assembly Bill A1279

2019-2020 Legislative Session

Establishes a pilot program to create a legal hotline for tenants

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Jan 08, 2020 referred to governmental operations
Jan 14, 2019 referred to governmental operations

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A1279 (ACTIVE) - Details

See Senate Version of this Bill:
S427
Law Section:
Executive Law
Laws Affected:
Add §75, Exec L
Versions Introduced in Other Legislative Sessions:
2013-2014: A8309
2015-2016: A2044, S4248
2017-2018: A4244, S45
2021-2022: A1296, S427

A1279 (ACTIVE) - Summary

Establishes a pilot program to create a legal hotline for tenants.

A1279 (ACTIVE) - Bill Text download pdf 


                    S T A T E   O F   N E W   Y O R K
________________________________________________________________________

                                  1279

                       2019-2020 Regular Sessions

                          I N  A S S E M B L Y

                            January 14, 2019
                               ___________

Introduced  by  M. of A. QUART, BICHOTTE, JEAN-PIERRE -- Multi-Sponsored
  by -- M. of A.  SIMON -- read once and referred to  the  Committee  on
  Governmental Operations

AN  ACT  to amend the executive law, in relation to establishing a pilot
  program to create a legal hotline for tenants

  THE PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK, REPRESENTED IN SENATE AND  ASSEM-
BLY, DO ENACT AS FOLLOWS:

  Section  1. The executive law is amended by adding a new section 75 to
read as follows:
  § 75. LEGAL HOTLINE FOR TENANTS PILOT PROGRAM. 1. THE ATTORNEY GENERAL
SHALL ESTABLISH A PILOT PROGRAM TO CREATE A LEGAL HOTLINE  FOR  TENANTS.
THE PILOT PROGRAM SHALL BE ADMINISTERED BY THE ATTORNEY GENERAL.
  2.  THE ATTORNEY GENERAL SHALL RECRUIT ATTORNEYS TO PARTICIPATE IN THE
PROGRAM. ATTORNEYS WILL NOT BE COMMITTED  TO  REPRESENTING  ANY  TENANTS
THAT THEY ADVISE THROUGH THE PROGRAM.
  3.  THE  LEGAL HOTLINE FOR TENANTS SHALL BE ACCESSIBLE VIA A TOLL-FREE
PHONE NUMBER THAT OPERATES, AT A MINIMUM,  FROM  9  A.M.-5  P.M.  MONDAY
THROUGH FRIDAY.
  4.  TENANTS  SHALL  CALL  THE HOTLINE AND DESCRIBE THEIR PROBLEM TO AN
INTAKE COUNSELOR, WHO SHALL REFER THE  TENANTS  TO  AN  APPROPRIATE  AND
AVAILABLE  VOLUNTEER  ATTORNEY.  AFTER  THE REFERRAL, THE ATTORNEY SHALL
CONTACT AND ADVISE THE TENANT.
  5. ALL COSTS OF THE PILOT PROGRAM SHALL BE PAID FOR BY  THE  NEW  YORK
INTEREST  ON  LAWYER ACCOUNT FUND, PURSUANT TO SECTION NINETY-SEVEN-V OF
THE STATE FINANCE LAW.
  § 2. This act shall take effect immediately.


 EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
                      [ ] is old law to be omitted.
                                                           LBD01353-01-9