Details Meeting Name: Committee on Housing and Buildings Agenda status: Final Meeting date/time: 4/28/2020 1:00 PM Minutes status: Final   Meeting location: REMOTE HEARING Jointly with the Committee on Consumer Affairs and Business Licensing Published agenda: Agenda Published minutes: Minutes   Meeting video: Video   Attachments: CLICK ANY FILE # BELOW (in blue) TO ACCESS LEGISLATION AND ATTACHMENTS Meeting Items (6) 6 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 1912-2020 * Corey D. Johnson     COVID-19 Relief Package - Ceasing the taking and restitution of property and the execution of money judgments by the city sheriff and marshals due to the impacts of COVID-19. Introduction This bill prohibits the marshals and the City’s sheriffs from the taking and restitution of property or the execution of money judgments until the later of the end of the state of emergency or September. For New Yorkers impacted by COVID-19, marshals and sheriffs would be barred from the taking and restitution of property or the execution of money judgments until April 2021. Hearing Held by Committee   Action details Not available Int 1912-2020 * Corey D. Johnson     COVID-19 Relief Package - Ceasing the taking and restitution of property and the execution of money judgments by the city sheriff and marshals due to the impacts of COVID-19. Introduction This bill prohibits the marshals and the City’s sheriffs from the taking and restitution of property or the execution of money judgments until the later of the end of the state of emergency or September. For New Yorkers impacted by COVID-19, marshals and sheriffs would be barred from the taking and restitution of property or the execution of money judgments until April 2021. Laid Over by Committee   Action details Not available Int 1936-2020 * Ritchie J. Torres     COVID-19 Relief Package - Amending the definition of harassment to include threats based on a person having been impacted by COVID-19. Introduction The bill would amend the definition of harassment in the Housing Maintenance Code to include threats against an individual based on their status as a COVID-19 impacted person, their status as an essential employee, or their receipt of a rental concession or forbearance. Harassment would be punishable by a civil penalty of $2,000 to $10,000. Hearing Held by Committee   Action details Not available Int 1936-2020 * Ritchie J. Torres     COVID-19 Relief Package - Amending the definition of harassment to include threats based on a person having been impacted by COVID-19. Introduction The bill would amend the definition of harassment in the Housing Maintenance Code to include threats against an individual based on their status as a COVID-19 impacted person, their status as an essential employee, or their receipt of a rental concession or forbearance. Harassment would be punishable by a civil penalty of $2,000 to $10,000. Laid Over by Committee   Action details Not available                     Not available