S T A T E O F N E W Y O R K
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5368
2015-2016 Regular Sessions
I N S E N A T E
May 14, 2015
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Introduced by Sen. PERKINS -- 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 administrative code of the city of New York, in
relation to New York city housing authority code violations
THE PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK, REPRESENTED IN SENATE AND ASSEM-
BLY, DO ENACT AS FOLLOWS:
Section 1. The administrative code of the city of New York is amended
by adding a new section 27-2154 to read as follows:
S 27-2154 HOUSING AUTHORITY CODE VIOLATIONS. (A) THE DEPARTMENT OF
HOUSING PRESERVATION AND THE DEPARTMENT OF BUILDINGS SHALL EACH MAINTAIN
DATA ON THEIR RESPECTIVE WEBSITES RECORDING OPEN CODE VIOLATIONS IN
PUBLIC HOUSING DEVELOPMENTS OWNED BY THE NEW YORK CITY HOUSING AUTHORITY
IN THE SAME MANNER AS SUCH DEPARTMENTS MAINTAIN DATA RECORDING OPEN CODE
VIOLATIONS OF PRIVATE ENTITIES.
(B) THE WEBSITE OF THE OFFICE OF PUBLIC ADVOCATE SHALL HOST AND MAIN-
TAIN A WEBPAGE RECORDING AND DISPLAYING ALL OPEN CODE VIOLATIONS IN
PUBLIC HOUSING DEVELOPMENTS OWNED BY THE NEW YORK CITY HOUSING AUTHORI-
TY.
S 2. The administrative code of the city of New York is amended by
adding a new section 27-2129-a to read as follows:
S 27-2129-A COMPTROLLER AUDIT. THE COMPTROLLER SHALL CONDUCT AN ANNUAL
AUDIT OF ALL REPAIRS UNDERTAKEN PURSUANT TO ARTICLE FIVE OF SUBCHAPTER
FIVE OF THE HOUSING MAINTENANCE CODE.
S 3. This act shall take effect on the thirtieth day after it shall
have become a law; provided, however, that section two of this act shall
take effect on the first of January next succeeding the date on which it
shall have become a law.
EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
[ ] is old law to be omitted.
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