Int 0901-2024
Providing certain homeownership information to homeowners and their heirs.
IntroductionEnactedCommittee on Consumer and Worker Protectionintroduced 2024-05-16Local Law 2025/026
Enacted as Local Law 2025/026.
Official record · Legistar
Agenda: 2024-05-16Passed: 2025-03-15Enacted: 2025-03-15
Summary
This bill would require the Office of the Homeowner Advocate to consult with the Department of Consumer and Worker Protection to provide support and counseling to homeowners. Such support would include financial planning, mortgage counseling and scam prevention.
Committee on Consumer and Worker Protection — Department of Consumer and Worker Protection and Office of Nightlife.
How it compares
28% of similar bills passed
14 passed · 36 died
This bill: 272 days in committee
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Sponsors (22)
Lifecycle
IntroducedIntroduced by Council
2024-05-16 · City Council
ActionReferred to Comm by Council
2024-05-16 · City Council
HeardHearing Held by Committee
2024-11-19 · Committee on Consumer and Worker Protection
HeldLaid Over by Committee
2024-11-19 · Committee on Consumer and Worker Protection
HeardHearing Held by Committee
2024-11-19 · Committee on Aging
HeldLaid Over by Committee
2024-11-19 · Committee on Aging
HeardHearing Held by Committee
2025-02-13 · Committee on Consumer and Worker Protection
ActionAmendment Proposed by Comm
2025-02-13 · Committee on Consumer and Worker Protection
ActionAmended by Committee
2025-02-13 · Committee on Consumer and Worker Protection
AdvancedApproved by Committee
2025-02-13 · Committee on Consumer and Worker Protection
AdvancedApproved by Council
2025-02-13 · City Council
ActionSent to Mayor by Council
2025-02-13 · City Council
AdvancedCity Charter Rule Adopted
2025-03-15 · Administration
ActionReturned Unsigned by Mayor
2025-03-17 · City Council
Votes (7)
Aye (7)
Shaun AbreuGale A. BrewerAmanda C. FaríasShekar KrishnanChi A. OsséJulie WonJulie Menin
Heard at (6)
City Council · 2025-02-13 · 1:30 PM · Council Chambers - City Hall
Committee on Consumer and Worker Protection · 2025-02-13 · 11:00 AM · Council Chambers - City Hall
Committee on Housing and Buildings · 2024-11-19 · 1:00 PM · 250 Broadway - Committee Room, 16th Floor
Committee on Consumer and Worker Protection · 2024-11-19 · 1:00 PM · 250 Broadway - Committee Room, 16th Floor
Committee on Aging · 2024-11-19 · 1:00 PM · 250 Broadway - Committee Room, 16th Floor
City Council · 2024-05-16 · 1:30 PM · Council Chambers - City Hall
Attachments (19)
- Summary of Int. No. 901-A
- Summary of Int. No. 901
- Int. No. 901
- May 16, 2024 - Stated Meeting Agenda
- Hearing Transcript - Stated Meeting 5-16-24
- Minutes of the Stated Meeting - May 16, 2024
- Committee Report 11/19/24
- Hearing Testimony 11/19/24
- Hearing Transcript 11/19/24
- Proposed Int. No. 901-A - 2/7/25
- Committee Report 2/13/25
- Hearing Transcript 2/13/25
- February 13, 2025 - Stated Meeting Agenda
- Hearing Transcript - Stated Meeting 2-13-25
- Int. No. 901-A (FINAL)
- Fiscal Impact Statement - City Council
- Fiscal Impact Statement - OMB
- Legislative Documents - Letter to the Mayor
- Local Law 26
Full text
Be it enacted by the Council as follows:
Section 1. Paragraph 4 of subdivision b of section 1807 on the New York city charter, as added by local law number 125 for the year 2023, is amended to read as follows:
4. [Referring] In consultation with the department of consumer and worker protection, referring homeowners and their heirs to community based organizations, legal services organizations, and other organizations that provide support or counseling to homeowners on topics such as scam prevention, mortgage counseling, municipal payment assistance, repair financing, financial planning, estate planning, and navigating and accessing private financial and technical resources;
� 2. This local law takes effect 180 days after it becomes law.
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