Assembly Bill A1035

2017-2018 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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2017-A1035 (ACTIVE) - Details

See Senate Version of this Bill:
S6165
Current Committee:
Assembly Housing
Law Section:
Public Housing Law
Laws Affected:
Add §20-a, Pub Hous L
Versions Introduced in Other Legislative Sessions:
2015-2016: A9328
2019-2020: A2139, S3438
2021-2022: A5525, S279
2023-2024: S2307

2017-A1035 (ACTIVE) - Summary

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

2017-A1035 (ACTIVE) - Bill Text download pdf 

                            
 
                     S T A T E   O F   N E W   Y O R K
 ________________________________________________________________________
 
                                   1035
 
                        2017-2018 Regular Sessions
 
                           I N  A S S E M B L Y
 
                             January 10, 2017
                                ___________
 
 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:
   § 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.
   §  2.  This  act shall take effect on the ninetieth day after it shall
 have become a law.

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