Senate Bill S9244

2021-2022 Legislative Session

Establishes a housing succession rights task force

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


  • 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-S9244 (ACTIVE) - Details

Current Committee:
Senate Housing, Construction And Community Development
Law Section:
Public Housing Law
Laws Affected:
Add §20-a, Pub Hous L
Versions Introduced in 2023-2024 Legislative Session:
S1909

2021-S9244 (ACTIVE) - Summary

Establishes a housing succession rights task force to conduct a state-wide assessment of succession rights in rent stabilized, public housing and city or municipal owned buildings.

2021-S9244 (ACTIVE) - Sponsor Memo

2021-S9244 (ACTIVE) - Bill Text download pdf

                             
                     S T A T E   O F   N E W   Y O R K
 ________________________________________________________________________
 
                                   9244
 
                             I N  S E N A T E
 
                               May 12, 2022
                                ___________
 
 Introduced  by  Sen.  CLEARE -- 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 establishing a
   housing succession rights task force; and providing for the repeal  of
   such provisions upon expiration thereof

   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.  HOUSING  SUCCESSION  RIGHTS  TASK  FORCE. 1. THERE IS HEREBY
 ESTABLISHED WITHIN THE DIVISION OF HOUSING AND COMMUNITY RENEWAL A HOUS-
 ING SUCCESSION RIGHTS TASK FORCE WHICH SHALL MEET AT LEAST ONCE ANNUALLY
 IN DIFFERENT GEOGRAPHICAL AREAS OF  THE  STATE.  ALL  MEMBERS  SHALL  BE
 PROVIDED  WITH  NOTICE  REASONABLY IN ADVANCE OF EACH MEETING WITH DATE,
 TIME AND LOCATION OF SUCH MEETING. TASK FORCE MEMBERS MAY USE  VIDEOCON-
 FERENCING FOR ATTENDANCE AND PARTICIPATION. THE TASK FORCE SHALL CONSIST
 OF  TEN  MEMBERS  AND  SHALL  INCLUDE REPRESENTATIVES FROM THE FOLLOWING
 STATE AGENCIES: THE DIVISION  OF  HOUSING  AND  COMMUNITY  RENEWAL,  THE
 OFFICE  FOR  THE  AGING, THE DEPARTMENT OF ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT, AND THE
 NEW YORK CITY DEPARTMENT OF HOUSING PRESERVATION AND DEVELOPMENT. OF THE
 SIX REMAINING MEMBERS, TWO SHALL BE APPOINTED  BY  THE  SPEAKER  OF  THE
 ASSEMBLY,  TWO  SHALL  BE  APPOINTED  BY  THE TEMPORARY PRESIDENT OF THE
 SENATE, ONE SHALL BE APPOINTED BY THE MINORITY LEADER  OF  THE  ASSEMBLY
 AND  ONE  SHALL  BE  APPOINTED BY THE MINORITY LEADER OF THE SENATE, AND
 SHALL BROADLY REPRESENT HOUSING GROUPS FROM ALL GEOGRAPHIC AREAS OF  THE
 STATE INCLUDING SERVICE PROVIDERS, ASSOCIATIONS, ADVOCATES, PROPRIETORS,
 AND  RESIDENTS  OF RENT STABILIZED, PUBLIC HOUSING AND CITY OR MUNICIPAL
 OWNED  BUILDINGS.  MEMBERS  SHALL  RECEIVE  NO  COMPENSATION  FOR  THEIR
 SERVICES  BUT SHALL BE REIMBURSED FOR TRAVEL AND OTHER EXPENSES ACTUALLY
 AND NECESSARILY INCURRED IN THE PERFORMANCE OF THEIR  DUTIES.  THE  TASK
 FORCE  SHALL  BE  CHAIRED BY THE COMMISSIONER OF THE DIVISION OF HOUSING
 AND COMMUNITY RENEWAL. THE TASK FORCE IS RESPONSIBLE  FOR  CONDUCTING  A
 STATE-WIDE STUDY OF SUCCESSION RIGHTS IN RENT STABILIZED, PUBLIC HOUSING
 
  EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
                       [ ] is old law to be omitted.
              

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