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Jan 08, 2020 |
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Feb 07, 2019 |
referred to housing, construction and community development |
Senate Bill S3438
2019-2020 Legislative Session
Sponsored By
(D) 20th 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
2019-S3438 (ACTIVE) - Details
- See Assembly Version of this Bill:
- A2139
- Current Committee:
- Senate Housing, Construction And Community Development
- Law Section:
- Public Housing Law
- Laws Affected:
- Add §20-a, Pub Hous L
- Versions Introduced in Other Legislative Sessions:
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2015-2016:
A9328
2017-2018: S6165, A1035
2021-2022: S279, A5525
2023-2024: S2307
2025-2026: S3930
2019-S3438 (ACTIVE) - Sponsor Memo
BILL NUMBER: S3438 SPONSOR: MYRIE TITLE OF BILL: An act to amend the public housing law, in relation to submitting and tracking complaints relating to housing conditions and making such information publicly available PURPOSE: To increase transparency, and provide a mechanism for tracking complaints related to housing conditions. SUMMARY OF PROVISIONS: Section 1 amends public housing law to add a new section where the commissioner shall establish a system that allows individuals to submit online and by telephone, complaints alleging housing conditions that would if proved, violate any law, rule or regulation relating to the maintenance, use, occupancy, safety or sanitary condition of any build- ing or portion thereof which is occupied, arranged or intended to be occupied as a home, residence or dwelling place.
2019-S3438 (ACTIVE) - Bill Text download pdf
S T A T E O F N E W Y O R K ________________________________________________________________________ 3438 2019-2020 Regular Sessions I N S E N A T E February 7, 2019 ___________ Introduced by Sen. MYRIE -- 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 submitting and tracking complaints relating to housing conditions and making such information publicly available THE PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK, REPRESENTED IN SENATE AND ASSEM- BLY, DO ENACT AS FOLLOWS: Section 1. The public housing law is amended by adding a new section 20-a to read as follows: § 20-A. SUBMITTING AND TRACKING HOUSING CONDITION COMPLAINTS. 1. THE COMMISSIONER SHALL ESTABLISH A SYSTEM THAT ALLOWS INDIVIDUALS: (A) TO SUBMIT, ONLINE AND BY TELEPHONE, COMPLAINTS ALLEGING HOUSING CONDITIONS THAT WOULD, IF PROVED, VIOLATE ANY LAW, RULE OR REGULATION RELATING TO THE MAINTENANCE, USE, OCCUPANCY, SAFETY OR SANITARY CONDI- TION OF ANY BUILDING OR PORTION THEREOF WHICH IS OCCUPIED, ARRANGED OR INTENDED TO BE OCCUPIED AS A HOME, RESIDENCE OR DWELLING PLACE; AND (B) OBTAIN, ONLINE AND BY TELEPHONE, INFORMATION RELATING TO SUCH COMPLAINTS, INCLUDING THE STATUS THEREOF. 2. THE COMMISSIONER SHALL PUBLISH ON THE DIVISION OF HOUSING AND COMMUNITY RENEWAL WEBSITE THE FOLLOWING INFORMATION RELATING TO THE COMPLAINTS MADE PURSUANT TO SUBDIVISION ONE OF THIS SECTION: (A) THE DATE OF THE COMPLAINT; (B) THE ADDRESS OF THE BUILDING TO WHICH THE COMPLAINT RELATES; (C) THE CONDITIONS COMPLAINED OF, INCLUDING THE LAW, RULE OR REGU- LATION SUCH CONDITIONS WOULD, IF PROVED, VIOLATE; AND (D) THE STATUS OF THE COMPLAINT. 3. BEGINNING ONE YEAR AFTER THE EFFECTIVE DATE OF THIS SECTION, AND ANNUALLY THEREAFTER, THE COMMISSIONER SHALL PUBLISH ON THE DIVISION OF HOUSING AND COMMUNITY RENEWAL WEBSITE A REPORT SUMMARIZING THE EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets [ ] is old law to be omitted. LBD04441-01-9
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