Bill Text: NY S03114 | 2011-2012 | General Assembly | Introduced

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Bill Title: Provides for the use of common areas in housing authority projects by tenant groups, committees or organizations without the imposition of a fee providing that the meeting is peacefully conducted, during reasonable hours, does not obstruct any access, and the meeting space is reserved three days in advance.

Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Democrat 3-0)

Status: (Introduced - Dead) 2011-03-16 - SUBSTITUTED BY A570 [S03114 Detail]

Download: New_York-2011-S03114-Introduced.html

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                           S T A T E   O F   N E W   Y O R K
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                                         3114
                              2011-2012 Regular Sessions
                                   I N  S E N A T E
                                   February 9, 2011
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       Introduced by Sen. ESPAILLAT -- 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 projects for tenant meetings
         THE  PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK, REPRESENTED IN SENATE AND ASSEM-
       BLY, DO ENACT AS FOLLOWS:
    1    Section 1. The public housing law is amended by adding a  new  section
    2  61 to read as follows:
    3    S  61.    TENANT  MEETINGS. ANY GROUP, COMMITTEE OR OTHER ORGANIZATION
    4  COMPRISED OF TENANTS RESIDING IN HOUSING AUTHORITY PROJECTS,  CONDUCTING
    5  A  MEETING AUTHORIZED PURSUANT TO SECTION TWO HUNDRED THIRTY OF THE REAL
    6  PROPERTY LAW SHALL HAVE THE RIGHT TO MEET WITHOUT BEING REQUIRED TO  PAY
    7  A  FEE  IN  ANY LOCATION OWNED BY SUCH AUTHORITY WHICH IS DEVOTED TO THE
    8  COMMON USE OF ALL TENANTS, INCLUDING A COMMUNITY OR  SOCIAL  ROOM  WHERE
    9  USE  IS  NORMALLY  SUBJECT  TO  A  FEE,  PROVIDED  THAT  SUCH MEETING IS
   10  CONDUCTED  IN  A  PEACEFUL  MANNER,  AT  REASONABLE  HOURS  AND  WITHOUT
   11  OBSTRUCTING  ACCESS TO THE PREMISES OR FACILITIES SO LONG AS THREE DAYS'
   12  PRIOR NOTICE IS GIVEN TO THE COMPLEX WHERE THE MEETING IS TO TAKE PLACE.
   13    S 2. This act shall take effect immediately.
        EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
                             [ ] is old law to be omitted.
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