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NY A06932
Bill
Status
3/24/2017
Primary Sponsor
Brian Barnwell
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AI Summary
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Requires all hotels, motels, inns, lodgings, resorts, taverns, boarding houses, rooming houses, and hostels used to house homeless persons in New York City to have a signed contract approved by the city/state agency and the New York City Comptroller.
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Comptroller must review contract financial terms within ten days and issue a letter of financial conformity to the local community board, which then has thirty days to hold a public hearing and vote on the proposed location by majority vote.
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Prohibits homeless housing facilities from locating within five hundred yards of a school and requires monthly incident reporting to police precincts and community boards, with emergency incidents reported immediately.
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Contractors and their members, managers, directors, and partners are prohibited from contributing to political campaigns, candidates, or ballot measures during the contract term and for four years after contract expiration.
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Allows community boards and elected officials to bring legal actions for violations, and if violations are found, courts must terminate the contract and require the contractor to pay all attorney fees and costs.
Legislative Description
Relates to housing of homeless persons in the city of New York; requires that no hotel, motel, inn, lodging, resort, tavern, boarding house, rooming house, or hostel shall be used to house the homeless unless a contract between the city or state agency that is responsible for providing housing to such homeless persons and the owner of such place where the housing will be provided is approved and signed by such parties and by the comptroller.
Last Action
referred to social services
1/3/2018