Int. No. 1139
By Council Members Hudson and Hanif
A Local Law to amend the administrative code of the city of New York, in relation to requiring the department of housing preservation and development to report on unlawful evictions and adding a new 311 complaint category relating to unlawful evictions
Be it enacted by the Council as follows:
Section 1. Article 1 of subchapter 4 of chapter 2 of title 27 of the administrative code of the city of New York is amended by adding a new section 27-2096.3 to read as follows:
§ 27-2096.3 Unlawful eviction report. a. Definitions. For purposes of this section, the term “unlawful eviction” means any conduct in violation of section 26-521.
b. No later than January 31, 2027, and no later than every January 31 thereafter, the department shall submit to the mayor and the speaker of the council and publish on its website a report relating to unlawful evictions.
c. The report required by subdivision b of this section shall include, but not be limited to, the following information for the immediately preceding calendar year:
1. For each complaint made to the police department alleging that an unlawful eviction occurred, if available to the department:
(a) The date on which the alleged unlawful eviction occurred; and
(b) The borough in which the alleged unlawful eviction occurred;
2. For each complaint made to the 311 customer service center, website, or mobile device platform alleging that an unlawful eviction occurred:
(a) The date on which the alleged unlawful eviction occurred;
(b) The address of the dwelling at which the alleged unlawful eviction occurred;
(c) The name of the owner of the dwelling at which the alleged unlawful eviction occurred;
(d) The name and address of the management company, if any, responsible for maintaining such dwelling;
(e) The agency that responded to the complaint, if any;
(f) The current status of the complaint; and
(g) If applicable, the date on which the complaint was closed;
3. For each proceeding in a court of competent jurisdiction involving an allegation that an unlawful eviction occurred, including in a court petition, complaint, or answer, and for each summons issued by the police department relating to an allegation of an unlawful eviction, if available to the department:
(a) The date on which the alleged unlawful eviction occurred;
(b) The address at which the alleged unlawful eviction occurred, including unit number, if any;
(c) The name of the owner of the dwelling unit at which the alleged unlawful eviction occurred;
(d) The name and address of the management company, if any, responsible for maintaining such dwelling unit;
(e) If there was an antecedent complaint related to the alleged unlawful eviction, the agency that responded to the complaint, if any;
(f) The current status of the proceeding or investigation; and
(g) If the alleged unlawful eviction was alleged in a complaint, petition, or answer in a court of competent jurisdiction, the index number of the associated case; and
4. For each final judgment in a court of competent jurisdiction that an unlawful eviction occurred, if available to the department:
(a) The date on which the unlawful eviction occurred;
(b) The address at which the unlawful eviction occurred, including unit number, if any;
(c) The name of the owner of the dwelling unit at which the unlawful eviction occurred;
(d) The name and address of the management company, if any, responsible for maintaining such dwelling unit;
(e) If there was an antecedent complaint related to the unlawful eviction, the agency that responded to the complaint, if any;
(f) If the unlawful eviction was alleged in a complaint, petition, or answer in a court of competent jurisdiction, the index number of the associated case;
(g) Whether the owner was convicted of a misdemeanor, fined, or imprisoned; and
(h) Whether the tenant has returned to inhabit the premises and, if applicable, the date on which the tenant was allowed to return to inhabit the premises.
§ 2. Chapter 3 of title 23 of the administrative code of the city of New York is amended by adding a new section 23-313.1 to read as follows:
§ 23-315 Illegal lockout complaints. The department of information technology and telecommunications shall implement and maintain on its 311 citizen center website and mobile device platforms the capability for the public to file a complaint under the category of “illegal lockout.”
§ 3. This local law takes effect 1 year after it becomes law.
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