What's happening
This bill requires hotels to disclose in advertisements and with posted signs if they contract to provide rooms for homeless individuals or families.
Why it matters
Potential impact on consumer choice. By requiring hotels to disclose if they contract to house homeless individuals or families, the bill gives prospective guests information that could influence their decision to book a room, potentially affecting hotel occupancy rates and customer demographics.
Public perception and stigma. This law could contribute to the stigmatization of homeless individuals and families by making their presence in hotels more visible, possibly leading to social tensions or negative perceptions among hotel patrons and the broader community.
Operational and competitive implications for hotels. Hotels that participate in contracts to provide temporary housing for the homeless may face new business challenges, including compliance costs, possible reputational concerns, or shifts in clientele compared to competitors not engaged in such agreements.
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- Referred to consumer affairs and protection
- Referred to consumer affairs and protection
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Hotels Must Disclose Homeless Contracts
In Senate Committee · Consumer Protection · Sponsor Joseph P. Addabbo Jr.
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STATE OF NEW YORK
8619
2017-2018 Regular Sessions
IN ASSEMBLY
September 1, 2017
Introduced by M. of A. M. G. MILLER -- read once and referred to the Committee on Consumer Affairs and Protection
AN ACT to amend the general business law, in relation to the disclosure by hotels of contracts or similar agreements providing rooms to eligible homeless persons or families
The People of the State of New York, represented in Senate and Assembly, do enact as follows:
Section 1. The general business law is amended by adding a new section 206-f to read as follows:
§ 206-f. Hotel disclosure of certain occupancy. 1. For purposes of this section the term "hotel" means a building or portion of a building which is regularly used and kept open as such for the lodging of guests. The term "hotel" does not include buildings which formerly were used and kept open for the lodging of guests, but have been converted for the sole use of temporary housing for homeless individuals or families.
2. Any hotel that enters into a contract or similar agreement for the purposes of providing a room to an eligible homeless person or family shall disclose such contract or agreement on all forms of advertising for such hotel, and shall post a sign with such information in a location that is readily accessible to hotel patrons.
§ 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.
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