Bill Text: NY S00055 | 2011-2012 | General Assembly | Introduced

New York Senate Bill 55 (Prior Session Legislation)

Introduced

Bill Title: Authorizes the housing part of the civil court of the city of New York on its own motion or on the motion of a party to join the department of social services of the city of New York as a party in any action or proceeding wherein the failure of a recipient of or applicant for public assistance to pay rent is at issue; also permits the court to join the division of adult protective services of the city of New York, where appropriate.

Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Democrat 6-0)

Status: (Introduced - Dead) 2012-01-04 - REFERRED TO JUDICIARY [S00055 Detail]

Download: New_York-2011-S00055-Introduced.html

                           S T A T E   O F   N E W   Y O R K
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                                          55
                              2011-2012 Regular Sessions
                                   I N  S E N A T E
                                      (PREFILED)
                                    January 5, 2011
                                      ___________
       Introduced  by Sens. SQUADRON, DIAZ, HASSELL-THOMPSON, KRUEGER, MONTGOM-
         ERY, SERRANO -- read twice and ordered printed, and when printed to be
         committed to the Committee on Judiciary
       AN ACT to amend the New York city civil court act, in  relation  to  the
         participation  of the department of social services of the city of New
         York in certain actions and proceedings in the housing  part  of  such
         court
         THE  PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK, REPRESENTED IN SENATE AND ASSEM-
       BLY, DO ENACT AS FOLLOWS:
    1    Section 1.  Subdivision (d) of section 110 of the New York city  civil
    2  court  act,  as  added by chapter 982 of the laws of 1972, is amended to
    3  read as follows:
    4    (d)  In any of the actions or proceedings specified in subdivision (a)
    5  and on the application of any party, any city department or  the  court,
    6  on  its  own  motion,  may join any other person or city department as a
    7  party in order to effectuate proper housing maintenance standards and to
    8  promote the public interest.  IN ADDITION TO ANY  OTHER  APPLICATION  OF
    9  ITS  POWERS UNDER THIS SUBDIVISION, THE COURT MAY, ON THE APPLICATION OF
   10  ANY PARTY OR ON ITS OWN MOTION, JOIN AS A PARTY THE DEPARTMENT OF SOCIAL
   11  SERVICES OF THE CITY OF NEW YORK IN ANY ACTION OR  PROCEEDING  IN  WHICH
   12  THE  PAYMENT  OR  NON-PAYMENT OF RENT BY A RECIPIENT OF OR APPLICANT FOR
   13  PUBLIC ASSISTANCE PURSUANT TO THE SOCIAL SERVICES LAW IS AT  ISSUE,  AND
   14  THE  COURT MAY JOIN AS A PARTY THE DIVISION OF ADULT PROTECTIVE SERVICES
   15  OF THE CITY OF NEW YORK IN ANY SUCH ACTION OR PROCEEDING,  WHERE  APPRO-
   16  PRIATE.
   17    S    2.   This act shall take effect immediately, and shall govern any
   18  action or proceeding pending in the housing part on the  effective  date
   19  of this act, as well as actions and proceedings instituted thereafter.
        EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
                             [ ] is old law to be omitted.
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