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Int 0384-2018

Use of hotel rooms as temporary shelter placements.

IntroductionFiledCommittee on General Welfareintroduced 2018-01-31

Filed — closed without being enacted.

Official record · Legistar

Agenda: 2018-01-31Passed: 2021-12-31

Summary

The bill would require any commercial hotel that enters into an agreement with the Department of Homeless Services to provide rooms to be used as shelter for eligible homeless individuals or families to disclose that information on all forms of advertising and to post a sign with the information in a location that is readily accessible to hotel patrons.

Committee on General WelfareHuman Resources Administration/Department of Social Services, Department of Homeless Services, and charitable institutions.

How it compares

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10 passed · 40 died

This bill: 1430 days in committee

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Sponsors (3)

Lifecycle

IntroducedIntroduced by Council
2018-01-31 · City Council
ActionReferred to Comm by Council
2018-01-31 · City Council
ClosedFiled (End of Session)
2021-12-31 · City Council

Heard at (1)

City Council · 2018-01-31 · 1:30 PM · Council Chambers - City Hall

Attachments (5)

Full text
Be it enacted by the Council as follows: Section 1. Chapter 3 of title 21 of the administrative code of the city of New York is amended by adding a new section 21-323 to read as follows: � 21-323 Hotel disclosures. a. Definitions. For the purposes of this section, the term "hotel" means a building or portion of it which is regularly used and kept open as such for the lodging of guests. The term "hotel" does not include buildings which formerly were used and kept open for the lodging of guests, but have been converted for the sole use of temporary housing for homeless individuals or families. b. Any hotel that enters into a contract or similar agreement with the department or with a contracted provider of the department for the purpose of providing a room to an eligible homeless person or family shall disclose such information on all forms of advertising for such hotel and shall post a sign with such information in a location that is readily accessible to hotel patrons. The size, style, and wording of such signs shall be determined in accordance with rules promulgated by the commissioner. � 2. This local law takes effect 90 days after its enactment into law, provided that the commissioner shall promulgate any rules necessary for implementing and carrying out the provisions of this local law prior to such effective date. AV LS #10688/Int. 1682-2017 LS 665 12/26/17 1 2