Assembly Bill A3534

2021-2022 Legislative Session

Establishes uniform waiting list priorities for domestic violence survivors applying for public housing

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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-A3534 (ACTIVE) - Details

See Senate Version of this Bill:
S1681
Current Committee:
Assembly Housing
Law Section:
Public Housing Law
Laws Affected:
Add §62, Pub Hous L
Versions Introduced in Other Legislative Sessions:
2017-2018: S8694
2019-2020: A9735, S2162
2023-2024: A1113, S936

2021-A3534 (ACTIVE) - Summary

Establishes uniform waiting list priorities for domestic violence survivors applying for public housing.

2021-A3534 (ACTIVE) - Bill Text download pdf 

                            
 
                     S T A T E   O F   N E W   Y O R K
 ________________________________________________________________________
 
                                   3534
 
                        2021-2022 Regular Sessions
 
                           I N  A S S E M B L Y
 
                             January 27, 2021
                                ___________
 
 Introduced by M. of A. STIRPE -- read once and referred to the Committee
   on Housing
 
 AN  ACT  to  amend  the  public housing law, in relation to establishing
   uniform waiting list priorities for domestic violence survivors apply-
   ing for public housing
 
   THE PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK, REPRESENTED IN SENATE AND  ASSEM-
 BLY, DO ENACT AS FOLLOWS:
 
   Section  1.  The public housing law is amended by adding a new section
 62 to read as follows:
   § 62. WAITING LIST PRIORITIES; DOMESTIC VIOLENCE.  1.  WHERE  A  LOCAL
 HOUSING  AUTHORITY  ESTABLISHES  APPLICANT  PREFERENCES ON THEIR WAITING
 LIST, APPLICANTS WHO ARE VICTIMS OF DOMESTIC VIOLENCE SHALL RECEIVE  THE
 SAME  PRIORITY  AS  OTHER DISENFRANCHISED POPULATIONS, SUCH AS THE DISA-
 BLED, THE ELDERLY  AND  THE  HOMELESS,  WHERE  THE  VICTIM  OF  DOMESTIC
 VIOLENCE:
   (A)  WILL  CONTINUE  TO  SUFFER  FROM  DOMESTIC  VIOLENCE IF HE OR SHE
 CONTINUES TO LIVE IN CURRENT RESIDENCE; OR
   (B) HAS LEFT THE RESIDENCE DUE TO DOMESTIC VIOLENCE AND IS NOT  LIVING
 IN STANDARD PERMANENT REPLACEMENT HOUSING.
   2. FOR THE PURPOSES OF THIS SECTION, VICTIM OF DOMESTIC VIOLENCE SHALL
 HAVE THE SAME MEANING AS DEFINED IN SECTION FOUR HUNDRED FIFTY-NINE-A OF
 THE SOCIAL SERVICES LAW.
   3. FOR APPLICANTS ON THE WAITING LIST WITH THE SAME PREFERENCE STATUS,
 LOCAL  PUBLIC HOUSING AUTHORITIES SHALL SELECT APPLICANTS USING THE DATE
 AND TIME OF APPLICATION, GIVING PRIORITY TO APPLICATIONS IN THE ORDER OF
 WHICH THEY ARE RECEIVED.
   § 2. This act shall take effect immediately and shall apply  to  local
 housing  authorities  upon  the  addition  of  any  person to any of the
 authority's waiting lists.
 
  EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
                       [ ] is old law to be omitted.
                                                            LBD06808-01-1

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