Bill Text: NY S06713 | 2019-2020 | General Assembly | Introduced


Bill Title: Directs the division of human rights to promulgate a statement regarding housing discrimination that shall be appended to any form of housing assistance to inform recipients of such assistance about what statements and actions may be considered illegal discrimination based on lawful source of income.

Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Democrat 3-0)

Status: (Introduced - Dead) 2020-12-28 - COMMITTED TO RULES [S06713 Detail]

Download: New_York-2019-S06713-Introduced.html



                STATE OF NEW YORK
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                                          6713

                               2019-2020 Regular Sessions

                    IN SENATE

                                   September 13, 2019
                                       ___________

        Introduced  by  Sen. HOYLMAN -- read twice and ordered printed, and when
          printed to be committed to the Committee on Rules

        AN ACT to amend the executive law, in relation to directing the division
          of human rights to promulgate a statement regarding housing  discrimi-
          nation that shall be appended to any form of housing assistance

          The  People of the State of New York, represented in Senate and Assem-
        bly, do enact as follows:

     1    Section 1. The executive law is amended by adding a new section  295-a
     2  to read as follows:
     3    §  295-a. Additional powers and duties of the division. In addition to
     4  the powers and duties otherwise provided by this article,  the  division
     5  shall:
     6    Create  and  promulgate a statement that shall be appended to any form
     7  of housing assistance administered by  any  state  or  municipal  agency
     8  including,  but not limited to, the section eight housing choice voucher
     9  program, or any other form of housing  assistance,  payment,  or  credit
    10  regardless of whether or not such assistance or credit is paid or attri-
    11  buted  directly  to  a  landlord.  Such  statement  shall, at a minimum,
    12  include:
    13    1. examples of different forms of lawful source of income;
    14    2. examples of phrases  that  may  indicate  discrimination  based  on
    15  lawful  source  of income in violation of section two hundred ninety-six
    16  of this article;
    17    3. a statement that it is illegal for  landlords,  brokers  and  other
    18  housing agents to refuse to accept rental assistance for payment of rent
    19  or a security deposit in buildings with six or more units;
    20    4.  a  statement  that  it is illegal for landlords, brokers and other
    21  housing agents to request  additional  payments  for  rent,  a  security
    22  deposit  or  broker's  fee because an individual receives rental assist-
    23  ance;

         EXPLANATION--Matter in italics (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
                              [ ] is old law to be omitted.
                                                                   LBD13308-02-9

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     1    5. a statement that it is illegal for  landlords,  brokers  and  other
     2  housing  agents  to  publish  any type of advertisement that indicates a
     3  refusal to accept rental assistance;
     4    6.  a  statement  that  it is illegal for landlords to refuse or delay
     5  making repairs to an individual's unit because such individual pays rent
     6  with rental assistance;
     7    7. a statement that an individual  has  the  right  to  be  free  from
     8  discriminatory,  harassing  or threatening behavior or comments based on
     9  such individual's receipt of or application for rental assistance;
    10    8. contact information, including phone numbers, for  the  appropriate
    11  agencies  and  departments  at  which to make a complaint if the voucher
    12  recipient feels that he or she is a victim of source of income discrimi-
    13  nation; and
    14    9. any other information deemed appropriate by the commissioner.
    15    § 2. This act shall take effect on the ninetieth day  after  it  shall
    16  have  become  a  law.    Effective  immediately, the addition, amendment
    17  and/or repeal of any rule or regulation necessary for the implementation
    18  of this act on  its  effective  date  are  authorized  to  be  made  and
    19  completed on or before such effective date.
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