What's happening
This bill requires the creation of a system to submit, track, and publicly report housing condition complaints in New York.
Why it matters
Creates a centralized, accessible way for tenants and advocates to report poor housing conditions. , which could make it easier for individuals—especially those who face barriers to in-person reporting—to seek help when buildings are unsafe or unsanitary.
Mandates transparency by requiring public posting of complaint details (date, address, alleged violation, and complaint status). , allowing tenants, policymakers, and the public to identify chronic problems or negligent landlords and spot trends in housing issues.
Requires annual, public reporting of all complaints received. , potentially increasing accountability for both landlords and government agencies by highlighting systemic issues and informing future policy or enforcement actions.
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Track Housing Complaints Online
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Sponsors
10 Co-sponsors
2 Multi-sponsors
History
- Referred to housing
- Referred to housing
Companion bill
The same bill in the other chamber. A bill becomes law when one version passes both houses and the governor signs it, so either number can carry it.
Make Housing Complaints Public
In Senate Committee · Housing, Construction And Community Development · Sponsor Zellnor Myrie
Full text
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STATE OF NEW YORK
2139
2019-2020 Regular Sessions
IN ASSEMBLY
January 22, 2019
Introduced by M. of A. RICHARDSON, DE LA ROSA, MOSLEY, ORTIZ, COLTON -- Multi-Sponsored by -- M. of A. SIMON -- read once and referred to the Committee on Housing
AN ACT to amend the public housing law, in relation to submitting and tracking complaints relating to housing conditions and making such information publicly available
The People of the State of New York, represented in Senate and Assembly, 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. Submitting and tracking housing condition complaints. 1. The commissioner shall establish a system that allows individuals:
(a) to submit, online and by telephone, complaints alleging housing conditions that would, if proved, violate any law, rule or regulation relating to the maintenance, use, occupancy, safety or sanitary condition of any building or portion thereof which is occupied, arranged or intended to be occupied as a home, residence or dwelling place; and
(b) obtain, online and by telephone, information relating to such complaints, including the status thereof.
2. The commissioner shall publish on the division of housing and community renewal website the following information relating to the complaints made pursuant to subdivision one of this section:
(a) the date of the complaint;
(b) the address of the building to which the complaint relates;
(c) the conditions complained of, including the law, rule or regulation such conditions would, if proved, violate; and
(d) the status of the complaint.
3. Beginning one year after the effective date of this section, and annually thereafter, the commissioner shall publish on the division of housing and community renewal website a report summarizing the
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complaints made to the division of housing and community renewal pursuant to subdivision one of this section during the previous year.
§ 2. This act shall take effect on the ninetieth day after it shall have become a law.
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