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NY S00212

Bill

Status

Introduced

1/9/2019

Primary Sponsor

Brian Benjamin

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Origin

Senate

2019-2020 General Assembly

AI Summary

  • Prohibits renaming, re-designating, or reconstituting boundaries of traditionally recognized neighborhoods in cities with populations of one million or more without following a formal process.

  • Requires the mayor to obtain city council approval and designate a government office to develop a process for any proposed neighborhood renaming or boundary changes, with mandatory input from relevant community boards.

  • Bars real estate brokers and agents from marketing properties as part of or located in a designated neighborhood unless it is a traditionally recognized neighborhood or has been recognized through the established process.

  • Subjects real estate brokers to monetary fines, license suspension, or license revocation by the secretary of state for violations of the marketing restrictions.

  • Defines traditionally recognized neighborhoods as those officially recognized by at least one of the community boards established by the applicable city charter.

Legislative Description

Enacts the Neighborhood Integrity Act which establishes a formal process for renaming or re-designating a traditionally recognized neighborhood in the city of New York; provides penalties for real estate brokers and agents who advertise a property as part of, or located in, a designated neighborhood that is not traditionally recognized as such.

Last Action

REFERRED TO CITIES

1/8/2020

Committee Referrals

Cities1/9/2019

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