Int. No. 30-A
By Council Members Chin, Cornegy, Brannan, Levine, Rivera, Lancman, Kallos, Rosenthal and Cohen
Title
A Local Law to amend the administrative code of the city of New York, in relation to the recovery of relocation expenses incurred by the department of housing preservation and development pursuant to a vacate order
Body
Be it enacted by the Council as follows:
Section 1. The unnumbered subparagraph of paragraph (a) of subdivision 1 of section 26-301 of the administrative code of the city of New York, as amended by local law number 14 for the year 2017, is amended to read as follows:
Such services [shall consist of such activities] may be provided as such commissioner may deem necessary, useful or appropriate for the relocation of such tenants, including but not limited to the gathering and furnishing of information as to suitable vacant accommodations, the making of studies and surveys for the purpose of locating such accommodations and the provision of facilities for the registration of such accommodations with the department of housing preservation and development by owners, lessors and managing agents of real property and others. For any tenant applying for relocation services pursuant to subparagraph (v) of this paragraph, such services may also include the provision of temporary housing. Such commissioner shall not impose any deadline or limitation of time in which a tenant may apply for relocation services pursuant to subparagraph (v) of this paragraph. For purposes of this chapter, "temporary housing" includes, but is not limited to, hotels, motels, or other temporary shelter provided to a tenant by or on behalf of the department or provided pursuant to an agreement with the department.
? 2. Section 26-301 of the administrative code of the city of New York is amended by adding a new subdivision 1-a to read as follows:
1-a. When any tenant of a privately owned building ceases to occupy such building follow...
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