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Senate Bill S2284
2011-2012 Legislative Session
Sponsored By
(D) Senate District
Archive: Last Bill Status - In Senate Committee Housing, Construction And Community Development Committee
- Introduced
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- In Committee Assembly
- In Committee Senate
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- On Floor Calendar Assembly
- On Floor Calendar Senate
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- Passed Assembly
- Passed Senate
- Delivered to Governor
- Signed By Governor
Actions
2011-S2284 (ACTIVE) - Details
- Current Committee:
- Senate Housing, Construction And Community Development
- Law Section:
- Private Housing Finance Law
- Laws Affected:
- Add ยง31-c, Priv Hous Fin L
- Versions Introduced in 2009-2010 Legislative Session:
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S833
2011-S2284 (ACTIVE) - Summary
Provides that except in accordance with proper judicial order, or proper intergovernmental use, or as otherwise provided by law, it shall be unlawful for the commissioner of housing, the supervising agency, housing companies, and their officers and agents or any person who is permitted to inspect any application for admission or income report submitted during occupancy for surcharge purposes for a limited profit housing company, submitted in accordance with certain provisions of the private housing finance law relating to rentals and the selection of tenants, to divulge or make known in any manner the contents of such application or report; imposes fine not to exceed two hundred fifty dollars.
2011-S2284 (ACTIVE) - Sponsor Memo
BILL NUMBER:S2284 TITLE OF BILL: An act to amend the private housing finance law, in relation to confidentiality of contents of applications for admission or reports for surcharge purposes PURPOSE/SUMMARY OF PROVISIONS: To assure confidentiality of Mitchell-Lama housing tenants' applications for admission and income affidavits submitted during occupancy for surcharge purposes. This bill would add a new Section 31-C to the Private Housing Finance Law to require that any violation of the confidentiality of income sources for application and income affidavits for surcharge purposes shall be punished by a fine not exceeding $250. JUSTIFICATION: An individual's privacy is directly affected by the extensive collection, maintenance, use and dissemination of personal information. In order to preserve an individual's privacy and thereby his opportunities to secure employment, credit, insurance and right to due process, it is necessary to enact legislation to assure the confidentiality of the Mitchell-Lama tenants' private records. EXISTING LAW:
2011-S2284 (ACTIVE) - Bill Text download pdf
S T A T E O F N E W Y O R K ________________________________________________________________________ 2284 2011-2012 Regular Sessions I N S E N A T E January 18, 2011 ___________ Introduced by Sen. KRUGER -- read twice and ordered printed, and when printed to be committed to the Committee on Housing, Construction and Community Development AN ACT to amend the private housing finance law, in relation to confi- dentiality of contents of applications for admission or reports for surcharge purposes THE PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK, REPRESENTED IN SENATE AND ASSEM- BLY, DO ENACT AS FOLLOWS: Section 1. The private housing finance law is amended by adding a new section 31-c to read as follows: S 31-C. INCOME DATA; CONFIDENTIALITY REQUIREMENT; AND PENALTIES FOR VIOLATION. 1. EXCEPT IN ACCORDANCE WITH PROPER JUDICIAL ORDER, OR PROPER INTERGOVERNMENTAL USE, OR AS OTHERWISE PROVIDED BY LAW, IT SHALL BE UNLAWFUL FOR THE COMMISSIONER, THE SUPERVISING AGENCY AND HOUSING COMPA- NIES, AND THEIR OFFICERS AND AGENTS OR ANY PERSON WHO IS PERMITTED TO INSPECT ANY APPLICATION FOR ADMISSION OR INCOME REPORT SUBMITTED DURING OCCUPANCY FOR SURCHARGE PURPOSES, SUBMITTED IN ACCORDANCE WITH SECTION THIRTY-ONE OF THIS ARTICLE, TO DIVULGE OR MAKE KNOWN IN ANY MANNER THE CONTENTS OF SUCH APPLICATION OR REPORT. 2. NOTHING IN THIS SECTION SHALL BE CONSTRUED TO PROHIBIT THE PUBLICA- TION OF STATISTICS SO CLASSIFIED AS TO PREVENT THE IDENTIFICATION OF PARTICULAR APPLICATIONS OR REPORTS. 3. ANY VIOLATION OF THE PROVISIONS OF THIS SECTION SHALL BE PUNISHABLE BY A FINE NOT EXCEEDING TWO HUNDRED FIFTY DOLLARS. S 2. This act shall take effect immediately. EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets [ ] is old law to be omitted. LBD07144-01-1
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