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Assembly Bill A8305

2023-2024 Legislative Session

Directs the New York City Housing Authority and the department of information technology and telecommunications of the city of New York to establish a 311 hotline to receive public housing complaints

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2023-A8305 (ACTIVE) - Details

Current Committee:
Assembly Housing
Law Section:
Public Housing Law
Laws Affected:
Add §402-h, Pub Hous L; add §1077, NYC Chart

2023-A8305 (ACTIVE) - Summary

Directs the New York City Housing Authority and the department of information technology and telecommunications of the city of New York to establish a 311 hotline to receive public housing complaints.

2023-A8305 (ACTIVE) - Bill Text download pdf 

                             
                     S T A T E   O F   N E W   Y O R K
 ________________________________________________________________________
 
                                   8305
 
                        2023-2024 Regular Sessions
 
                           I N  A S S E M B L Y
 
                             November 27, 2023
                                ___________
 
 Introduced by M. of A. BERGER -- read once and referred to the Committee
   on Housing
 
 AN ACT to amend the public housing law and the New York city charter, in
   relation to directing the New York City Housing Authority to establish
   a 311 hotline for the submission and receipt of complaints

   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
 402-h to read as follows:
   §  402-H.  NEW  YORK  CITY HOUSING AUTHORITY 311 HOTLINE. THE NEW YORK
 CITY HOUSING AUTHORITY IS AUTHORIZED AND DIRECTED TO ESTABLISH, IN COOR-
 DINATION WITH THE DEPARTMENT OF INFORMATION TECHNOLOGY AND  TELECOMMUNI-
 CATIONS  OF THE CITY OF NEW YORK, A 311 HOTLINE WHEREBY RESIDENTS OF ANY
 PROJECT OPERATED BY SUCH AUTHORITY MAY  REPORT  HOUSING  VIOLATIONS  AND
 SUBMIT OTHER COMPLAINTS THROUGH THE 311 CITIZENS SERVICE CENTER.
   § 2. The New York city charter is amended by adding a new section 1077
 to read as follows:
   § 1077. NEW YORK CITY HOUSING AUTHORITY 311 HOTLINE. THE DEPARTMENT IS
 AUTHORIZED AND DIRECTED TO ESTABLISH A HOUSING AUTHORITY 311 HOTLINE, IN
 COORDINATION  WITH  THE NEW YORK CITY HOUSING AUTHORITY.  THE DEPARTMENT
 OR THE CITY COUNCIL MAY PROMULGATE ANY RULES AND  REGULATIONS  NECESSARY
 TO ACCEPT AND PROCESS COMPLAINTS FROM TENANTS OF PUBLIC HOUSING PROJECTS
 OPERATED  BY  THE  NEW YORK CITY HOUSING AUTHORITY. THE DEPARTMENT SHALL
 FURTHER ESTABLISH RULES AND PROCEDURES  FOR  THE  TIMELY  AND  EFFECTIVE
 TRANSMISSION  OF  SUCH  RESIDENT COMPLAINTS TO THE NEW YORK CITY HOUSING
 AUTHORITY IN COORDINATION WITH THE DEPARTMENT  OF  HOUSING  PRESERVATION
 AND DEVELOPMENT.
   § 3. This act shall take effect on the one hundred eightieth day after
 it  shall  have  become  a law. Effective immediately, the New York City
 Housing Authority and the department of information technology and tele-
 communications of the city of New York are authorized to promulgate  any
 rules  and regulations necessary to implement the provisions of this act
 on its effective date on or before such date.
 
  EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets

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