Details Meeting Name: Committee on Housing and Buildings Agenda status: Final Meeting date/time: 5/4/2016 10:00 AM Minutes status: Final   Meeting location: Council Chambers - City Hall Published agenda: Agenda Published minutes: Minutes   Meeting video: Video   Attachments: Attachments - Int. No. 477, Attachments - Int. No. 688, Attachments - Int. No. 755 Meeting Items (7) 7 records Group Clear sorting Clear grouping Group by Type Group by Result Export Export to Excel Export to PDF Export to Word Show: All agenda items Legislation only All agenda items File # Ver. Prime Sponsor Agenda # Agenda Note Name Type Summary Action Result Action Details Multimedia                     Roll call Not available Int 0477-2014 * Inez D. Barron     Evictions of elderly tenants. Introduction This bill would require the Department of Housing Preservation and Development (HPD) to provide tenants who are 62 years of age or older with information about legal services when such tenants are facing eviction. It would also require the Commissioner of HPD to report to the Mayor and the Speaker of the City Council on any pattern of discrimination against such tenants. Hearing Held by Committee   Action details Not available Int 0477-2014 * Inez D. Barron     Evictions of elderly tenants. Introduction This bill would require the Department of Housing Preservation and Development (HPD) to provide tenants who are 62 years of age or older with information about legal services when such tenants are facing eviction. It would also require the Commissioner of HPD to report to the Mayor and the Speaker of the City Council on any pattern of discrimination against such tenants. Laid Over by Committee   Action details Not available Int 0688-2015 * Rory I. Lancman     Amending the definition of harassment to include illegal conversions of dwelling units. Introduction Harassment is currently defined as performing one of a list of acts which causes or is intended to cause a tenant to leave their home. This bill would amend the harassment law to make illegally converting a dwelling unit that was intended for permanent residence purposes per se harassment. Hearing Held by Committee   Action details Not available Int 0688-2015 * Rory I. Lancman     Amending the definition of harassment to include illegal conversions of dwelling units. Introduction Harassment is currently defined as performing one of a list of acts which causes or is intended to cause a tenant to leave their home. This bill would amend the harassment law to make illegally converting a dwelling unit that was intended for permanent residence purposes per se harassment. Laid Over by Committee   Action details Not available Int 0755-2015 * Jumaane D. Williams     Evictions of disabled tenants. Introduction This bill would require the Department of Housing Preservation and Development (HPD) to provide tenants with disabilities with information about legal services when such tenants are facing eviction. It would also require the Commissioner of HPD to report to the Mayor and the Speaker of the City Council on any pattern of discrimination against disabled tenants. Hearing Held by Committee   Action details Not available Int 0755-2015 * Jumaane D. Williams     Evictions of disabled tenants. Introduction This bill would require the Department of Housing Preservation and Development (HPD) to provide tenants with disabilities with information about legal services when such tenants are facing eviction. It would also require the Commissioner of HPD to report to the Mayor and the Speaker of the City Council on any pattern of discrimination against disabled tenants. Laid Over by Committee   Action details Not available