S 3884 NY
Requires the Department of Homeless Services to notify the affected community board prior to locating transitional housing for the homeless
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Summary
This bill requires the Department of Homeless Services to notify the affected community board in writing at least sixty days before locating or expanding transitional housing for homeless individuals and families. The notification must include the address, capacity, operator name, types of services to be provided, rationale for the location, and approximate timeline for use or expansion. The notification must also identify any organizations providing services to residents, whether for-profit or not-for-profit. The requirement applies to all transitional housing facilities operated or contracted by the department, regardless of size.
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Relates to requiring the Department of Homeless Services to notify the affected community board prior to locating transitional housing for the homeless; requires written notification sixty days before the department enters into a contractual arrangement with a transitional housing provider or otherwise finalizes its decision to use or expand a location as transitional housing.
Sponsor (1)
- Luis R. Sepúlveda Democratic · primary
1 coauthor / cosponsor
- Joseph P. Addabbo Jr. Democratic · cosponsor
Action history (4)
- Jan 30, 2025 REFERRED TO CITIES 1 · upper
- Apr 8, 2025 REPORTED AND COMMITTED TO SOCIAL SERVICES · upper
- Jan 7, 2026 REFERRED TO CITIES 1 · upper
- May 14, 2026 REPORTED AND COMMITTED TO SOCIAL SERVICES · upper
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  SPONSOR SEPULVEDA   COSPNSR ADDABBO   MLTSPNSR   Add §21-324.1, NYC Ad Cd   Relates to requiring the Department of Homeless Services to notify the affected community board prior to locating transitional housing for the homeless; requires written notification sixty days before the department enters into a contractual arrangement with a transitional housing provider or otherwise finalizes its decision to use or expand a location as transitional housing.
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STATE OF NEW YORK ________________________________________________________________________
3884
2025-2026 Regular Sessions
IN SENATE
January 30, 2025 ___________
Introduced by Sen. SEPULVEDA -- read twice and ordered printed, and when printed to be committed to the Committee on Cities 1
AN ACT to amend the administrative code of the city of New York, in relation to requiring the Department of Homeless Services to notify the affected community board prior to locating transitional housing for the homeless
The People of the State of New York, represented in Senate and Assem- bly, do enact as follows:
1 Section 1. The administrative code of the city of New York is amended 2 by adding a new section 21-324.1 to read as follows: 3 § 21-324.1 Community notification requirement. 1. When the department 4 intends to use a new location as transitional housing for eligible home- 5 less families and individuals, or expand an existing location where 6 transitional housing is provided, the commissioner shall provide notifi- 7 cation in writing to the community board for the community district in 8 which the transitional housing will be located. Such notice shall be 9 provided at least sixty days before the department enters into a 10 contractual arrangement with a transitional housing provider or other- 11 wise finalizes its decision to use or expand a location as transitional 12 housing. 13 2. The notification shall include the address of the transitional 14 housing, the number of people who will be housed, the name of the person 15 or entity operating the transitional housing, the name of any organiza- 16 tion, whether for-profit or not-for-profit, that will be providing 17 services to the occupants of the transitional housing, the type of tran- 18 sitional housing, a description of the services that will be provided, 19 the rationale for choosing such location, and an approximate schedule 20 for when such transitional housing will be used or expanded. 21 3. This section shall apply to any transitional housing facility oper- 22 ated or contracted for, by or on behalf of the department, regardless of 23 its size and capacity. 24 § 2. This act shall take effect immediately.
EXPLANATION--Matter in italics (underscored) is new; matter in brackets [ ] is old law to be omitted. LBD00545-01-5
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