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

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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-Amended.html

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                           S T A T E   O F   N E W   Y O R K
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                                        3114--B
           Cal. No. 195
                              2011-2012 Regular Sessions
                                   I N  S E N A T E
                                   February 9, 2011
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       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 -- reported favorably
         from said committee, ordered to first and second report, ordered to  a
         third  reading,  substituted  by  Assembly  Bill No. 570, substitution
         reconsidered and vote reconsidered, restored to third reading,  passed
         Senate  and  delivered  to  Assembly,  recalled,  amended  and ordered
         reprinted, retaining its place  in  the  order  of  third  reading  --
         repassed  by  Senate and delivered to the Assembly, vote reconsidered,
         restored to third reading, amended and  ordered  reprinted,  retaining
         its place in the order of third reading
       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:
    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  DEVELOPMENTS,
    5  CONDUCTING A MEETING AUTHORIZED PURSUANT TO SECTION TWO  HUNDRED  THIRTY
    6  OF  THE  REAL  PROPERTY  LAW  SHALL HAVE THE RIGHT TO MEET WITHOUT BEING
    7  REQUIRED TO PAY A FEE IN ANY LOCATION OWNED BY SUCH AUTHORITY  WHICH  IS
    8  DEVOTED  TO  THE  COMMON  USE  OF  ALL TENANTS, INCLUDING A COMMUNITY OR
    9  SOCIAL ROOM WHERE USE IS NORMALLY SUBJECT TO A FEE, PROVIDED  THAT  SUCH
   10  MEETING IS CONDUCTED IN A PEACEFUL MANNER, AT REASONABLE HOURS AND WITH-
   11  OUT  OBSTRUCTING  ACCESS  TO THE PREMISES OR FACILITIES SO LONG AS THREE
   12  DAYS' PRIOR NOTICE IS GIVEN TO THE  MANAGEMENT  OFFICE  OF  THE  PROJECT
   13  DEVELOPMENT.
   14    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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