NY State Senate Bill 2021-S4384

Senate Bill S4384

2021-2022 Legislative Session

Provides for the use of common areas in housing authority projects for tenant group meetings without the imposition of a fee

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Archive: Last Bill Status - In Senate Committee Housing, Construction And Community Development Committee

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- On Floor Calendar Assembly
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- Passed Assembly
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Delivered to Governor
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Jan 05, 2022	referred to housing, construction and community development
Feb 04, 2021	referred to housing, construction and community development

2021-S4384 (ACTIVE) - Details

Current Committee:: Senate Housing, Construction And Community Development
Law Section:: Public Housing Law
Laws Affected:: Add §62, Pub Hous L
Versions Introduced in Other Legislative Sessions:: 2009-2010: S6916
2011-2012: S1136, S3114
2013-2014: S1740, S3103
2015-2016: S3885
2017-2018: S3636
2019-2020: S4533
2023-2024: S5143

2021-S4384 (ACTIVE) - Summary

Provides for the use of common areas in housing authority projects by tenant groups, committees or organizations without the imposition of a fee providing that the meeting is peacefully conducted, during reasonable hours, does not obstruct any access, and the space is reserved three days in advance.

2021-S4384 (ACTIVE) - Sponsor Memo

                                
 
BILL NUMBER: S4384

SPONSOR: PARKER
 
TITLE OF BILL:

An act to amend the public housing law, in relation to the use of areas
in housing authority projects for tenant meetings

 
SUMMARY OF SPECIFIC PROVISIONS:

This bill would allow tenants of public housing authority projects
desiring to conduct a meeting pursuant to section two hundred thirty of
the real property law, to have the use without charge, of any location
owned by the authority and set aside as an area of common use for all
tenants. Such use would include any community or social room where use
is normally subject to a fee, providing the meeting is peacefully
conducted, during reasonable hours and does not obstruct any access.

 
JUSTIFICATION:

This legislation would give tenants of housing authority projects the

opportunity to plan and schedule meetings within their specific complex
without having to rent an authorized meeting space. Groups or committees
that had previously been unable to meet in common areas, due to the
inability to pay for a community or social room where use is usually
subject to a fee, had been forced to meet in apartments or open areas in
possible violation of building codes. This legislation would guarantee
such groups free use of a bona-fide meeting place.

 
PRIOR LEGISLATIVE HISTORY:

2019-20: S.8673 - Referred to Health

2017-18: S.3636 - REFERRED TO HOUSING, CONSTRUCTION AND COMMUNITY DEVEL-
OPMENT

2015-16: S.3885 - Referred to Housing

2013-14: S.3103 - Referred to Housing

2011-12: S.1136 - Referred to Housing

2009-10: S.8916A - Passed Senate

2007-06: S.7289/A.5557 - Referred to Rules, Passed Assembly

2005-06: A.736 - Passed Assembly

2003-04: A.6769 - Passed Assembly

 
FISCAL IMPLICATIONS:

None to the State.

 
EFFECTIVE DATE:
Immediately.

2021-S4384 (ACTIVE) - Bill Text download pdf

                            
 
                     S T A T E   O F   N E W   Y O R K
 ________________________________________________________________________
 
                                   4384
 
                        2021-2022 Regular Sessions
 
                             I N  S E N A T E
 
                             February 4, 2021
                                ___________
 
 Introduced  by  Sen.  PARKER -- 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 the use of areas
   in housing authority projects for tenant meetings

   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
 62 to read as follows:
   § 62.  TENANT MEETINGS. TENANTS' GROUPS, COMMITTEES OR OTHER  TENANTS'
 ORGANIZATIONS   COMPRISED  OF  TENANTS  RESIDING  IN  HOUSING  AUTHORITY
 PROJECTS, CONDUCTING  A  MEETING  AUTHORIZED  PURSUANT  TO  SECTION  TWO
 HUNDRED  THIRTY  OF  THE  REAL PROPERTY LAW SHALL HAVE THE RIGHT TO MEET
 WITHOUT BEING REQUIRED TO PAY A FEE IN  ANY  LOCATION  ON  THE  PREMISES
 WHICH IS DEVOTED TO THE COMMON USE OF ALL TENANTS, INCLUDING A COMMUNITY
 OR  SOCIAL  ROOM  WHERE  USE IS NORMALLY SUBJECT TO A FEE, PROVIDED THAT
 SUCH MEETING IS CONDUCTED IN A PEACEFUL MANNER, AT REASONABLE HOURS  AND
 WITHOUT  OBSTRUCTING  ACCESS  TO THE PREMISES OR FACILITIES, AND FURTHER
 PROVIDED THE TENANTS' GROUPS, COMMITTEES OR OTHER TENANTS' ORGANIZATIONS
 GIVE THREE BUSINESS DAYS PRIOR NOTICE TO THE MANAGEMENT  OFFICE  OF  THE
 HOUSING PROJECT WHERE THE MEETING IS TO TAKE PLACE.
   § 2. This act shall take effect immediately.
 
 
 
 
  EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
                       [ ] is old law to be omitted.
                                                            LBD09190-01-1

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