Senate Bill S6499

Signed By Governor
2019-2020 Legislative Session

Relates to establishing an electronic automated system for applications and waiting lists and to develop a written procedure for applicant selection and rejection

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Archive: Last Bill Status Via A5175 - Signed by Governor


  • 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-S6499 (ACTIVE) - Details

See Assembly Version of this Bill:
A5175
Law Section:
Private Housing Finance Law
Laws Affected:
Amd §31, Priv Hous Fin L
Versions Introduced in Other Legislative Sessions:
2015-2016: A9769
2017-2018: S6264, A4504

2019-S6499 (ACTIVE) - Summary

Relates to establishing an electronic automated system for applications and waiting lists and to developing a written procedure for applicant selection and rejection.

2019-S6499 (ACTIVE) - Sponsor Memo

2019-S6499 (ACTIVE) - Bill Text download pdf

                            
 
                     S T A T E   O F   N E W   Y O R K
 ________________________________________________________________________
 
                                   6499
 
                        2019-2020 Regular Sessions
 
                             I N  S E N A T E
 
                               June 14, 2019
                                ___________
 
 Introduced  by  Sen.  COMRIE -- read twice and ordered printed, and when
   printed to be committed to the Committee on Rules
 
 AN ACT to amend the private housing finance law, in relation  to  estab-
   lishing  an  electronic  automated system for applications and waiting
   lists, and to develop a written procedure for applicant selection  and
   rejection

   THE  PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK, REPRESENTED IN SENATE AND ASSEM-
 BLY, DO ENACT AS FOLLOWS:
 
   Section 1. Section 31 of the private housing finance law is amended by
 adding three new subdivisions 13, 14 and 15 to read as follows:
   13. THE COMMISSIONER OR SUPERVISING AGENCY  SHALL  DEVELOP  A  WRITTEN
 PROCEDURE WITH REGARD TO HOW APPLICATIONS FOR ADMISSION TO A COMPANY ARE
 PROCESSED  AND  NUMBERED,  AND  HOW TENANTS ARE SELECTED. SUCH PROCEDURE
 SHALL BE IMPLEMENTED AND FOLLOWED BY ALL LIMITED-PROFIT  HOUSING  COMPA-
 NIES  SUBJECT TO THE PROVISIONS OF THIS ARTICLE; PROVIDED, HOWEVER, THAT
 ANY LIMITED-PROFIT HOUSING COMPANY MAY ELECT  ADDITIONAL  PROCEDURES  SO
 LONG  AS SUCH PROCEDURES ARE NOT INCONSISTENT WITH THE PROCEDURES DEVEL-
 OPED BY THE COMMISSIONER OR SUPERVISING AGENCY AND  ANY  OTHER  REQUIRE-
 MENTS SET FORTH IN THIS ARTICLE.
   14.  THE  COMMISSIONER OR SUPERVISING AGENCY SHALL DEVELOP A PROCEDURE
 WHEREBY APPLICANTS ARE NOTIFIED IN THE CASE THAT  THEIR  APPLICATION  IS
 REJECTED  BY  A LIMITED-PROFIT HOUSING COMPANY SUBJECT TO THE PROVISIONS
 OF THIS ARTICLE, AND SUCH PROCEDURE  SHALL  ALSO  INCLUDE  THE  APPEAL'S
 PROCESS AVAILABLE TO THE REJECTED APPLICANT. THE NOTIFICATION THAT SHALL
 BE  SENT  TO THE APPLICANT SHALL BE IN WRITTEN FORM, INCLUDE REASONS WHY
 THE APPLICANT WAS REJECTED, THE APPEAL'S PROCESS, AND  BE  SENT  TO  THE
 APPLICANT  WITHIN  SIXTY  DAYS  AFTER THE LIMITED-PROFIT HOUSING COMPANY
 DECIDED TO REJECT SUCH APPLICANT. ANY LIMITED-PROFIT HOUSING COMPANY MAY
 ELECT ADDITIONAL PROCEDURES SO LONG AS SUCH PROCEDURES  ARE  NOT  INCON-
 SISTENT WITH THE PROCEDURES DEVELOPED BY THE COMMISSIONER OR SUPERVISING
 AGENCY  AND  ANY  OTHER  REQUIREMENTS  SET  FORTH  IN  THIS ARTICLE. FOR
 
  EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
                       [ ] is old law to be omitted.
              

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