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Int 0665-2018

Receipt of rental assistance payments.

IntroductionFiledCommittee on General Welfareintroduced 2018-03-07

Filed — closed without being enacted.

Official record · Legistar

Agenda: 2018-03-07Passed: 2021-12-31

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 WelfareHuman 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: 1394 days in committee

Similar bills: median 437 days · 195 days when passed

Sponsors (1)

Lifecycle

IntroducedIntroduced by Council
2018-03-07 · City Council
ActionReferred to Comm by Council
2018-03-07 · City Council
ClosedFiled (End of Session)
2021-12-31 · City Council

Heard at (1)

City Council · 2018-03-07 · 1:30 PM · Council Chambers - City Hall

Attachments (5)

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 21-140 to read as follows: � 21-140 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. AV LS 300 LS 7983/Int. 1583-2017 12/8/17 1 2