Senate Bill S5342A

Signed By Governor
2019-2020 Legislative Session

Requires the NYC housing authority to include a notice informing a prospective tenant or tenant of the ability to add legal occupants to the lease or renewal lease

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Archive: Last Bill Status Via A5410 - Signed by Governor


  • 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-S5342 - Details

See Assembly Version of this Bill:
A5410
Law Section:
Public Housing Law
Laws Affected:
Amd §402, Pub Hous L
Versions Introduced in Other Legislative Sessions:
2013-2014: A8605
2015-2016: A1477
2017-2018: A5555

2019-S5342 - Summary

Requires the NYC housing authority to include a notice informing a prospective tenant or current tenant of the ability to add legal occupants to the lease or renewal lease and to provide a form to add the additional legal occupants.

2019-S5342 - Sponsor Memo

2019-S5342 - Bill Text download pdf

                            
 
                     S T A T E   O F   N E W   Y O R K
 ________________________________________________________________________
 
                                   5342
 
                        2019-2020 Regular Sessions
 
                             I N  S E N A T E
 
                              April 26, 2019
                                ___________
 
 Introduced  by  Sen.  COMRIE -- 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 requiring that
   the New York city housing  authority  include  a  notice  informing  a
   prospective  tenant or tenant of the ability to add legal occupants to
   the lease or renewal lease, and provide, upon request, a tenant with a
   form to add additional legal occupants
 
   THE PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK, REPRESENTED IN SENATE AND  ASSEM-
 BLY, DO ENACT AS FOLLOWS:
 
   Section  1. Section 402 of the public housing law is amended by adding
 a new subdivision 6-a to read as follows:
   6-A. A. THE NEW YORK CITY HOUSING AUTHORITY SHALL INCLUDE, ALONG  WITH
 EVERY  LEASE OR RENEWAL LEASE OFFERED TO A PROSPECTIVE TENANT OR CURRENT
 TENANT, A SEPARATE, CLEAR AND CONSPICUOUS NOTICE, IN AT  LEAST  SIXTEEN-
 POINT  BOLDFACE  TYPE, CONCERNING THE TENANT'S ABILITY TO ADD ADDITIONAL
 LEGAL OCCUPANTS TO THE LEASE AGREEMENT.
   B. UPON RECEIPT OF A TENANT'S REQUEST FOR A FORM TO ADD AN  ADDITIONAL
 LEGAL  OCCUPANT,  THE  AUTHORITY  SHALL,  WITHIN SEVEN DAYS, PROVIDE THE
 TENANT WITH THE APPROPRIATE FORM, ALONG  WITH  A  NOTICE  INFORMING  THE
 TENANT  OF  THE  RIGHT TO CONTEST THE DENIAL OF ANY OCCUPANCY PERMISSION
 REQUEST.
   § 2. This act shall take effect on the ninetieth day  after  it  shall
 have become a law.
 
 
 
  EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
                       [ ] is old law to be omitted.
                                                            LBD09543-01-9



              

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2019-S5342A (ACTIVE) - Details

See Assembly Version of this Bill:
A5410
Law Section:
Public Housing Law
Laws Affected:
Amd §402, Pub Hous L
Versions Introduced in Other Legislative Sessions:
2013-2014: A8605
2015-2016: A1477
2017-2018: A5555

2019-S5342A (ACTIVE) - Summary

Requires the NYC housing authority to include a notice informing a prospective tenant or current tenant of the ability to add legal occupants to the lease or renewal lease and to provide a form to add the additional legal occupants.

2019-S5342A (ACTIVE) - Sponsor Memo

2019-S5342A (ACTIVE) - Bill Text download pdf

                            
 
                     S T A T E   O F   N E W   Y O R K
 ________________________________________________________________________
 
                                  5342--A
 
                        2019-2020 Regular Sessions
 
                             I N  S E N A T E
 
                              April 26, 2019
                                ___________
 
 Introduced  by  Sen.  COMRIE -- read twice and ordered printed, and when
   printed to be committed to the Committee on Housing, Construction  and
   Community  Development  --  recommitted  to  the Committee on Housing,
   Construction and Community Development in accordance with Senate  Rule
   6,  sec. 8 -- committee discharged, bill amended, ordered reprinted as
   amended and recommitted to said committee
 
 AN ACT to amend the public housing law, in relation  to  requiring  that
   the  New  York  city  housing  authority  include a notice informing a
   prospective tenant or tenant of the ability to add legal occupants  to
   the lease or renewal lease, and provide, upon request, a tenant with a
   form to add additional legal occupants
 
   THE  PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK, REPRESENTED IN SENATE AND ASSEM-
 BLY, DO ENACT AS FOLLOWS:
 
   Section 1. Section 402 of the public housing law is amended by  adding
 a new subdivision 6-a to read as follows:
   6-A.  A.  THE NEW YORK CITY HOUSING AUTHORITY SHALL INCLUDE WITH EVERY
 LEASE OR RENEWAL LEASE OFFERED TO A PROSPECTIVE  OR  CURRENT  TENANT,  A
 SEPARATE,  CLEAR AND CONSPICUOUS NOTICE, IN AT LEAST SIXTEEN-POINT BOLD-
 FACE TYPE, CONCERNING THE TENANT'S ABILITY TO ADD ADDITIONAL LEGAL OCCU-
 PANTS TO THE LEASE AGREEMENT.
   B. UPON RECEIPT OF A TENANT'S REQUEST FOR A FORM TO ADD AN  ADDITIONAL
 LEGAL OCCUPANT TO HIS OR HER LEASE AGREEMENT, THE AUTHORITY SHALL, WITH-
 IN  SEVEN  DAYS, PROVIDE THE TENANT WITH CLEAR INFORMATION REGARDING HOW
 TO APPLY IN PERSON OR ONLINE, ALONG WITH A NOTICE INFORMING  THE  TENANT
 OF  THE  RIGHT TO GRIEVE THE DENIAL OF ANY OCCUPANCY PERMISSION REQUEST.
 ANY FORM REQUIRED BY THE AUTHORITY TO REQUEST SUCH OCCUPANCY  PERMISSION
 SHALL  BE  MADE  AVAILABLE  FOR  REVIEW AND SUBMISSION IN PERSON, ON THE
 AUTHORITY'S WEBSITE, AND THROUGH THE AUTHORITY'S MOBILE APPLICATION.
   C. UPON RECEIPT OF A TENANT'S REQUEST TO ADD AN ADDITIONAL LEGAL OCCU-
 PANT TO HIS OR HER LEASE AGREEMENT,  THE  AUTHORITY  SHALL  PROVIDE  THE
 TENANT,  IN  WRITING,  WITH  CONFIRMATION OF RECEIPT OF THE APPLICATION,
 
  EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
                       [ ] is old law to be omitted.
              

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