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NY State Senate Bill S4802
senate Bill S4802
Requires the department of homeless services of the city of New York to provide notice to local public officials relating to homeless shelters and use of hotels for the homeless
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amended 4802a
Jan 30, 2018 1st report cal.327
Jun 21, 2017 referred to cities
May 23, 2017 1st report cal.1248
Mar 01, 2017 referred to cities
May 23, 2017 - Cities committee Vote
Cities Committee Vote: May 23, 2017
S4802 - Details
Amd §21-312, add §21-317, NYC Ad Cd
S4802 - Summary
Requires the department of homeless services of the city of New York to provide notice to local public officials relating to establishment of homeless shelters and the use of hotels for the homeless.
S4802 - Sponsor Memo
BILL NUMBER:  S4802
of New York, in relation to the establishment of homeless shelters and
the use of units in privately owned hotels for the provision of
housing for homeless individuals
To require adequate and appropriate advanced community notification
for the placement of permanent homeless shelters; to provide
transparency and notification to local communities for the utilization
of hotels to shelter homeless individuals.
Section 1. Amends section 21-312 of the administrative code of the
city of New York to require the New York City Department of Homeless
Services to, in not less than two forms of communication, notify the
community board of the community in which the proposed shelter is to
be located, the city council member representing the district, the
member of the state assembly, the state senator, the member of the
house of representatives and the borough president of the affected
community, with the details of the proposed shelter, including the
address, the expected census, the expected certified capacity and the
operated of the shelter, no later than 45 days in advanced of the
Mayor's Office of Contract Services hearing.
Within fifteen days of such notice, the community board may request
that the department schedule a public hearing to be held within
fifteen days of the request at a location within the community to be
affected. Following the hearing, the department shall consider any and
all comments and reasonable concerns raised and work with the proposed
operate to modify the proposal to address such concerns.
Section one also requires the creation of a community advisory board
("CAB") to be established within twenty days of the shelter opening to
foster ongoing collaboration within the community.
Section 2. Amends the administrative code of the city of New York by
adding a new section 21-317 for the use of privately owned hotels to
shelter individuals. The department will be required on a quarterly
basis to issue a report on the use and proposed used of hotels, such
report will be made available publically. Additionally, this section
requires that prior to placement of any homeless individuals in a
hotel, the department needs to inspect and certify that such hotel has
no open violations to ensure the safety and welfare of the individuals
being placed there for shelter. To provide greater transparency, the
department will also be required to establish and maintain a list of
hotels that have been certified and inspected which are suitable for
the placement of homeless individuals across the city; this
transparency conforms to chapter 48 of the city charter.
Additionally, the ensure community collaboration with the Department,
community officials listed in subdivision a of this section shall be
notified of placement in suitable hotels as well as providing the
appropriate community board with the option of holding a hearing by
within fifteen days, if a hotel has 25 of more units utilized for a
period of fifteen consecutive days or more discuss the potential
impacts on the community.
Section 3 of the bill provides that in situations where demand for
hotels is higher than the current available hotels, which have been
certified and deemed suitable for shelter and the temperature has
dropped below 32 degrees, the department may place individuals in
hotels and provide notification within forty eight hours to the
appropriate community officials in the same manner as the above
The City of New York is currently facing record numbers of homeless
individuals and families who are entering the shelter system, which
has resulted in a shortage of safe and adequate shelter. Recently, the
Mayor of the City of New York announced a plan to open approximately
90 new shelters and expand approximately 30 existing shelters over the
next few years, which makes this legislation so vital to ensure there
is transparency and adequate advanced notification to the affected
community. By providing affected communities with the ability to raise
valid concerns and engage in meaningful dialogue with the New York
City Department of Homeless Services to ensure negative impacts of the
placement of a new shelter will be mitigated.
Additionally, it is imperative that a process exist to provide real
transparency and adequate notification to affected communities of the
placement of homeless individuals in hotels, as well as making sure
hotels that are being used to shelter these individuals are safe and
free of violations.
S4802 - Bill Text download pdf
Introduced  by Sens. KLEIN, AVELLA, ADDABBO, ALCANTARA, HAMILTON, PERAL-
TA, SAVINO -- read twice and ordered printed, and when printed  to  be
committed to the Committee on Cities
relation to the establishment of homeless  shelters  and  the  use  of
units in privately owned hotels for the provision of housing for home-
less individuals
Section 1. Section 21-312 of the administrative code of  the  city  of
New York is amended by adding a new subdivision f to read as follows:
F.  ESTABLISHMENT  OF  NEW  SHELTERS. 1. NOT LESS THAN FORTY-FIVE DAYS
PRIOR TO THE PUBLIC HEARING HELD  BY  THE  MAYOR'S  OFFICE  OF  CONTRACT
SERVICES RELATING TO THE CONSTRUCTION OF A HOMELESS SHELTER, THE DEPART-
MENT  SHALL PROVIDE, IN NOT LESS THAN TWO FORMS OF COMMUNICATION, NOTICE
OF THE DETAILS OF THE PROPOSED SHELTER, INCLUDING  THE  SOCIAL  SERVICES
OPERATOR  OF  SUCH  SHELTER,  THE  ADDRESS OF SUCH SHELTER, THE EXPECTED
CENSUS OF SUCH SHELTER AND THE EXPECTED CERTIFIED CAPACITY OF SUCH SHEL-
TER, TO THE FOLLOWING OFFICIALS:
(I) THE COMMUNITY BOARD OF THE COMMUNITY IN WHICH THE PROPOSED SHELTER
IS TO BE LOCATED;
(II) THE CITY COUNCIL MEMBER REPRESENTING THE DISTRICT  IN  WHICH  THE
PROPOSED SHELTER IS TO BE LOCATED;
(III)  THE  MEMBER  OF THE STATE ASSEMBLY REPRESENTING THE DISTRICT IN
WHICH THE PROPOSED SHELTER IS TO BE LOCATED;
(IV) THE STATE SENATOR REPRESENTING THE DISTRICT IN WHICH THE PROPOSED
SHELTER IS TO BE LOCATED;
(V) THE MEMBER OF THE FEDERAL HOUSE  OF  REPRESENTATIVES  REPRESENTING
THE DISTRICT IN WHICH THE PROPOSED SHELTER IS TO BE LOCATED; AND
(VI)  THE BOROUGH PRESIDENT OF THE BOROUGH IN WHICH THE PROPOSED SHEL-
TER IS TO BE LOCATED.
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2. WITHIN FIFTEEN DAYS OF RECEIVING NOTICE PURSUANT TO  PARAGRAPH  ONE
OF THIS SUBDIVISION, THE COMMUNITY BOARD MAY REQUEST THAT THE DEPARTMENT
SCHEDULE  A  PUBLIC HEARING TO BE HELD WITHIN FIFTEEN DAYS AT A LOCATION
WITHIN THE COMMUNITY TO BE AFFECTED BY  THE  PROPOSED  SHELTER  FOR  THE
PURPOSE OF GAINING PUBLIC INPUT THEREON. FOLLOWING ANY SUCH PUBLIC HEAR-
ING,  THE DEPARTMENT SHALL CONSIDER ALL SUCH COMMENTS AND, IN ACCORDANCE
WITH REASONABLE CONCERNS RAISED, MODIFY ITS PROPOSAL FOR THE  ESTABLISH-
MENT OF A SHELTER.
3.  THE DEPARTMENT, NOT LESS THAN FORTY-FIVE DAYS PRIOR TO THE OPENING
OF ANY NEW SHELTER, SHALL PROVIDE NOTICE OF THE ADDRESS, PROPOSED CENSUS
AND PROPOSED CERTIFIED CAPACITY OF SUCH SHELTER TO THE PRECINCT  OF  THE
POLICE DEPARTMENT IN WHICH SUCH SHELTER IS LOCATED.
4. NOT MORE THAN TWENTY DAYS AFTER THE OPENING OF ANY NEW SHELTER, THE
DEPARTMENT  SHALL  ESTABLISH  AND OPERATE A COMMUNITY ADVISORY BOARD FOR
THE SHELTER TO ENSURE ONGOING COLLABORATION  WITH  THE  COMMUNITY.  EACH
SUCH  BOARD  SHALL  BE  COMPOSED  OF COMMUNITY MEMBERS, AND DESIGNEES OF
LOCAL ELECTED OFFICIALS AND THE COMMUNITY BOARD.
adding a new section 21-317 to read as follows:
§  21-317  PRIVATELY OWNED HOTELS PROVIDING SHELTER FOR HOMELESS INDI-
VIDUALS. A. ON A QUARTERLY BASIS, THE DEPARTMENT SHALL ISSUE A REPORT ON
THE USE AND PROPOSED USE OF PRIVATELY OWNED HOTELS FOR THE PROVISION  OF
SHELTER FOR HOMELESS INDIVIDUALS. SUCH REPORT SHALL BE SUBMITTED TO:
1.  EACH  COMMUNITY  BOARD  FOR THE COMMUNITY IN WHICH SUCH A HOTEL IS
2. EACH CITY COUNCIL MEMBER REPRESENTING A DISTRICT IN  WHICH  SUCH  A
HOTEL IS LOCATED;
3.  EACH MEMBER OF THE STATE ASSEMBLY REPRESENTING A DISTRICT IN WHICH
SUCH A HOTEL IS LOCATED;
4. EACH STATE SENATOR REPRESENTING A DISTRICT IN WHICH SUCH A HOTEL IS
5. EACH MEMBER OF THE FEDERAL HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES REPRESENTING  A
DISTRICT IN WHICH SUCH A HOTEL IS LOCATED; AND
6. EACH BOROUGH PRESIDENT.
B.  PRIOR  TO THE PLACEMENT OF ANY HOMELESS INDIVIDUALS IN A PRIVATELY
OWNED HOTEL, THE DEPARTMENT SHALL  INSPECT  AND  CERTIFY  THE  HOTEL  TO
ENSURE  ITS  SAFETY  AND  THE  WELFARE OF THE HOMELESS INDIVIDUALS TO BE
PLACED THEREIN. SUCH INSPECTION TO ENSURE  THE  SAFETY  AND  WELFARE  OF
INDIVIDUALS  SHALL  INCLUDE,  BUT  NOT BE LIMITED TO, CERTIFICATION THAT
SUCH BUILDING HAS NO  OUTSTANDING  VIOLATIONS.    THE  DEPARTMENT  SHALL
ESTABLISH  AND  MAINTAIN  A  LIST  OF HOTELS THAT HAVE BEEN CERTIFIED AS
SUITABLE FOR PLACEMENT OF HOMELESS INDIVIDUALS WITH CHILDREN WHICH SHALL
BE MADE AVAILABLE TO THE PUBLIC IN ACCORDANCE WITH  CHAPTER  FORTY-EIGHT
OF THE CITY CHARTER.
C.  IN  THE  EVENT  THAT ANY ADDITIONAL HOTEL UNITS ARE REQUIRED TO BE
UTILIZED TO MEET A PROJECTED NEED  FOR  SHELTER,  THE  DEPARTMENT  SHALL
PROVIDE  NOTICE THEREOF, NOT LESS THAN ONE WEEK PRIOR TO THE UTILIZATION
OF SUCH UNITS, TO THE APPROPRIATE PUBLIC OFFICIALS AND  BODY  LISTED  IN
SUBDIVISION  A  OF THIS SECTION. FURTHERMORE, THE DEPARTMENT SHALL CAUSE
AN INSPECTION TO BE MADE OF SUCH UNITS, PURSUANT  TO  SUBDIVISION  B  OF
THIS SECTION, AT LEAST ONE WEEK PRIOR TO THE UTILIZATION THEREOF.
D.  WHENEVER  THE DEPARTMENT UTILIZES HOTEL UNITS ON A TEMPORARY BASIS
FOR THE HOUSING OF HOMELESS PERSONS, IT SHALL PROVIDE NOT LESS THAN  ONE
WEEK  NOTICE THEREOF TO THE PUBLIC OFFICIALS AND BODY LISTED IN SUBDIVI-
SION A OF THIS SECTION, AND TO THE PRECINCT OF THE POLICE DEPARTMENT  IN
WHICH SUCH UNITS ARE LOCATED.
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E.  IN  THE  EVENT  THE  DEPARTMENT UTILIZES TWENTY-FIVE OR MORE UNITS
WITHIN ANY SINGLE HOTEL, OR  UTILIZES  ANY  HOTEL  UNIT  FOR  MORE  THAN
FIFTEEN  CONSECUTIVE DAYS, IT SHALL PROVIDE NOTICE THEREOF TO THE PUBLIC
OFFICIALS AND BODY LISTED IN SUBDIVISION A OF THIS SECTION.
F. WITHIN FIFTEEN DAYS OF RECEIVING ANY NOTICE PURSUANT TO SUBDIVISION
C,  D OR E OF THIS SECTION, THE APPROPRIATE COMMUNITY BOARD MAY SCHEDULE
TO HOLD A PUBLIC  HEARING  WITHIN  FIFTEEN  DAYS  WITHIN  THE  COMMUNITY
AFFECTED  BY  THE HOTEL FOR THE PURPOSE OF GAINING PUBLIC INPUT THEREON,
WHICH SHALL BE FORWARDED TO THE DEPARTMENT.
§ 3. Emergency shelter for individuals in privately owned  hotels.  In
the  event  need  for  shelter exceeds the inventory of hotels currently
eligible for placement pursuant to section 21-317 of the  administrative
code  of  the city of New York, as added by section two of this act, due
to inclement weather, as defined in section 304.1(a) of title 18 of  the
New  York state codes, rules and regulations, the department of homeless
services of the city of New York shall have the authority to temporarily
place individuals in hotels and conduct notification of community  offi-
cials  in the same manner as provided in such section of the administra-
tive code of the city of New York, within 48 hours of the placements.
S4802A (ACTIVE) - Details
S4802A (ACTIVE) - Summary
S4802A (ACTIVE) - Sponsor Memo
BILL NUMBER: S4802A
New York, in relation to the establishment of homeless shelters and the
use of units in privately owned hotels for the provision of housing for
To require adequate and appropriate advanced community notification for
the placement of permanent homeless shelters; to provide transparency
and notification to local communities for the utilization of hotels to
shelter homeless individuals.
Section 1. Amends section 21-312 of the administrative code of the city
of New York to require the New York City Department of Homeless Services
to, in not less than two forms of communication, notify the community
board of the community in which the proposed shelter is to be located,
the city council member representing the district, the member of the
state assembly, the state senator, the member of the house of represen-
tatives and the borough president of the affected community, with the
details of the proposed shelter, including the address, the expected
census, the expected certified capacity and the operated of the shelter,
no later than 45 days in advanced of the Mayor's Office of Contract
Services hearing.
Within fifteen days of such notice, the community board may request that
the department schedule a public hearing to be held within fifteen days
of the request at a location within the community to be affected.
Following the hearing, the department shall consider any and all
comments and reasonable concerns raised and work with the proposed oper-
ate to modify the proposal to address such concerns.
adding a new section 21-321 for the use of privately owned hotels to
requires that prior to placement of any homeless individuals in a hotel,
the department needs to inspect and certify that such hotel has no open
violations to ensure the safety and welfare of the individuals being
placed there for shelter. To provide greater transparency, the depart-
ment will also be required to establish and maintain a list of hotels
that have been certified and inspected which are suitable for the place-
ment of homeless individuals across the city; this transparency conforms
to chapter 48 of the city charter.
notified of placement in suitable hotels as well as providing the appro-
priate community board with the option of holding a hearing by within
fifteen days, if a hotel has 25 of more units utilized for a period of
fifteen consecutive days or more discuss the potential impacts on the
dropped below 32 degrees, the department may place individuals in hotels
and provide notification within forty eight hours to the appropriate
community officials in the same manner as the above sections.
individuals and families who are entering the shelter system, which has
resulted in a shortage of safe and adequate shelter. Recently, the Mayor
of the City of New York announced a plan to open approximately 90 new
shelters and expand approximately 30 existing shelters over the next few
years, which makes this legislation so vital to ensure there is trans-
parency and adequate advanced notification to the affected community. By
providing affected communities with the ability to raise valid concerns
and engage in meaningful dialogue with the New York City Department of
Homeless Services to ensure negative impacts of the placement of a new
shelter will be mitigated.
S4802A (ACTIVE) - Bill Text download pdf
4802--A
Introduced by Sens. KLEIN, AVELLA, ADDABBO, ALCANTARA, FELDER, HAMILTON,
PERALTA, SAVINO -- read twice and ordered printed, and when printed to
be  committed to the Committee on Cities -- recommitted to the Commit-
tee on Cities in accordance with Senate Rule 6,  sec.  8  --  reported
favorably  from  said  committee,  ordered to first report, amended on
first report, ordered  to  a  second  report  and  ordered  reprinted,
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adding a new section 21-321 to read as follows:
§  21-321  PRIVATELY OWNED HOTELS PROVIDING SHELTER FOR HOMELESS INDI-
S. 4802--A                          3
C, D OR E OF THIS SECTION, THE APPROPRIATE COMMUNITY BOARD MAY  SCHEDULE
TO  HOLD  A  PUBLIC  HEARING  WITHIN  FIFTEEN  DAYS WITHIN THE COMMUNITY
AFFECTED BY THE HOTEL FOR THE PURPOSE OF GAINING PUBLIC  INPUT  THEREON,
§  3.  Emergency shelter for individuals in privately owned hotels. In
the event need for shelter exceeds the  inventory  of  hotels  currently
eligible  for placement pursuant to section 21-321 of the administrative
code of the city of New York, as added by section two of this  act,  due
to  inclement weather, as defined in section 304.1(a) of title 18 of the
New York state codes, rules and regulations, the department of  homeless
place  individuals in hotels and conduct notification of community offi-
cials in the same manner as provided in such section of the  administra-