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                                   4504
 
                        2017-2018 Regular Sessions
 
                           I N  A S S E M B L Y
 
                             February 2, 2017
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 Introduced  by  M.  of  A.  BLAKE,  CRESPO,  FARRELL, HYNDMAN, PICHARDO,
   MOSLEY, COOK, RICHARDSON, WALKER -- read  once  and  referred  to  the
   Committee on Housing
 
 AN  ACT  to amend the private housing finance law, in relation to estab-
   lishing an electronic automated system for  applications  and  waiting
   lists,  and to develop a written procedure for applicant selection and
   rejection
 
   THE PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK, REPRESENTED IN SENATE AND  ASSEM-
 BLY, DO ENACT AS FOLLOWS:
 
   Section 1. Section 31 of the private housing finance law is amended by
 adding three new subdivisions 13, 14 and 15 to read as follows:
   13.  THE  COMMISSIONER  OR  SUPERVISING AGENCY SHALL DEVELOP A WRITTEN
 PROCEDURE WITH REGARD TO HOW APPLICATIONS FOR ADMISSION TO A COMPANY ARE
 PROCESSED AND NUMBERED, AND HOW TENANTS  ARE  SELECTED.  SUCH  PROCEDURE
 SHALL  BE  IMPLEMENTED AND FOLLOWED BY ALL LIMITED-PROFIT HOUSING COMPA-
 NIES SUBJECT TO THE PROVISIONS OF THIS ARTICLE; PROVIDED, HOWEVER,  THAT
 ANY  LIMITED-PROFIT  HOUSING  COMPANY MAY ELECT ADDITIONAL PROCEDURES SO
 LONG AS SUCH PROCEDURES ARE NOT INCONSISTENT WITH THE PROCEDURES  DEVEL-
 OPED  BY  THE  COMMISSIONER OR SUPERVISING AGENCY AND ANY OTHER REQUIRE-
 MENTS SET FORTH IN THIS ARTICLE.
   14. THE COMMISSIONER OR SUPERVISING AGENCY SHALL DEVELOP  A  PROCEDURE
 WHEREBY  APPLICANTS  ARE  NOTIFIED IN THE CASE THAT THEIR APPLICATION IS
 REJECTED BY A LIMITED-PROFIT HOUSING COMPANY SUBJECT TO  THE  PROVISIONS
 OF  THIS  ARTICLE,  AND  SUCH  PROCEDURE SHALL ALSO INCLUDE THE APPEAL'S
 PROCESS AVAILABLE TO THE REJECTED APPLICANT. THE NOTIFICATION THAT SHALL
 BE SENT TO THE APPLICANT SHALL BE IN WRITTEN FORM, INCLUDE  REASONS  WHY
 THE  APPLICANT  WAS  REJECTED,  THE APPEAL'S PROCESS, AND BE SENT TO THE
 APPLICANT WITHIN SIXTY DAYS AFTER  THE  LIMITED-PROFIT  HOUSING  COMPANY
 DECIDED TO REJECT SUCH APPLICANT. ANY LIMITED-PROFIT HOUSING COMPANY MAY
 ELECT  ADDITIONAL  PROCEDURES  SO LONG AS SUCH PROCEDURES ARE NOT INCON-
 SISTENT WITH THE PROCEDURES DEVELOPED BY THE COMMISSIONER OR SUPERVISING
 
  EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
                       [ ] is old law to be omitted.
              

                                                            LBD00417-01-7

 A. 4504                             2
 
 AGENCY AND ANY  OTHER  REQUIREMENTS  SET  FORTH  IN  THIS  ARTICLE.  FOR
 PURPOSES  OF THIS SUBDIVISION, AN APPLICANT SHALL NOT BE DEEMED REJECTED
 IF THEIR APPLICATION IS  STILL  ACTIVE  ON  THE  LIMITED-PROFIT  HOUSING
 COMPANY'S WAITING LIST AND SUCH WAITING LIST IS STILL OPEN AND ACCEPTING
 APPLICATIONS.
   15.  THE  COMMISSIONER  OR  THE  SUPERVISING  AGENCY SHALL DEVELOP AND
 REQUIRE THE USE OF A PUBLICLY AVAILABLE ELECTRONIC AUTOMATED SYSTEM  FOR
 LIMITED-PROFIT  HOUSING COMPANIES TO STORE, PROCESS, AND MAINTAIN APPLI-
 CATIONS AND WAITING LISTS. WAITING LISTS MAINTAINED BY EACH SUCH COMPANY
 SHALL USE A METHOD THAT PROTECTS ANY PERSONALLY IDENTIFIABLE INFORMATION
 OF APPLICANTS FROM BEING PUBLICLY DISCLOSED OR ACCESSIBLE TO THE PUBLIC.
 SUCH ELECTRONIC AUTOMATED SYSTEM SHALL ALSO INCLUDE GENERAL  INFORMATION
 ABOUT EACH COMPANY, INCLUDING, BUT NOT LIMITED TO:  THE NAME AND ADDRESS
 OF  THE  COMPANY; THE MANAGEMENT OFFICE AND ADDRESS; THE NUMBER AND SIZE
 OF ALL UNITS IN EACH BUILDING; AND INFORMATION ON  THE  STATUS  OF  EACH
 WAITING  LIST,  INCLUDING  WHETHER THE LIMITED-PROFIT HOUSING COMPANY IS
 CURRENTLY ACCEPTING APPLICATIONS AND HOW LONG  APPLICANTS  MAY  HAVE  TO
 WAIT.
   §  2.  This  act  shall take effect on the sixtieth day after it shall
 have become a law.