Assembly Bill A9328

2015-2016 Legislative Session

Relates to submitting and tracking complaints relating to housing conditions and making such information publicly available

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  • 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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2015-A9328 (ACTIVE) - Details

Current Committee:
Assembly Housing
Law Section:
Public Housing Law
Laws Affected:
Add §20-a, Pub Hous L
Versions Introduced in Other Legislative Sessions:
2017-2018: A1035
2019-2020: A2139
2021-2022: A5525

2015-A9328 (ACTIVE) - Summary

Relates to submitting and tracking complaints relating to housing conditions and making such information publicly available.

2015-A9328 (ACTIVE) - Bill Text download pdf 

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

                                  9328

                          I N  A S S E M B L Y

                            February 18, 2016
                               ___________

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

AN ACT to amend the public housing law, in relation  to  submitting  and
  tracking  complaints  relating  to  housing conditions and making such
  information publicly available

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

  Section  1.  The public housing law is amended by adding a new section
20-a to read as follows:
  S 20-A. SUBMITTING AND TRACKING HOUSING CONDITION COMPLAINTS.  1.  THE
COMMISSIONER SHALL ESTABLISH A SYSTEM THAT ALLOWS INDIVIDUALS:
  (A)  TO  SUBMIT,  ONLINE AND BY TELEPHONE, COMPLAINTS ALLEGING HOUSING
CONDITIONS THAT WOULD, IF PROVED, VIOLATE ANY LAW,  RULE  OR  REGULATION
RELATING  TO  THE MAINTENANCE, USE, OCCUPANCY, SAFETY OR SANITARY CONDI-
TION OF ANY BUILDING OR PORTION THEREOF WHICH IS OCCUPIED,  ARRANGED  OR
INTENDED TO BE OCCUPIED AS A HOME, RESIDENCE OR DWELLING PLACE; AND
  (B)  OBTAIN,  ONLINE  AND  BY  TELEPHONE, INFORMATION RELATING TO SUCH
COMPLAINTS, INCLUDING THE STATUS THEREOF.
  2. THE COMMISSIONER SHALL PUBLISH  ON  THE  DIVISION  OF  HOUSING  AND
COMMUNITY  RENEWAL  WEBSITE  THE  FOLLOWING  INFORMATION RELATING TO THE
COMPLAINTS MADE PURSUANT TO SUBDIVISION ONE OF THIS SECTION:
  (A) THE DATE OF THE COMPLAINT;
  (B) THE ADDRESS OF THE BUILDING TO WHICH THE COMPLAINT RELATES;
  (C) THE CONDITIONS COMPLAINED OF, INCLUDING THE  LAW,  RULE  OR  REGU-
LATION SUCH CONDITIONS WOULD, IF PROVED, VIOLATE; AND
  (D) THE STATUS OF THE COMPLAINT.
  3.  BEGINNING  ONE  YEAR AFTER THE EFFECTIVE DATE OF THIS SECTION, AND
ANNUALLY THEREAFTER, THE COMMISSIONER SHALL PUBLISH ON THE  DIVISION  OF
HOUSING   AND   COMMUNITY  RENEWAL  WEBSITE  A  REPORT  SUMMARIZING  THE
COMPLAINTS MADE TO THE DIVISION OF HOUSING AND COMMUNITY RENEWAL  PURSU-
ANT TO SUBDIVISION ONE OF THIS SECTION DURING THE PREVIOUS YEAR.
  S  2.  This  act shall take effect on the ninetieth day after it shall
have become a law.

 EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
                      [ ] is old law to be omitted.
                                                           LBD13901-01-6

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