Senate Bill S5594

2019-2020 Legislative Session

Creates the incentivizing habitability opportunity program

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Archive: Last Bill Status - In Senate Committee Social Services Committee


  • 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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2019-S5594 (ACTIVE) - Details

See Assembly Version of this Bill:
A7095
Current Committee:
Senate Social Services
Law Section:
Social Services Law
Laws Affected:
Add Art 2-A Title 5 §53, amd §153, Soc Serv L
Versions Introduced in Other Legislative Sessions:
2021-2022: S2870, A2361
2023-2024: A9614

2019-S5594 (ACTIVE) - Summary

Creates the incentivizing habitability opportunity program; provides that each local social services district shall provide an incentive to owners who enter into a residential lease or rental agreement with an eligible household for a qualified dwelling unit in order to address homelessness and ensure appropriate habitability standards.

2019-S5594 (ACTIVE) - Sponsor Memo

2019-S5594 (ACTIVE) - Bill Text download pdf

                            
 
                     S T A T E   O F   N E W   Y O R K
 ________________________________________________________________________
 
                                   5594
 
                        2019-2020 Regular Sessions
 
                             I N  S E N A T E
 
                                May 8, 2019
                                ___________
 
 Introduced  by Sen. KAVANAGH -- read twice and ordered printed, and when
   printed to be committed to the Committee on Social Services
 
 AN ACT to amend the social services law, in relation to establishing the
   incentivizing habitability opportunity program
 
   THE PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK, REPRESENTED IN SENATE AND  ASSEM-
 BLY, DO ENACT AS FOLLOWS:
 
   Section 1. Article 2-A of the social services law is amended by adding
 a new title 5 to read as follows:
                                  TITLE 5
              INCENTIVIZING HABITABILITY OPPORTUNITY PROGRAM
 
 SECTION 53. LANDLORD INCENTIVE FOR HOMELESS SHELTERS.
   §  53.  LANDLORD  INCENTIVE FOR HOMELESS SHELTERS. 1.  NOTWITHSTANDING
 ANY OTHER PROVISION OF LAW TO THE CONTRARY, EACH LOCAL  SOCIAL  SERVICES
 DISTRICT  SHALL PROVIDE AN INCENTIVE TO OWNERS WHO ENTER INTO A RESIDEN-
 TIAL LEASE OR RENTAL AGREEMENT WITH AN ELIGIBLE HOUSEHOLD FOR  A  QUALI-
 FIED DWELLING UNIT IN ORDER TO ADDRESS HOMELESSNESS AND ENSURE APPROPRI-
 ATE HABITABILITY STANDARDS IN ACCORDANCE WITH THIS SECTION.
   2.  FOR  THE  PURPOSES  OF THIS SECTION: (A) "HOMELESS" SHALL MEAN THE
 LACK OF A FIXED, REGULAR, AND ADEQUATE NIGHTTIME RESIDENCE;  EXITING  AN
 INSTITUTION  WHERE  THEY  RESIDED  AND  WILL  LACK  A  REGULAR FIXED AND
 ADEQUATE NIGHTTIME RESIDENCE UPON RELEASE OR DISCHARGE; HAVING  RECEIVED
 A  COURT ORDER RESULTING FROM AN EVICTION ACTION THAT NOTIFIES THE INDI-
 VIDUAL OR FAMILY THAT THEY MUST LEAVE  THEIR  HOUSING;  FACING  LOSS  OF
 HOUSING DUE TO HAZARDOUS CONDITIONS, INCLUDING BUT NOT LIMITED TO ASBES-
 TOS, LEAD EXPOSURE, MOLD, AND RADON; OR, FLEEING, OR ATTEMPTING TO FLEE,
 DOMESTIC  VIOLENCE,  DATING  VIOLENCE,  SEXUAL  ASSAULT, STALKING, HUMAN
 TRAFFICKING OR  OTHER  DANGEROUS  OR  LIFE-THREATENING  CONDITIONS  THAT
 RELATE  TO  VIOLENCE AGAINST THE INDIVIDUAL OR A FAMILY MEMBER, PROVIDED
 FURTHER THAT A WRITTEN ATTESTATION FROM AN INDIVIDUAL OR  FAMILY  MEMBER
 
  EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
                       [ ] is old law to be omitted.
                                                            LBD06158-02-9
              

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