Establishes the Monroe county housing advocate program to provide to residents of Monroe county, information and resources to current or prospective tenants on housing issues such as securing housing, eviction matters, issue resolution with landlords, and any other topics such advocate deems important; and referrals to legal assistance or social service providers when applicable; makes related provisions.
STATE OF NEW YORK
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3152
2025-2026 Regular Sessions
IN SENATE
January 23, 2025
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Introduced by Sen. COONEY -- read twice and ordered printed, and when
printed to be committed to the Committee on Local Government
AN ACT in relation to establishing a Monroe county housing advocate
pilot program; and providing for the repeal of such provisions upon
expiration thereof
The People of the State of New York, represented in Senate and Assem-bly, do enact as follows:
1 Section 1. 1. There is hereby established a Monroe county housing
2 advocate pilot program. Such program shall be funded through appropri-
3 ations made available for such purpose. Such program shall provide to
4 residents of Monroe county, but not be limited to, the following:
5 (a) information and resources to current or prospective tenants on
6 housing issues such as securing housing, eviction matters, issue resol-
7 ution with landlords, and any other topics such advocate deems impor-
8 tant; and
9 (b) referrals to legal assistance or social service providers when
10 applicable.
11 2. Such program shall work in cooperation with all relevant housing
12 organizations, advocacy groups, and housing courts in the region.
13 3. Such program shall conduct, at least biannually, a workshop or
14 forum for residents of the county to learn about housing-related matters
15 and receive relevant resources.
16 § 2. This act shall take effect on the thirtieth day after it shall
17 have become a law and shall expire and be deemed repealed two years
18 after such effective date.
EXPLANATION--Matter in italics (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
[] is old law to be omitted.
LBD03185-01-5
