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- Substituted by A4687
- Ordered to third reading cal.993
- Committee discharged and committed to rules
- Reported and committed to finance
- Referred to housing, construction and community development
- Referred to housing, construction and community development
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Increases membership of New York city housing authority
Signed by Governor · Sponsor Vito Lopez
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Bill number
S1104
Title of bill
An act to amend the public housing law, in relation to modifying the composition of the membership of the New York city housing authority to specifically include tenant representatives
Purpose or general idea of bill
This bill would increase the membership of NYCHA to include tenant representation.
Summary of specific provisions
This bill would amend subdivisions 3 and 4 of section 402 of the public housing law, as amended by Chapter 916 of the laws of 1958.
Justification
This bill would increase the participation of public housing tenants in the decision making process of public housing complexes. At the present time, tenants of public housing have limited input into the operation of their housing complexes. They are restricted to an "advisory" role and therefore are removed from any substantive input into the problems and programs for their complexes. By providing public housing tenants representation on the authority they will play a greater role in the operation of their complexes. There will be a corresponding identification with the problems they are confronting and policies enacted to resolve such problems. By providing such direct representation, the tenant representative will act as a board of directors and/or trustees of public housing complexes which will in turn shift the accountability not only onto those who will run public housing but to those tenant representatives who have the direct link to the Housing Authority that they have never had.
The bill provides that two tenant representatives be appointed by the Mayor of New York City. These representatives must be eighteen years of age or older, be a resident of public housing, and shall serve a term of three years. They shall receive a monthly stipend of $250.
Prior legislative history
A4230-b in the 1995/96 Session A1033-a in the 1997/98 Session A1874-a in the 1999/00 Session A1443-a in the 2001/02 Session A2130-a in the 2005/06 Session A2130-a amended on third reading in the 2005/06 Session A4724 - advanced to third reading in the 2007/08 Session S1494 - referred to housing, construction and community development in 2007/08 Session
Fiscal implications
The newly elected two tenant representatives shall receive a monthly stipend of $250. The cost to the City of New York will be $6,000 per year - ($250 x 12 months) x 2 representatives.
Effective date
This act shall take effect immediately.
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