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S5299Senate2009-2010 Session

Requires certification notice to tenant when rent is paid by human resources administration

Sponsor Daniel L. SquadronSD-25+6 co-sponsorsAffects Local Government
Status
In Senate Committee
Cities
Impact
Pending
Passage
Pending

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Primary sponsor
Daniel L. Squadron

Senator · Senate District 25

History

  1. Referred to cities
  2. Committed to rules
  3. Advanced to third reading
  4. 2nd report cal.
  5. 1st report cal.301
  6. Referred to cities

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Sponsor's memo

Title of bill

An act to amend the administrative code of the city of New York, in relation to certification of payment of rent by the human resources administration to the tenant

Purpose or general idea of bill

Requires the Human Resources Administration to issue a receipt to a tenant on public assistance, within fifteen (15) days after such payment to tenant, verifying proof of rental payment to landlord.

Summary of specific provisions

Amends title twenty-six of the Administrative Code of the City of New York by adding a new chapter ten.

Justification

This bill provides tenants on public assistance the right to receive a receipt as proof of rental payment once the Human Resources Administration (HRA) makes said payment to the respective landlord. This legislation is deemed necessary because there are hundreds of cases whereby tenants whose rent is paid by HRA are summoned to landlord/tenant court for non-payment of rent. The tenant is never made aware of the fact that HRA has paid the landlord. Such receipt would provide the tenant with proof of payment when called into court.

Prior legislative history

1993-1994: A.6269/5.3881 1995-1996: A.5578/S.3252 1997-1998: A.5675 1999-2000: A.1518/S.2111 2001-2002: A.6545-A 2003-2004: A.5810 2005-2006: A.735 2007: A619

Fiscal implications

Unable to determine at this time.

Local fiscal implications

Unable to determine at this time.

Effective date

This act shall take effect on the one hundred twentieth day after it shall have become law.

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