Assembly Bill A5785

2017-2018 Legislative Session

Provides that the sale of real property owned by the N.Y. city housing authority to a private entity must be approved by the state legislature

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  • 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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2017-A5785 (ACTIVE) - Details

Current Committee:
Assembly Housing
Law Section:
Public Housing Law
Laws Affected:
Ren §§402-a & 402-b to be §§402-b & 402-c, add §402-a, ren §402-c to be §402-d, §402-c to be §402-e, Pub Hous L
Versions Introduced in Other Legislative Sessions:
2009-2010: A1468
2011-2012: A621
2013-2014: A4059
2015-2016: A3753
2019-2020: A4303
2021-2022: A3504
2023-2024: A4952

2017-A5785 (ACTIVE) - Summary

Provides that the sale of real property owned by the NYC housing authority to a private entity must be approved by the state legislature.

2017-A5785 (ACTIVE) - Bill Text download pdf 

                            
 
                     S T A T E   O F   N E W   Y O R K
 ________________________________________________________________________
 
                                   5785
 
                        2017-2018 Regular Sessions
 
                           I N  A S S E M B L Y
 
                             February 15, 2017
                                ___________
 
 Introduced  by  M.  of  A.  CYMBROWITZ  -- read once and referred to the
   Committee on Housing
 
 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:
   § 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.
   § 2. Section 402-c of the public housing law, as added by chapter  335
 of the laws of 2016, is renumbered section 402-d.
   §  3. Section 402-c of the public housing law, as added by chapter 340
 of the laws of 2016, is renumbered section 402-e.
   § 4. 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.
                                                            LBD09723-01-7

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