Assembly Bill A4102

Signed By Governor
2015-2016 Legislative Session

Requires the New York City Housing Authority to provide a written statement articulating the reasons for denial of any request

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

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2015-A4102 (ACTIVE) - Details

See Senate Version of this Bill:
S8096
Law Section:
Public Housing Law
Laws Affected:
Add §402-c, Pub Hous L
Versions Introduced in 2013-2014 Legislative Session:
A8743

2015-A4102 (ACTIVE) - Summary

Requires the New York City Housing Authority to provide a written statement articulating the reasons for denial of any request when the denial precedes a tenant's right to institute a grievance procedure.

2015-A4102 (ACTIVE) - Bill Text download pdf 

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

                                  4102

                       2015-2016 Regular Sessions

                          I N  A S S E M B L Y

                            January 29, 2015
                               ___________

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

AN ACT to amend the public housing law, in relation  to  requiring  that
  the  New  York  city housing authority provide a tenant with a written
  statement specifically articulating its reasons for the denial of  any
  request  when  such  denial  precedes  a tenant's right to institute a
  grievance procedure

  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
402-c to read as follows:
  S 402-C. NOTICE UPON DENIAL OF REQUEST.   THE NEW  YORK  CITY  HOUSING
AUTHORITY  SHALL  PROVIDE  A TENANT, UPON THE DENIAL OF ANY REQUEST THAT
WOULD PERMIT A TENANT TO INSTITUTE A GRIEVANCE PROCEDURE, WITH A WRITTEN
NOTICE SPECIFICALLY ARTICULATING ITS REASONS FOR SUCH DENIAL.  ANY  SUCH
NOTICE  SHALL  ALSO  INFORM  A  TENANT  OF THE RIGHT TO GRIEVE A REQUEST
DENIAL AND THE PROCESS BY WHICH SUCH TENANT MAY  INSTITUTE  A  GRIEVANCE
PROCEDURE.
  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.
                                                           LBD04980-01-5

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