S T A T E O F N E W Y O R K
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6265
2017-2018 Regular Sessions
I N S E N A T E
May 11, 2017
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Introduced by Sen. COMRIE -- read twice and ordered printed, and when
printed to be committed to the Committee on Housing, Construction and
Community Development
AN ACT to amend the public housing law and the administrative code of
the city of New York, in relation to establishing an on site super-
intendent or maintenance supervisor at city of New York Housing
Authority facilities, including janitorial services to maintain work-
able locks on doors; and to repeal section 27-506 of the administra-
tive code of the city of New York, relating to the exemption to the
housing authority under such code
THE PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK, REPRESENTED IN SENATE AND ASSEM-
BLY, DO ENACT AS FOLLOWS:
Section 1. Subdivision 5-a of section 402 of the public housing law is
amended by adding a new paragraph g to read as follows:
G. NOTWITHSTANDING ANY PROVISIONS TO THE CONTRARY CONTAINED IN THIS
CHAPTER, OR ANY GENERAL, SPECIAL OR LOCAL LAW, THE CITY OF NEW YORK
HOUSING AUTHORITY SHALL HAVE THE POWER TO PROVIDE AND MAINTAIN ON SITE
SUPERINTENDENTS AND MAINTENANCE SUPERVISORS AT ALL CITY OF NEW YORK
HOUSING AUTHORITY FACILITIES. SUCH SITE SUPERINTENDENT OR MAINTENANCE
SUPERVISOR SHALL HAVE THE DUTY, IN AND ABOUT HOUSING FACILITIES, TO
PRESERVE THE CLEANLINESS AND FUNCTIONALITY OF THE FACILITY AND OTHER
REQUIREMENTS THE AUTHORITY DEEMS NECESSARY. APPOINTMENTS TO SITE SUPER-
INTENDENT OR MAINTENANCE SUPERVISOR SHALL BE MADE IN ACCORDANCE WITH
APPLICABLE PROVISIONS OF THE CIVIL SERVICE LAW AND ONLY PERSONS WHO HAVE
NEVER BEEN CONVICTED OF A FELONY, AND WHO ARE CITIZENS OF THE UNITED
STATES SHALL BE APPOINTED SITE SUPERINTENDENT OR MAINTENANCE SUPERVISOR.
§ 2. Subdivision (a) of section 27-2052 of the administrative code of
the city of New York is amended to read as follows:
(a) Janitorial services means: Cleaning and maintenance, including the
making of minor repairs, SUCH AS WORKABLE LOCKS ON DOORS; the furnishing
of heat and hot water, where supplied from a central source; the removal
EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
[ ] is old law to be omitted.
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of garbage, refuse, ashes and wastes from the premises; and the removal
of snow, ice, dirt and other matter from the sidewalk and gutter.
§ 3. Section 27-2053 of the administrative code of the city of New
York is amended by adding a new subdivision d to read as follows:
D. JANITORS IN CITY OF NEW YORK HOUSING AUTHORITY FACILITIES SHALL
TAKE SUBSTANTIAL ACTUAL OR MATERIAL STEPS TOWARDS REMEDYING HEATING
ISSUES AND BROKEN LOCKS ON DOORS WITHIN FORTY-EIGHT HOURS OF RECEIVING
NOTICE OF SUCH ISSUE.
§ 4. Section 27-2056 of the administrative code of the city of New
York is REPEALED.
§ 5. This act shall take effect immediately.