Int 1583-2017
Receipt of rental assistance payments.
IntroductionFiledCommittee on General Welfareintroduced 2017-04-25
Filed — closed without being enacted.
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Agenda: 2017-04-25Passed: 2017-12-31
Summary
The bill would require the Human Resources Administration to provide landlords the option to accept rental assistance payments via an electronic transfer into a bank account.
Committee on General Welfare — Human Resources Administration/Department of Social Services, Department of Homeless Services, and charitable institutions.
How it compares
32% of similar bills passed
16 passed · 34 died
This bill: 249 days in committee
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Sponsors (2)
Lifecycle
IntroducedIntroduced by Council
2017-04-25 · City Council
ActionReferred to Comm by Council
2017-04-25 · City Council
ClosedFiled (End of Session)
2017-12-31 · City Council
Heard at (1)
City Council · 2017-04-25 · 1:30 PM · Council Chambers - City Hall
Attachments (3)
Full text
Be it enacted by the Council as follows:
Section 1. Chapter 1 of title 21 of the administrative code of the city of New York is amended by adding a new section 21-139 to read as follows:
� 21-139 Rental assistance payments. a. Definitions. For the purposes of this section, the term "rental assistance payments" means payments made by the department to landlords on behalf of tenants pursuant to programs administered by the department.
b. The department shall provide landlords the option to accept rental assistance payments via an electronic transfer into a bank account.
� 2. This local law takes effect 90 days after it becomes law.
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