A Local Law to amend the administrative code of the city of New York, in relation to reporting on the capital needs of public housing

Int. No. 1273

By Council Members Torres, the Public Advocate (Ms. James), Richards, Chin and Rodriguez

A Local Law to amend the administrative code of the city of New York, in relation to reporting on the capital needs of public housing

Be it enacted by the Council as follows:

Section 1. Chapter 1 of title 3 of the administrative code of the city of New York is amended by adding a new subchapter 4 to read as follows:

SUBCHAPTER 4

REPORTS RELATED TO PUBLIC HOUSING

§ 3-140 General.

§ 3-141 Report on capital needs.

§ 3-140 General. As used in this subchapter:

Public housing. The term “public housing” has the meaning ascribed to such term in section 1437a of title 42 of the United States code.

§ 3-141 Report on capital needs. a. No later than 60 days after the end of each calendar year, beginning with the first calendar year that commences after the effective date of the local law that added this section, the New York city housing authority shall make publicly available online and submit to the council a report on the capital needs of the public housing located in the city. Such report shall include, at a minimum, the following information, disaggregated by public housing development, borough and council district:

1. For each building that contains public housing, the capital needs of such building;

2. The aggregate capital needs of all public housing; and

3. For each building that contains public housing, the amount of money the New York city housing authority is planning to spend to address the capital needs of such building.

b. Such information shall be made publicly available in a non-proprietary format that permits automated processing.

§ 2. This local law takes effect immediately.

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