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Jan 08, 2014 |
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Jan 09, 2013 |
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Senate Bill S1735
2013-2014 Legislative Session
Sponsored By
(D, WF) 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
2013-S1735 (ACTIVE) - Details
- See Assembly Version of this Bill:
- A4059
- Current Committee:
- Senate Housing, Construction And Community Development
- Law Section:
- Public Housing Law
- Laws Affected:
- Ren §§402-a & 402-b to be §§402-b & 402-c, add §402-a, Pub Hous L
- Versions Introduced in Other Legislative Sessions:
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2009-2010:
A1468
2011-2012: S3116, A621
2015-2016: S3587, A3753
2017-2018: A5785
2019-2020: A4303
2021-2022: A3504
2023-2024: A4952
2013-S1735 (ACTIVE) - Sponsor Memo
BILL NUMBER:S1735 TITLE OF BILL: An act to amend the public housing law, in relation to regulating the conveyance of certain public housing PURPOSE OR GENERAL IDEA OF BILL: To protect the availability and affordability of the New York City public housing stock. SUMMARY OF SPECIFIC PROVISIONS: Section 402-a is added and provides that any contract for the sale or transfer of any real property owned or controlled by the New York city housing authority to a private entity must be approved by the legislature. JUSTIFICATION: Created in the 1930's, public housing projects were meant to be affordable homes for lower and middle class New Yorkers, now the buildings are crumbling, there is a $185 million yearly operating deficit, and a decade long waiting list. In light of such constant and deleterious conditions, the notion of selling public housing seems to some to be a plausible solution but it is at best an
2013-S1735 (ACTIVE) - Bill Text download pdf
S T A T E O F N E W Y O R K ________________________________________________________________________ 1735 2013-2014 Regular Sessions I N S E N A T E (PREFILED) January 9, 2013 ___________ Introduced by Sen. ESPAILLAT -- 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 public housing law, in relation to regulating the conveyance of certain public housing THE PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK, REPRESENTED IN SENATE AND ASSEM- BLY, DO ENACT AS FOLLOWS: Section 1. Sections 402-a and 402-b of the public housing law are renumbered sections 402-b and 402-c and a new section 402-a is added to read as follows: S 402-A. CONVEYANCE OF PUBLIC HOUSING; RESTRICTIONS. ANY CONTRACT FOR THE SALE OR TRANSFER OF ANY REAL PROPERTY OWNED OR CONTROLLED BY THE NEW YORK CITY HOUSING AUTHORITY TO A PRIVATE ENTITY MUST BE APPROVED BY THE LEGISLATURE. S 2. This act shall take effect immediately and shall apply to any contract for the sale or transfer of real property to a private entity by the New York city housing authority on or after such date. EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets [ ] is old law to be omitted. LBD00738-01-3
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