Int. No. 1678-B
By Council Members Koo, Chin, Rodriguez, Gentile, Menchaca, Levine, Treyger and Kallos
A Local Law to amend the administrative code of the city of New York, in relation to amending the definition of harassment to include discriminatory threats and requests for proof of citizenship status
Be it enacted by the Council as follows:
Section 1. Paragraph 48 of subdivision a of section 27-2004 of the administrative code of the city of New York is amended to add new subparagraphs f-5 and f-6 to read as follows:
f-5. threatening any person lawfully entitled to occupancy of such dwelling unit based on such person’s actual or perceived age, race, creed, color, national origin, gender, disability, marital status, partnership status, caregiver status, uniformed service, sexual orientation, alienage or citizenship status, status as a victim of domestic violence, status as a victim of sex offenses or stalking, lawful source of income or because children are, may be or would be residing in such dwelling unit, as such terms are defined in sections 8-102 and 8-107.1 of the code;
f-6. requesting identifying documentation for any person lawfully entitled to occupancy of such dwelling unit that would disclose the citizenship status of such person, when such person has provided the owner with a current form of government-issued personal identification, as such term is defined in section 21-908, unless such documentation is otherwise required by law or is requested for a specific and limited purpose not inconsistent with this paragraph.
§ 2. This local law takes effect 120 days after it becomes law.
MPC
LS #4435/10562/11122
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