Assembly Bill A619A

2019-2020 Legislative Session

Establishes the lease and landlord fraud public awareness program

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  • Introduced
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    • In Committee Senate
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    • On Floor Calendar Senate
    • Passed Assembly
    • Passed Senate
  • Delivered to Governor
  • Signed By Governor

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2019-A619 - Details

See Senate Version of this Bill:
S8741
Current Committee:
Senate Rules
Law Section:
Public Housing Law
Laws Affected:
Add §20-a, Pub Hous L
Versions Introduced in Other Legislative Sessions:
2015-2016: A10701
2017-2018: A1930
2021-2022: A5869, S6135

2019-A619 - Summary

Establishes the lease and landlord fraud public awareness program to promote public awareness of the potential risks of signing a fraudulent lease with an individual misrepresenting themselves as a landlord.

2019-A619 - Bill Text download pdf 

                            
 
                     S T A T E   O F   N E W   Y O R K
 ________________________________________________________________________
 
                                    619
 
                        2019-2020 Regular Sessions
 
                           I N  A S S E M B L Y
 
                                (PREFILED)
 
                              January 9, 2019
                                ___________
 
 Introduced by M. of A. JOYNER, BARRON, D'URSO, GLICK, GOTTFRIED, COLTON,
   PERRY,  COOK  -- Multi-Sponsored by -- M. of A. SIMON -- read once and
   referred to the Committee on Housing
 
 AN ACT to amend the executive law, in relation to establishing the lease
   and landlord fraud public awareness program to promote  public  aware-
   ness  of  the  potential  risks  of signing a fraudulent lease with an
   individual misrepresenting themselves as a landlord
 
   THE PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK, REPRESENTED IN SENATE AND  ASSEM-
 BLY, DO ENACT AS FOLLOWS:
 
   Section  1.  Subparagraphs 14 and 15 of paragraph (a) of subdivision 3
 of section 94-a of the executive law, as added by section 21 of  part  A
 of chapter 62 of the laws of 2011, are amended and a new subparagraph 16
 is added to read as follows:
   (14)  cooperate  with  and assist consumers in class actions in proper
 cases; [and]
   (15) create an internet website or webpage pursuant to  section  three
 hundred ninety-c of the general business law[.]; AND
   (16)  (I)  ESTABLISH  THE  LEASE  AND  LANDLORD FRAUD PUBLIC AWARENESS
 PROGRAM TO PROMOTE PUBLIC AWARENESS OF THE POTENTIAL RISKS OF SIGNING  A
 FRAUDULENT  LEASE  WITH  AN  INDIVIDUAL  MISREPRESENTING THEMSELVES AS A
 LANDLORD;
   (II) TO IMPLEMENT THE LEASE AND LANDLORD PUBLIC AWARENESS PROGRAM, THE
 DIVISION SHALL:
   A. DEVELOP A PUBLIC EDUCATION AND OUTREACH CAMPAIGN INCLUDING, BUT NOT
 LIMITED TO, WRITTEN MATERIALS AND BROCHURES TO PROMOTE LEASE  AND  LAND-
 LORD FRAUD AWARENESS AND EDUCATE THE GENERAL PUBLIC ON FRAUDULENT LEASES
 AND INDIVIDUALS MISREPRESENTING THEMSELVES AS LANDLORDS; AND
   B.  DEVELOP  EDUCATIONAL  MATERIALS  AND BROCHURES WHICH SHALL BE MADE
 AVAILABLE TO THE GENERAL PUBLIC AND LOCAL MUNICIPALITIES.

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

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2019-A619A (ACTIVE) - Details

See Senate Version of this Bill:
S8741
Current Committee:
Senate Rules
Law Section:
Public Housing Law
Laws Affected:
Add §20-a, Pub Hous L
Versions Introduced in Other Legislative Sessions:
2015-2016: A10701
2017-2018: A1930
2021-2022: A5869, S6135

2019-A619A (ACTIVE) - Summary

Establishes the lease and landlord fraud public awareness program to promote public awareness of the potential risks of signing a fraudulent lease with an individual misrepresenting themselves as a landlord.

2019-A619A (ACTIVE) - Bill Text download pdf 

                            
 
                     S T A T E   O F   N E W   Y O R K
 ________________________________________________________________________
 
                                  619--A
 
                        2019-2020 Regular Sessions
 
                           I N  A S S E M B L Y
 
                                (PREFILED)
 
                              January 9, 2019
                                ___________
 
 Introduced by M. of A. JOYNER, BARRON, D'URSO, GLICK, GOTTFRIED, COLTON,
   PERRY,  COOK, WALLACE, MOSLEY, SIMOTAS, TAYLOR, JAFFEE, BLAKE, CRUZ --
   Multi-Sponsored by -- M. of A. SIMON -- read once and referred to  the
   Committee  on  Housing  --  recommitted to the Committee on Housing in
   accordance with Assembly Rule 3, sec. 2 -- committee discharged,  bill
   amended,  ordered reprinted as amended and recommitted to said commit-
   tee
 
 AN ACT to amend the public housing law, in relation to establishing  the
   lease  and  landlord  fraud public awareness program to promote public
   awareness of the potential risks of signing a fraudulent lease with an
   individual misrepresenting themselves as a landlord
 
   THE PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK, REPRESENTED IN SENATE AND  ASSEM-
 BLY, DO ENACT AS FOLLOWS:
 
   Section  1.  The public housing law is amended by adding a new section
 20-a to read as follows:
   § 20-A. LEASE AND LANDLORD FRAUD  PUBLIC  AWARENESS  PROGRAM.  1.  THE
 LEASE  AND LANDLORD FRAUD PUBLIC AWARENESS PROGRAM IS HEREBY ESTABLISHED
 WITHIN THE DIVISION TO PROMOTE PUBLIC AWARENESS OF THE  POTENTIAL  RISKS
 OF  SIGNING  A FRAUDULENT LEASE WITH AN INDIVIDUAL MISREPRESENTING THEM-
 SELVES AS A LANDLORD.
   2. THE DIVISION SHALL:
   A. DEVELOP A PUBLIC EDUCATION AND OUTREACH CAMPAIGN INCLUDING, BUT NOT
 LIMITED TO, WRITTEN MATERIALS AND BROCHURES TO PROMOTE LEASE  AND  LAND-
 LORD FRAUD AWARENESS AND EDUCATE THE GENERAL PUBLIC ON FRAUDULENT LEASES
 AND INDIVIDUALS MISREPRESENTING THEMSELVES AS LANDLORDS; AND
   B.  DEVELOP  EDUCATIONAL  MATERIALS  AND BROCHURES WHICH SHALL BE MADE
 AVAILABLE TO THE GENERAL PUBLIC AND LOCAL MUNICIPALITIES.
   § 2. This act shall take effect on the one hundred eightieth day after
 it shall have become a law. Effective immediately, the addition,  amend-
 ment and/or repeal of any rule or regulation necessary for the implemen-
 tation  of  this act on its effective date are authorized to be made and
 completed on or before such effective date.

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