Require Quarterly Reports on Squatting Locations Citywide
In committee as of Mar 31, 2026Under review by an assigned committee.
✦ Plain-Language Summary
This bill would make the Police Department work with housing and other city agencies to create reports every three months about where people are squatting in buildings across the city. The reports would track these locations to help the city better understand and address the issue of people living in abandoned or vacant properties.
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Details
- Introduced
- Jan 29, 2026
- Body
- Committee on Public Safety
- Type
- Introduction
- Status
- Committee
Sponsors (23)
Official Description
This bill would require the Police Department, in collaboration with the Department of Housing Preservation and Development, Department of Information Technology and Telecommunications, and any other relevant agency to issue a quarterly report on locations in which persons are squatting in the city.