Assembly Bill A1279

2019-2020 Legislative Session

Establishes a pilot program to create a legal hotline for tenants

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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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2019-A1279 (ACTIVE) - Details

See Senate Version of this Bill:
S427
Current Committee:
Assembly Governmental Operations
Law Section:
Executive Law
Laws Affected:
Add §75, Exec L
Versions Introduced in Other Legislative Sessions:
2013-2014: A8309
2015-2016: A2044, S4248
2017-2018: A4244, S45
2021-2022: A1296, S427

2019-A1279 (ACTIVE) - Summary

Establishes a pilot program to create a legal hotline for tenants.

2019-A1279 (ACTIVE) - Bill Text download pdf 

                            
 
                     S T A T E   O F   N E W   Y O R K
 ________________________________________________________________________
 
                                   1279
 
                        2019-2020 Regular Sessions
 
                           I N  A S S E M B L Y
 
                             January 14, 2019
                                ___________
 
 Introduced  by  M. of A. QUART, BICHOTTE, JEAN-PIERRE -- Multi-Sponsored
   by -- M. of A.  SIMON -- read once and referred to  the  Committee  on
   Governmental Operations
 
 AN  ACT  to amend the executive law, in relation to establishing a pilot
   program to create a legal hotline for tenants

   THE PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK, REPRESENTED IN SENATE AND  ASSEM-
 BLY, DO ENACT AS FOLLOWS:
 
   Section  1. The executive law is amended by adding a new section 75 to
 read as follows:
   § 75. LEGAL HOTLINE FOR TENANTS PILOT PROGRAM. 1. THE ATTORNEY GENERAL
 SHALL ESTABLISH A PILOT PROGRAM TO CREATE A LEGAL HOTLINE  FOR  TENANTS.
 THE PILOT PROGRAM SHALL BE ADMINISTERED BY THE ATTORNEY GENERAL.
   2.  THE ATTORNEY GENERAL SHALL RECRUIT ATTORNEYS TO PARTICIPATE IN THE
 PROGRAM. ATTORNEYS WILL NOT BE COMMITTED  TO  REPRESENTING  ANY  TENANTS
 THAT THEY ADVISE THROUGH THE PROGRAM.
   3.  THE  LEGAL HOTLINE FOR TENANTS SHALL BE ACCESSIBLE VIA A TOLL-FREE
 PHONE NUMBER THAT OPERATES, AT A MINIMUM,  FROM  9  A.M.-5  P.M.  MONDAY
 THROUGH FRIDAY.
   4.  TENANTS  SHALL  CALL  THE HOTLINE AND DESCRIBE THEIR PROBLEM TO AN
 INTAKE COUNSELOR, WHO SHALL REFER THE  TENANTS  TO  AN  APPROPRIATE  AND
 AVAILABLE  VOLUNTEER  ATTORNEY.  AFTER  THE REFERRAL, THE ATTORNEY SHALL
 CONTACT AND ADVISE THE TENANT.
   5. ALL COSTS OF THE PILOT PROGRAM SHALL BE PAID FOR BY  THE  NEW  YORK
 INTEREST  ON  LAWYER ACCOUNT FUND, PURSUANT TO SECTION NINETY-SEVEN-V OF
 THE STATE FINANCE LAW.
   § 2. This act shall take effect immediately.
 
 
  EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
                       [ ] is old law to be omitted.
                                                            LBD01353-01-9

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