Senate Bill S3198

2015-2016 Legislative Session

Provides that elderly and long-time residents of public housing shall not be subject to transfers based on family composition

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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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2015-S3198 (ACTIVE) - Details

See Assembly Version of this Bill:
A68
Current Committee:
Senate Housing, Construction And Community Development
Law Section:
Public Housing Law
Laws Affected:
Amd ยง402, Pub Hous L
Versions Introduced in Other Legislative Sessions:
2009-2010: A4507
2011-2012: S6605, A4972, A9082
2013-2014: S478, A2504
2017-2018: S5596, A1307, A9748
2019-2020: S3886, A1444
2021-2022: A675
2023-2024: A3137

2015-S3198 (ACTIVE) - Summary

Provides that elderly and long-time residents of public housing shall not be subject to transfers based on family composition.

2015-S3198 (ACTIVE) - Sponsor Memo

2015-S3198 (ACTIVE) - Bill Text download pdf

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

                                  3198

                       2015-2016 Regular Sessions

                            I N  S E N A T E

                            February 3, 2015
                               ___________

Introduced  by Sen. STAVISKY -- 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 limiting the
  right of the New York city housing authority to transfer  elderly  and
  long-time residents from their housing accommodations

  THE  PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK, REPRESENTED IN SENATE AND ASSEM-
BLY, DO ENACT AS FOLLOWS:

  Section 1. Subdivision 6 of section 402 of the public housing law,  as
added by chapter 970 of the laws of 1968, is amended to read as follows:
  6.  In  addition  to all other powers granted by this chapter, the New
York city housing authority shall have the power to act as  and  be  and
become  a  "developer",  as  that term is defined in subdivision nine of
section four hundred fifty-two of the education law, of a combined occu-
pancy structure, as defined in subdivision five of section four  hundred
fifty-two  of  such law, which consists of a project, as defined in this
chapter, as well as of school accommodations or other facilities of  the
board  of  education  of  the  city of New York, and to be and become an
"owner", as that term is defined in  subdivision  fifteen-a  of  section
four  hundred fifty-two of the education law, of the non-school portion,
consisting of a project as defined in this  chapter,  of  such  combined
occupancy  structure;  and  to  do all things necessary or convenient to
carry out such powers, including (a) construction of such combined occu-
pancy structure as a developer pursuant to the provisions of this  chap-
ter and article ten of the education law, and conveyance or lease of the
school  portion  thereof,  and (b) as an owner, making and entering into
contracts for acquisition, lease, sublease or other  agreements  for  or
with  respect  to  the  non-school  portion,  consisting of a project as
defined in this chapter, pursuant to the provisions of  article  ten  of
the  education  law, and acquiring the same by transfer or conveyance to

 EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
                      [ ] is old law to be omitted.
                                                           LBD00215-01-5

              

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