Assembly Bill A6765

2017-2018 Legislative Session

Establishes the bureau of the senior tenants' advocate in the state office for the aging

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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-A6765 (ACTIVE) - Details

Current Committee:
Assembly Ways And Means
Law Section:
Elder Law
Laws Affected:
Add §224, Eld L
Versions Introduced in Other Legislative Sessions:
2009-2010: A5942, A8966
2011-2012: A1176
2013-2014: A2421
2015-2016: A6595
2019-2020: A6830
2023-2024: A5025

2017-A6765 (ACTIVE) - Summary

Establishes the bureau of the senior tenants' advocate within the state office for the aging; provides that the senior tenants' advocate shall assist senior citizen tenants in resolving complaints they may have with the New York state division of housing and community renewal, landlord disputes, rent increases, and other housing related matters; provides that the governor shall appoint the senior tenants' advocate.

2017-A6765 (ACTIVE) - Bill Text download pdf

                            
 
                     S T A T E   O F   N E W   Y O R K
 ________________________________________________________________________
 
                                   6765
 
                        2017-2018 Regular Sessions
 
                           I N  A S S E M B L Y
 
                              March 17, 2017
                                ___________
 
 Introduced by M. of A. CRESPO -- read once and referred to the Committee
   on Aging
 
 AN ACT to amend the elder law, in relation to establishing the bureau of
   the senior tenants' advocate in the state office for the aging
 
   THE  PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK, REPRESENTED IN SENATE AND ASSEM-
 BLY, DO ENACT AS FOLLOWS:

   Section 1. The elder law is amended by adding a  new  section  224  to
 read as follows:
   § 224. SENIOR TENANTS' ADVOCATE. 1. BUREAU ESTABLISHED. THERE IS HERE-
 BY  ESTABLISHED  WITHIN  THE OFFICE FOR THE AGING A BUREAU OF THE SENIOR
 TENANTS' ADVOCATE FOR THE PURPOSE OF ASSISTING SENIOR TENANTS IN RESOLV-
 ING COMPLAINTS THEY MAY HAVE WITH THE NEW YORK STATE DIVISION OF HOUSING
 AND COMMUNITY RENEWAL, LANDLORD  DISPUTES,  RENT  INCREASES,  AND  OTHER
 HOUSING RELATED MATTERS.
   2. APPOINTMENT OF SENIOR TENANTS' ADVOCATE. THE GOVERNOR SHALL APPOINT
 A  STATE SENIOR TENANTS' ADVOCATE TO ADMINISTER AND SUPERVISE THE BUREAU
 OF THE SENIOR TENANTS' ADVOCATE. THE SENIOR TENANTS' ADVOCATE SHALL:
   (A) BE AN EMPLOYEE OF THE OFFICE FOR THE AGING;
   (B) BE SELECTED FROM AMONG INDIVIDUALS WITH EXPERTISE  AND  EXPERIENCE
 IN LANDLORD AND TENANT LAW AND WITH OTHER QUALIFICATIONS APPROPRIATE FOR
 THE POSITION;
   (C)  HAVE  THE  AUTHORITY  TO APPOINT ONE OR MORE AUTHORIZED REPRESEN-
 TATIVES TO ASSIST THE SENIOR TENANTS' ADVOCATE IN THE PERFORMANCE OF HIS
 OR HER DUTIES UNDER THIS SECTION AND, IF NECESSARY, PERFORM  THE  DUTIES
 OF THE SENIOR TENANTS' ADVOCATE ON HIS OR HER BEHALF; AND
   (D) REPORT DIRECTLY TO THE DIRECTOR OF THE OFFICE FOR THE AGING.
   3.  DUTIES OF THE SENIOR TENANTS' ADVOCATE.  THE SENIOR TENANTS' ADVO-
 CATE SHALL:
   (A) IDENTIFY AND ASSIST IN THE RESOLUTION OF COMPLAINTS THAT ARE  MADE
 BY,  OR  ON  BEHALF  OF, SENIOR TENANTS IN THIS STATE AND THAT RELATE TO
 ACTIONS, INACTIONS, OR DECISIONS THAT MAY ADVERSELY AFFECT  THE  HOUSING
 
  EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
                       [ ] is old law to be omitted.
              

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