Assembly Bill A1401

2009-2010 Legislative Session

Provides for the use of common areas in housing authority projects for tenant group meetings without the imposition of a fee

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Archive: Last Bill Status - In Senate Committee Housing, Construction And Community Development 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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2009-A1401 (ACTIVE) - Details

Current Committee:
Senate Housing, Construction And Community Development
Law Section:
Public Housing Law
Laws Affected:
Add ยง61, Pub Hous L
Versions Introduced in Other Legislative Sessions:
2011-2012: A570
2013-2014: A2929

2009-A1401 (ACTIVE) - Summary

Provides for the use of common areas in housing authority projects by tenant groups, committees or organizations without the imposition of a fee providing that the meeting is peacefully conducted, during reasonable hours, does not obstruct any access, and the meetings space is reserved three days in advance.

2009-A1401 (ACTIVE) - Bill Text download pdf 

                            
                    S T A T E   O F   N E W   Y O R K
________________________________________________________________________

                                  1401

                       2009-2010 Regular Sessions

                          I N  A S S E M B L Y

                               (PREFILED)

                             January 7, 2009
                               ___________

Introduced  by  M.  of  A. WRIGHT, ROSENTHAL, KAVANAGH, COLTON, KELLNER,
  JAFFEE, SCARBOROUGH -- Multi-Sponsored by -- M. of A.  BRENNAN,  PHEF-
  FER, SCHIMEL -- read once and referred to the Committee on Housing

AN  ACT to amend the public housing law, in relation to the use of areas
  in housing authority projects for tenant meetings

  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
61 to read as follows:
  S 61.  TENANT MEETINGS. ANY GROUP,  COMMITTEE  OR  OTHER  ORGANIZATION
COMPRISED  OF TENANTS RESIDING IN HOUSING AUTHORITY PROJECTS, CONDUCTING
A MEETING AUTHORIZED PURSUANT TO SECTION TWO HUNDRED THIRTY OF THE  REAL
PROPERTY  LAW SHALL HAVE THE RIGHT TO MEET WITHOUT BEING REQUIRED TO PAY
A FEE IN ANY LOCATION OWNED BY SUCH AUTHORITY WHICH IS  DEVOTED  TO  THE
COMMON  USE  OF  ALL TENANTS, INCLUDING A COMMUNITY OR SOCIAL ROOM WHERE
USE IS NORMALLY  SUBJECT  TO  A  FEE,  PROVIDED  THAT  SUCH  MEETING  IS
CONDUCTED  IN  A  PEACEFUL  MANNER,  AT  REASONABLE  HOURS  AND  WITHOUT
OBSTRUCTING ACCESS TO THE PREMISES OR FACILITIES SO LONG AS THREE  DAYS'
PRIOR NOTICE IS GIVEN TO THE COMPLEX WHERE THE MEETING IS TO TAKE PLACE.
  S 2. This act shall take effect immediately.




 EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
                      [ ] is old law to be omitted.
                                                           LBD00393-01-9

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