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Assembly Bill A5789

2017-2018 Legislative Session

Relates to a housing authority's disposition of property

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2017-A5789 (ACTIVE) - Details

Current Committee:
Assembly Housing
Law Section:
Public Housing Law
Laws Affected:
Amd §37, Pub Hous L
Versions Introduced in Other Legislative Sessions:
2013-2014: A6595
2015-2016: A4103
2019-2020: A4189
2021-2022: A3646
2023-2024: A4725
2025-2026: A1810

2017-A5789 (ACTIVE) - Summary

Relates to a housing authority's disposition of property.

2017-A5789 (ACTIVE) - Bill Text download pdf 

                            
 
                     S T A T E   O F   N E W   Y O R K
 ________________________________________________________________________
 
                                   5789
 
                        2017-2018 Regular Sessions
 
                           I N  A S S E M B L Y
 
                             February 15, 2017
                                ___________
 
 Introduced  by  M.  of  A.  CYMBROWITZ  -- read once and referred to the
   Committee on Housing
 
 AN ACT to amend the public housing law, in relation to a housing author-
   ity's disposition of property
 
   THE PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK, REPRESENTED IN SENATE AND  ASSEM-
 BLY, DO ENACT AS FOLLOWS:

   Section  1.  Paragraph  k of subdivision 1 of section 37 of the public
 housing law, as amended by chapter 858 of the laws of 1968,  is  amended
 to read as follows:
   (k) lease or rent, as lessor or sublessor, any of the housing or other
 accommodations  or any of the lands, buildings, structures or facilities
 embraced in any project or connected with any program to provide  dwell-
 ing  accommodations  for persons of low income, and establish and revise
 the rents or charges therefor.  HOWEVER, THE LEASE OR SALE OF  ANY  SUCH
 LANDS,  BUILDINGS,  STRUCTURES OR FACILITIES OWNED, LEASED, OR OTHERWISE
 IN THE CONTROL OF AN AUTHORITY SHALL OCCUR ONLY AFTER CONSULTATION  WITH
 AND  APPROVAL  BY  AN  AFFECTED  RESIDENT  ADVISORY  BOARD OR BOARDS, AS
 DEFINED BY SECTION 903.13 OF TITLE 24  OF  THE  CODE  OF  FEDERAL  REGU-
 LATIONS,  AND EVIDENCED BY A LETTER ISSUED BY SUCH BOARD AFTER A VOTE OF
 THE MAJORITY OF ITS MEMBERS, AND PURSUANT TO THE FEDERAL RULES AND REGU-
 LATIONS APPLICABLE TO  APPLICATIONS  FOR  THE  DISPOSITION  OF  PROPERTY
 BELONGING TO AN AUTHORITY;
   § 2. This act shall take effect immediately.
 
 
 
  EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
                       [ ] is old law to be omitted.
                                                            LBD09726-01-7

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