Assembly Bill A5525

2021-2022 Legislative Session

Relates to submitting and tracking complaints relating to housing conditions and making such information publicly available

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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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2021-A5525 (ACTIVE) - Details

See Senate Version of this Bill:
S279
Law Section:
Public Housing Law
Laws Affected:
Add §20-a, Pub Hous L
Versions Introduced in Other Legislative Sessions:
2015-2016: A9328
2017-2018: A1035, S6165
2019-2020: A2139, S3438
2023-2024: S2307
2025-2026: S3930

2021-A5525 (ACTIVE) - Summary

Relates to submitting and tracking complaints relating to housing conditions and making such information publicly available.

2021-A5525 (ACTIVE) - Bill Text download pdf 

                            
 
                     S T A T E   O F   N E W   Y O R K
 ________________________________________________________________________
 
                                   5525
 
                        2021-2022 Regular Sessions
 
                           I N  A S S E M B L Y
 
                             February 19, 2021
                                ___________
 
 Introduced  by M. of A. RICHARDSON, DE LA ROSA, COLTON, EPSTEIN, TAYLOR,
   PICHARDO, REYES -- Multi-Sponsored by -- M. of A. COOK, SIMON --  read
   once and referred to the Committee on Housing
 
 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.
                                                            LBD02374-01-1

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