Relates to directing the division of human rights to promulgate regulations requiring the disclosure of lawful source of income rights to prospective tenants; directs certain government entities and non-profit entities authorized to administer public housing programs or assistance to ensure potential recipients of public assistance are informed to their rights related to lawful source of income discrimination.
STATE OF NEW YORK
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3112--B
Cal. No. 297
2021-2022 Regular Sessions
IN ASSEMBLY
January 22, 2021
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Introduced by M. of A. EPSTEIN, WEPRIN, NOLAN, HEVESI, REYES, SEAWRIGHT,
SIMON, GOTTFRIED, PERRY, TAYLOR, DAVILA, ENGLEBRIGHT, GALLAGHER,
GONZALEZ-ROJAS, STECK, JACKSON, BICHOTTE HERMELYN, FERNANDEZ -- read
once and referred to the Committee on Governmental Operations --
committee discharged, bill amended, ordered reprinted as amended and
recommitted to said committee -- reported and referred to the Commit-
tee on Codes -- reported from committee, advanced to a third reading,
amended and ordered reprinted, retaining its place on the order of
third reading
AN ACT to amend the executive law, in relation to directing the division
of human rights to promulgate regulations requiring disclosure of
lawful source of income rights to prospective tenants
The People of the State of New York, represented in Senate and Assem-bly, do enact as follows:
1 Section 1. The executive law is amended by adding a new section 170-e
2 to read as follows:
3 § 170-e. Disclosure of lawful source of income rights to prospective
4 tenants. The division of human rights shall promulgate regulations
5 requiring any state, county, municipal or other governmental entity,
6 including but not limited to the division of housing and community
7 renewal, or any agency or instrumentality of such an entity, and any
8 public or private non-profit entity authorized to administer any public
9 housing program or assistance, including, but not limited to, the
10 section eight housing choice voucher program, or any other form of hous-
11 ing assistance, payment, subsidy or credit, regardless of whether or not
12 such assistance, payment, subsidy or credit is paid or attributed
13 directly to a landlord, to ensure that individuals who have applied for
14 and are eligible to receive such assistance, payment, subsidy or credit
15 are informed, in writing, of their rights and remedies available under
16 law, with regard to lawful source of income discrimination pursuant to
17 this section.
18 § 2. This act shall take effect on the sixtieth day after it shall
19 have become a law.
EXPLANATION--Matter in italics (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
[] is old law to be omitted.
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