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What is NYC AC § 26-1304?

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This section mandates the coordinator to submit annual reports to the mayor and the council speaker regarding the implementation of a legal services program. The reports include data on covered individuals, legal service outcomes, and community engagement metrics. Applies to entities involved in legal services for tenants in New York City.

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§ 26-1304 Reporting.

AC § 26-1304

a. No later than September 1, 2018 and annually by each September 1 thereafter, the coordinator shall submit to the mayor and the speaker of the council, and post online, a review of the program established pursuant to subdivision a of section 26-1302 and information regarding its implementation, to the extent such information is available, including, but not limited to: 1. the estimated number of covered individuals; 2. the number of individuals receiving legal services, disaggregated by the following characteristics of such individuals: i. borough and postal code of residence; ii. age of head of household; iii. household size; iv. estimated length of tenancy; v. approximate household income; vi. receipt of ongoing public assistance at the time such legal services were initiated; vii. tenancy in rent-regulated housing; and viii. tenancy in housing operated by the New York city housing authority; 3. outcomes immediately following the provision of full legal representation, as applicable and available, including, but not limited to, the number of: i. case dispositions allowing individuals to remain in their residence; ii. case dispositions requiring individuals to be displaced from their residence; and iii. instances where the attorney was discharged or withdrew.

4.non-payment and holdover petitions filed in housing court, warrants of eviction issued in housing court, and residential evictions conducted by city marshals, disaggregated by borough. b. No later than September 1, 2018 and annually by each September 1 thereafter, the coordinator shall submit to the mayor and the speaker of the council, and post online, a review of the program established pursuant to subdivision b of section 26-1302 and information regarding its implementation, to the extent such information is available, including, but not limited to: 1. the number of tenants of buildings operated by the New York City housing authority that received legal services pursuant to the program described in such subdivision, disaggregated: i. borough and postal code of residence; ii. age of head of household; iii. household size; iv. estimated length of tenancy; v. approximate household income; vi. receipt of ongoing public assistance at the time such legal services were initiated; and vii. type of legal service provided.

2.the outcomes of the proceedings immediately following the provision of such legal services, subject to privacy and confidentiality restrictions, and without disclosing personally identifiable information, disaggregated by the type of legal service provided; and 3. the expenditures for the program described by such subdivision. c. No later than December 1, 2022, and every December 1 thereafter, the coordinator shall submit to the speaker of the council, and post online, a report on community engagement and education conducted pursuant to section 26-1306 in the previous year. The report shall include metrics from designated community groups, including but not limited to the number of buildings in which outreach was conducted, the number of know your rights education sessions held, the number of attendees at those education sessions, the number of people referred to nonprofits and the number of community forums conducted. (L.L. 2017/136, 8/11/2017, eff. 8/11/2017; Am. L.L. 2021/053, 5/11/2021, eff. 11/7/2021)

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