Bill Text: NY S00154 | 2015-2016 | General Assembly | Introduced

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Bill Title: Provides that whenever rent is paid by NYC human resources administration on behalf of a tenant on public assistance, the department of housing preservation shall send a certification of payment to such tenant.

Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Democrat 4-0)

Status: (Introduced - Dead) 2016-01-06 - REFERRED TO CITIES [S00154 Detail]

Download: New_York-2015-S00154-Introduced.html

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                           S T A T E   O F   N E W   Y O R K
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                                          154
                              2015-2016 Regular Sessions
                                   I N  S E N A T E
                                      (PREFILED)
                                    January 7, 2015
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       Introduced  by Sen. SQUADRON -- read twice and ordered printed, and when
         printed to be committed to the Committee on Cities
       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
         THE PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK, REPRESENTED IN SENATE AND  ASSEM-
       BLY, DO ENACT AS FOLLOWS:
    1    Section 1. Title 26 of the administrative code of the city of New York
    2  is amended by adding a new chapter 12 to read as follows:
    3                                  CHAPTER 12
    4                    CERTIFICATION OF CERTAIN RENT PAYMENT
    5  SECTION 26-1201 CERTIFICATION OF PAYMENT.
    6    S  26-1201  CERTIFICATION OF PAYMENT. (A) WHENEVER RENT IS PAID BY THE
    7  HUMAN RESOURCES ADMINISTRATION TO A LANDLORD ON BEHALF OF A  TENANT  WHO
    8  IS RECEIVING PUBLIC ASSISTANCE, THE HUMAN RESOURCES ADMINISTRATION SHALL
    9  ISSUE  A  CERTIFICATION  OF  PAYMENT TO SUCH TENANT, UPON REQUEST BY THE
   10  TENANT FOR CERTIFICATION. THE CERTIFICATION OF PAYMENT SHALL SET FORTH:
   11    (1) THE DATE THE PAYMENT WAS MAILED;
   12    (2) THE NAME OF THE LANDLORD TO WHOM THE PAYMENT WAS MAILED;
   13    (3) THE ADDRESS TO WHICH PAYMENT WAS MAILED; AND
   14    (4) THE AMOUNT OF PAYMENT MAILED.
   15    (B) A REQUEST FOR CERTIFICATION OF PAYMENT MAY BE MADE BY  THE  TENANT
   16  IN  PERSON AT THE TENANT'S ASSIGNED HUMAN RESOURCE ADMINISTRATION OFFICE
   17  OR BY THE TENANT OR THE LANDLORD BY TELEPHONE. IF A REQUEST IS  MADE  IN
   18  PERSON,  THE  CERTIFICATION  OF  PAYMENT  SHALL BE MADE AVAILABLE TO THE
   19  TENANT AT THE TENANT'S ASSIGNED HUMAN RESOURCE ADMINISTRATION OFFICE NOT
   20  MORE THAN TWO DAYS AFTER THE REQUEST IS MADE. IF THE REQUEST IS MADE  BY
   21  TELEPHONE,  THE  CERTIFICATION  OF PAYMENT SHALL BE SENT VIA FIRST CLASS
   22  MAIL TO THE TENANT AT HIS OR  HER  LAST  KNOWN  ADDRESS  NOT  MORE  THAN
   23  FIFTEEN  DAYS  AFTER  THE  REQUEST IS MADE. EACH HUMAN RESOURCE ADMINIS-
        EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
                             [ ] is old law to be omitted.
                                                                  LBD00836-02-5
       S. 154                              2
    1  TRATION OFFICE SHALL DESIGNATE A TELEPHONE NUMBER FOR USE BY TENANTS AND
    2  LANDLORDS TO REQUEST CERTIFICATION OF PAYMENT.
    3    (C)  AT  THE TIME OF APPROVAL OF AN APPLICATION FOR PUBLIC ASSISTANCE,
    4  THE HUMAN RESOURCE ADMINISTRATION OFFICE SHALL PROVIDE THE APPLICANT FOR
    5  ASSISTANCE WITH WRITTEN NOTICE OF  HIS  OR  HER  RIGHT  TO  REQUEST  AND
    6  RECEIVE CERTIFICATION OF RENT PAYMENTS AS PROVIDED IN THIS SECTION.
    7    S 2. This act shall take effect on the one hundred twentieth day after
    8  it  shall have become a law; provided, however, that the human resources
    9  administration shall  promulgate  rules  and  regulations  necessary  to
   10  effectuate this act prior to such effective date.