assembly Bill A1296

2021-2022 Legislative Session

Establishes a pilot program to create a legal hotline for tenants

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A1296 (ACTIVE) - Details

Law Section:
Executive Law
Laws Affected:
Add §76, Exec L
Versions Introduced in Other Legislative Sessions:
2013-2014: A8309
2015-2016: A2044
2017-2018: A4244
2019-2020: A1279

A1296 (ACTIVE) - Summary

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

A1296 (ACTIVE) - Bill Text download pdf 

 
                     S T A T E   O F   N E W   Y O R K
 ________________________________________________________________________
 
                                   1296
 
                        2021-2022 Regular Sessions
 
                           I N  A S S E M B L Y
 
                              January 8, 2021
                                ___________
 
 Introduced  by  M. of A. QUART, BICHOTTE HERMELYN, 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 76 to
 read as follows:
   § 76. 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.
                                                            LBD01378-01-1