Int. No. 623
By Council Members Mark-Viverito, Dromm, James, Lander and Mendez
A Local Law to amend the administrative code of the city of New York, in relation to prohibiting persons receiving public funds or subsidies to be placed in buildings with a history of tenant harassment.
Be it enacted by the Council as follows:
Section 1. Article 1 of subchapter 1 of chapter 2 of title 27 of the administrative code of the city of New York is amended by adding a new section 27-2005.1 to read as follows:
§27-2005.1 Placement of persons by city agencies in buildings with tenant harassment prohibited. No person receiving public funds or subsidies shall be placed or referred for residence in a dwelling by any city agency where a court of competent jurisdiction has found a violation in a building containing such dwelling of subdivision d of section 27-2005 of this chapter three or more times within the immediately preceding five years.
§2. This local law shall take effect immediately upon enactment.
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