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A02679 Summary:

A02679 Actions:

A02679 Committee Votes:

Committee:HOUSING   Chair:Cymbrowitz      
DATE:01/26/2021AYE/NAY:28/0  Action: Favorable         
Cymbrowitz
Aye
Fitzpatrick
Aye
Cook
Aye
Smith
Aye
Rosenthal
Aye
Byrnes
Aye
Rodriguez
Aye
Reilly
Aye
Kim
Aye
Schmitt
Aye
Pichardo
Aye
Brown
Aye
Walker
Aye
Jensen
Aye
Joyner
Aye
Lawler
Aye
Dilan
Aye
Bichotte Hermel
Aye
Davila
Aye
Barron
Aye
De La Rosa
Aye
Niou
Aye
Taylor
Aye
Epstein
Aye
Eichenstein
Aye
Meeks
Aye
Burdick
Aye
Rivera
Aye

A02679 Floor Votes:

A02679 Text:

 
                STATE OF NEW YORK
        ________________________________________________________________________
 
                                          2679
 
                               2021-2022 Regular Sessions
 
                   IN ASSEMBLY
 
                                    January 19, 2021
                                       ___________
 
        Introduced  by  M.  of  A.  CYMBROWITZ  -- read once and referred to the
          Committee on Housing
 
        AN ACT to amend the public housing law, in  relation  to  directing  the
          commissioner  of housing and community renewal to promulgate rules and
          regulations regarding the use of electronic records and signatures for
          certain residential leases

          The People of the State of New York, represented in Senate and  Assem-
        bly, do enact as follows:
 
     1    Section  1.  The public housing law is amended by adding a new section
     2  19-a to read as follows:
     3    § 19-a. Electronic lease regulations. 1. The commissioner, in  consul-
     4  tation  with  the  electronic  facilitator  as  defined in section three
     5  hundred three of the state technology law, shall  promulgate  rules  and
     6  regulations authorizing the use of electronic records or signatures on a
     7  voluntary  basis by tenants for residential leases and lease renewals of
     8  units for which the owner is required to file annual registration state-
     9  ments, pursuant to either  section  twelve-a  of  the  emergency  tenant
    10  protection  act of nineteen seventy-four or section 26-517 of the admin-
    11  istrative code of the city of New York, in a manner that  conforms  with
    12  the requirements of article three of the state technology law.
    13    2.  Such  rules  and regulations shall include, but not be limited to,
    14  procedures to ensure that the tenant affirmatively consented to the  use
    15  of  electronic records and that the use of electronic records and signa-
    16  tures is voluntary pursuant to section three hundred nine of  the  state
    17  technology law.
    18    3.  The  division  shall  also develop a form in the top six languages
    19  other than English spoken in the state according to the latest available
    20  data from the U.S. Bureau of Census that confirms a tenant's affirmative
    21  consent to the use of electronic records. Such form shall clearly  state
    22  the  requirement  that  the  use of electronic records and signatures is
    23  voluntary and cannot be required by a landlord, cite the relevant  parts
 
         EXPLANATION--Matter in italics (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
                              [ ] is old law to be omitted.
                                                                   LBD01235-01-1
        A. 2679                             2
 
     1  of the electronic signatures and records act, and require that copies of
     2  this signed consent be provided to the tenant and the division. No elec-
     3  tronic  records  shall  be  accepted for any unit by the division unless
     4  such consent form is on file with the division.
     5    § 2. This act shall take effect immediately.