Senate Bill S8850

2021-2022 Legislative Session

Relates to the eligibility of occupants of public housing authorities for rental assistance

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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-S8850 (ACTIVE) - Details

See Assembly Version of this Bill:
A9979
Current Committee:
Assembly Ways And Means
Law Section:
Housing
Laws Affected:
Amd Part BB subpart A §1, Chap 56 of 2021
Versions Introduced in 2023-2024 Legislative Session:
S1633, A5305

2021-S8850 (ACTIVE) - Summary

Relates to the eligibility of occupants of public housing authorities for rental assistance; authorizes occupants of public housing authorities to receive rental assistance at the same times as all other eligible populations.

2021-S8850 (ACTIVE) - Sponsor Memo

2021-S8850 (ACTIVE) - Bill Text download pdf 

                             
                     S T A T E   O F   N E W   Y O R K
 ________________________________________________________________________
 
                                   8850
 
                             I N  S E N A T E
 
                              April 25, 2022
                                ___________
 
 Introduced  by Sen. KAVANAGH -- read twice and ordered printed, and when
   printed to be committed to the Committee on Housing, Construction  and
   Community Development
 
 AN  ACT  to  amend  chapter  56  of  the  laws of 2021, establishing the
   "COVID-19 Emergency Rental Assistance Program of 2021", in relation to
   the eligibility of occupants of public housing authorities for  rental
   assistance

   THE  PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK, REPRESENTED IN SENATE AND ASSEM-
 BLY, DO ENACT AS FOLLOWS:
 
   Section 1. Subparagraph (i) of  paragraph  (a)  of  subdivision  1  of
 section 5 of section 1 of subpart A of part BB of chapter 56 of the laws
 of  2021, establishing the "COVID-19 Emergency Rental Assistance Program
 of 2021", is amended to read as follows:
   (i) is a tenant or occupant obligated to pay  rent  in  their  primary
 residence in the state of New York, including both tenants and occupants
 of  dwelling units and manufactured home tenants[, provided however that
 occupants of federal or state funded subsidized public housing  authori-
 ties or other federal or state funded subsidized housing that limits the
 household's  share  of the rent to a set percentage of income shall only
 be eligible to the extent that funds are  remaining  after  serving  all
 other eligible populations];
   §  2.  This act shall take effect immediately; provided, however, that
 the amendments to subpart A of part BB of chapter 56 of the laws of 2021
 made by section one of this act shall not affect the expiration of  such
 subpart and shall be deemed repealed therewith.
 
 
 
 
  EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
                       [ ] is old law to be omitted.
                                                            LBD15455-01-2

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