What's happening
This bill requires on-site superintendents and maintenance supervisors at NYCHA facilities, mandates timely repairs for heating and door locks, and removes NYCHA's exemption from certain city housing codes.
Why it matters
Increases accountability for building conditions. By mandating on-site superintendents or maintenance supervisors at every NYCHA facility, the bill ensures there is always a responsible person present to address issues and maintain standards, which could lead to faster identification and resolution of problems.
Focuses on resident safety and quality of life. The requirement for timely repairs to heating systems and door locks targets two of the most common and critical complaints from public housing residents, aiming to reduce periods of discomfort and vulnerability to crime or cold.
Expands city oversight and legal protections. Removing NYCHA’s exemption from certain city housing codes means NYCHA buildings will be subject to the same standards and enforcement as private landlords, potentially improving living conditions and giving tenants more recourse for unresolved violations.
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Who cares
NYCHA residents
The bill would require janitors to take substantial steps toward fixing heating problems and broken door locks within 48 hours of receiving notice.
New York City Housing Authority
The bill would authorize on-site superintendents and maintenance supervisors at all NYCHA facilities and repeal the authority’s exemption under section 27-2056 of the city Administrative Code.
NYCHA janitors and maintenance staff
The bill would explicitly include workable door locks in janitorial maintenance and assign on-site supervisors responsibility for facility cleanliness and functionality.
Applicants for NYCHA superintendent and maintenance supervisor positions
Appointments would follow applicable civil service law and be limited to U.S. citizens who have never been convicted of a felony.
Headline styles
Require On-Site Supervisors
Plain English, a few words. Used as the page title.
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.
Require On-Site Building Supers
In Senate Committee · Housing, Construction And Community Development · Sponsor Leroy Comrie
Full text
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STATE OF NEW YORK
4578
2019-2020 Regular Sessions
IN ASSEMBLY
February 4, 2019
Introduced by M. of A. BLAKE, BARRON, COLTON, COOK, JOYNER, MOSLEY, ORTIZ, SIMOTAS, TAYLOR -- read once and referred to the Committee on Housing
AN ACT to amend the public housing law and the administrative code of the city of New York, in relation to establishing an on site superintendent or maintenance supervisor at city of New York Housing Authority facilities, including janitorial services to maintain workable locks on doors; and to repeal section 27-2056 of the administrative code of the city of New York, relating to the exemption to the housing authority under such code
The People of the State of New York, represented in Senate and Assembly, do enact as follows:
Section 1. Subdivision 5-a of section 402 of the public housing law is amended by adding a new paragraph g to read as follows:
g. Notwithstanding any provisions to the contrary contained in this chapter, or any general, special or local law, the city of New York housing authority shall have the power to provide and maintain on site superintendents and maintenance supervisors at all city of New York housing authority facilities. Such site superintendent or maintenance supervisor shall have the duty, in and about housing facilities, to preserve the cleanliness and functionality of the facility and other requirements the authority deems necessary. Appointments to site superintendent or maintenance supervisor shall be made in accordance with applicable provisions of the civil service law and only persons who have never been convicted of a felony, and who are citizens of the United States shall be appointed site superintendent or maintenance supervisor.
§ 2. Subdivision (a) of section 27-2052 of the administrative code of the city of New York is amended to read as follows:
(a) Janitorial services means: Cleaning and maintenance, including the making of minor repairs, such as workable locks on doors; the furnishing of heat and hot water, where supplied from a central source; the removal
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[ ] is old law to be omitted.
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of garbage, refuse, ashes and wastes from the premises; and the removal of snow, ice, dirt and other matter from the sidewalk and gutter.
§ 3. Section 27-2053 of the administrative code of the city of New York is amended by adding a new subdivision d to read as follows:
d. Janitors in city of New York housing authority facilities shall take substantial actual or material steps towards remedying heating issues and broken locks on doors within forty-eight hours of receiving notice of such issue.
§ 4. Section 27-2056 of the administrative code of the city of New York is REPEALED.
§ 5. This act shall take effect immediately.
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