESS  THE  DEFECT  IS REPAIRED WITHIN THIRTY DAYS.   PROVIDED
HOWEVER, ANY COMMUNITY DEVELOPMENT CORPORATION NOT  IN  COMPLIANCE  WITH
THIS  SECTION  MUST  BE  GIVEN  WRITTEN  NOTIFICATION OF A VIOLATION AND
NOTICE THAT THEIR FAILURE TO BRING THE UNIT INTO COMPLIANCE WITHIN THIR-

 EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
                      [ ] is old law to be omitted.
                                                           LBD10819-03-3

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