Assembly Bill A2646

2021-2022 Legislative Session

Grants domestic violence victims the same preference as granted to any other class of applicants

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  • Introduced
    • In Committee Assembly
    • In Committee Senate
    • On Floor Calendar Assembly
    • On Floor Calendar Senate
    • Passed Assembly
    • Passed Senate
  • Delivered to Governor
  • Signed By Governor

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2021-A2646 (ACTIVE) - Details

See Senate Version of this Bill:
S817
Current Committee:
Assembly Housing
Law Section:
Public Housing Law
Laws Affected:
Amd §402-b, Pub Hous L
Versions Introduced in Other Legislative Sessions:
2015-2016: S4558
2017-2018: S3767
2019-2020: A10287, S4068
2023-2024: A2542, S2918

2021-A2646 (ACTIVE) - Summary

Requires the New York city housing authority, in reviewing applicants, to grant domestic violence victims the same preference as granted to any other class of applicants.

2021-A2646 (ACTIVE) - Bill Text download pdf 

                            
 
                     S T A T E   O F   N E W   Y O R K
 ________________________________________________________________________
 
                                   2646
 
                        2021-2022 Regular Sessions
 
                           I N  A S S E M B L Y
 
                             January 19, 2021
                                ___________
 
 Introduced  by M. of A. HYNDMAN -- read once and referred to the Commit-
   tee on Housing
 
 AN ACT to amend the public housing law, in relation to  preferences  and
   priorities for prospective public housing and section 8 tenants in the
   city of New York
 
   THE  PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK, REPRESENTED IN SENATE AND ASSEM-
 BLY, DO ENACT AS FOLLOWS:
 
   Section 1. Paragraph (e) of subdivision 3  of  section  402-b  of  the
 public  housing  law,  as  added  by  chapter  3 of the laws of 2010, is
 amended to read as follows:
   (e) All prospective public housing and  Section  8  tenants  shall  be
 selected  from  a waiting list which shall be maintained by the New York
 city housing authority in compliance with the federal public housing and
 Section 8 laws and all applicable rules and regulations.  The  New  York
 city  housing  authority  and each respective project owner shall screen
 tenants and jointly have final approval over  tenant  selection  all  in
 accordance with aforementioned laws, rules and regulations. All prospec-
 tive  public housing tenants shall be taken from the waiting list in the
 order in which they applied  for  the  size  appropriate  unit,  subject
 however  to preferences and priorities provided for in [the public hous-
 ing  law]  THIS  CHAPTER  and  all  applicable  rules  and  regulations;
 PROVIDED, HOWEVER THAT, ANY PRIORITY OR PREFERENCE OFFERED TO APPLICANTS
 BASED  ON THEIR RESIDENCE IN A CITY OWNED, OPERATED OR CONTRACTED DOMES-
 TIC VIOLENCE SHELTER OR IN A DOMESTIC VIOLENCE SHELTER LICENSED  BY  THE
 OFFICE  OF  CHILDREN AND FAMILY SERVICES SHALL BE OFFERED AT THE HIGHEST
 PRIORITY LEVEL OFFERED TO ANY OTHER CLASS OF APPLICANTS.
   § 2. This act shall take effect immediately.
 
 
  EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
                       [ ] is old law to be omitted.
                                                            LBD02862-01-1

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