S1740-2013 Actions

• May 21, 2013: 1ST REPORT CAL.674
• Jan 9, 2013: REFERRED TO HOUSING, CONSTRUCTION AND COMMUNITY DEVELOPMENT

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BILL NUMBER:S1740

TITLE OF BILL:
An act
to amend the public housing law, in relation to the use of areas in
housing authority developments for tenant meetings

SUMMARY OF SPECIFIC PROVISIONS:
This bill would allow tenants, of public housing authority projects,
desiring to conduct a meeting pursuant to section two hundred thirty
of the real property law to have the use, without having to pay a
fee, of any location owned by the authority and set aside as an area
of common use for all tenants, including any community or social room
where use is normally subject to a fee, providing the meeting is
peacefully conducted, during reasonable hours, does not obstruct any
access, and, the meeting space is reserved three days in advance.

JUSTIFICATION:
This legislation would give tenants of housing authority projects the
opportunity to Plan and schedule meetings within their specific
complex without having to rent an authorized meeting space. Groups,
or committees, that, due to the inability to nay for a community or
social room where use is usually subject to a fee, would be forced to
meet in apartments or open areas in possible violation of building
codes, would be guaranteed free use of a bonafide meeting place. This
legislation would also protect the housing authority complex by
requiring the authority governing the complex by giving three days
notice of the desired meeting which must be conducted in a peaceful
manner, during reasonable hours, and without obstruction of any
access to the premises or facilities.

PRIOR LEGISLATIVE HISTORY:
2007: A.5557
2005-2006: A.736
2003-2004: A.6769
2001-2002: A.6314
1999-2000: A.1480
1997-1998: A.4035
1995-1996: A.7523

FISCAL IMPLICATIONS: None to the State.

EFFECTIVE DATE: Immediately.

S1740-2013 Text

 S T A T E   O F   N E W   Y O R K
 
 
                                         1740
 2013-2014 Regular Sessions
 I N  SENATE
 (PREFILED)
 January 9, 2013
 
 Introduced  by  Sens.  ESPAILLAT,  AVELLA,  MONTGOMERY -- read twice and
 ordered printed, and when printed to be committed to the Committee  on
 Housing, Construction and Community Development
 AN  ACT to amend the public housing law, in relation to the use of areas
 in housing authority developments for tenant meetings
 THE PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK, REPRESENTED IN SENATE AND  ASSEM
 BLY, DO ENACT AS FOLLOWS:

 

Section  1.  The public housing law is amended by adding a new section
 61 to read as follows:

 

S 61.  TENANT MEETINGS. ANY GROUP,  COMMITTEE  OR  OTHER  ORGANIZATION
 COMPRISED   OF  TENANTS  RESIDING  IN  HOUSING  AUTHORITY  DEVELOPMENTS,
 CONDUCTING A MEETING AUTHORIZED PURSUANT TO SECTION TWO  HUNDRED  THIRTY
 OF  THE  REAL  PROPERTY  LAW  SHALL HAVE THE RIGHT TO MEET WITHOUT BEING
 REQUIRED TO PAY A FEE IN ANY LOCATION OWNED BY SUCH AUTHORITY  WHICH  IS
 DEVOTED  TO  THE  COMMON  USE  OF  ALL TENANTS, INCLUDING A COMMUNITY OR
 SOCIAL ROOM WHERE USE IS NORMALLY SUBJECT TO A FEE, PROVIDED  THAT  SUCH
 MEETING IS CONDUCTED IN A PEACEFUL MANNER, AT REASONABLE HOURS AND WITH
 OUT  OBSTRUCTING  ACCESS  TO THE PREMISES OR FACILITIES SO LONG AS THREE
 DAYS' PRIOR NOTICE IS GIVEN TO THE  MANAGEMENT  OFFICE  OF  THE  PROJECT
 DEVELOPMENT.
 

S 2. This act shall take effect immediately.
 EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
 [ ] is old law to be omitted.
 LBD00736-01-3

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