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                                   2772
 
                        2023-2024 Regular Sessions
 
                           I N  A S S E M B L Y
 
                             January 27, 2023
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 Introduced  by  M.  of  A.  JEAN-PIERRE -- read once and referred to the
   Committee on Housing
 
 AN ACT to amend subpart A of part BB of chapter 56 of the laws of  2021,
   establishing  the  "COVID-19  Emergency  Rental  Assistance Program of
   2021", in relation to reports by the commissioner  of  the  office  of
   temporary and disability assistance for such program
 
   THE  PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK, REPRESENTED IN SENATE AND ASSEM-
 BLY, DO ENACT AS FOLLOWS:
 
   Section 1. Section 14 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:
   § 14. Reports by the commissioner. The office  shall  be  required  to
 report  and  post information on their website, and update such informa-
 tion at least monthly beginning 30 days from when the commissioner makes
 an application for the program available. Such information shall include
 but not be limited to:
   (a) the number of municipal recipients that choose to  participate  in
 the statewide program;
   (b)  the  number of eligible households that received assistance under
 this title, including the particular category of  assistance  which  was
 provided;
   (c)  THE  BREAKDOWN  OF  APPLICATIONS  FOR EACH ZIP CODE INCLUDING THE
 TOTAL NUMBER OF APPROVED APPLICATIONS; THE TOTAL NUMBER OF DENIED APPLI-
 CATIONS; THE TOTAL NUMBER OF  INCOMPLETE  APPLICATIONS;  AND  THE  TOTAL
 NUMBER OF APPLICATIONS THAT ARE AWAITING PROCESSING OR ARE PENDING;
   (D)  the  average  amount  of  funding provided per eligible household
 receiving assistance; [and]
   [(d)] (E) the number of households that applied for assistance; AND
   (F) THE BREAKDOWN OF THE TOTAL FUNDING AMOUNT ALLOCATED BY  ZIP  CODE,
 TOTAL FUNDING AMOUNT COMMITTED BUT NOT YET RELEASED BY ZIP CODE, AND THE
 TOTAL FUNDING AMOUNT REMAINING AVAILABLE; AND

  EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
                       [ ] is old law to be omitted.
                                                            LBD03058-01-3
              

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   (G)  IDENTIFICATION  OF  ZIP CODES WITH THE HIGHEST NEED FOR EMERGENCY
 RENTAL ASSISTANCE.
   §  2.  Subdivision 5 of section 6 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:
   5. Upon receipt of an application [and to the extent practicable], the
 commissioner  shall  make  available  a  means  by  which an application
 submitted by a tenant, a landlord, or both jointly  can  be  tracked  by
 either  the  tenant  or  the  landlord, regardless of who submitted such
 application. APPLICATION INFORMATION THAT MAY BE TRACKED  SHALL  INCLUDE
 WHETHER  AN  APPLICATION IS DEEMED INCOMPLETE OR DOCUMENTS ARE UNABLE TO
 BE VERIFIED. IF AN APPLICATION IS DEEMED  INCOMPLETE,  THE  COMMISSIONER
 SHALL NOTIFY THE TENANT AND LANDLORD WITHIN THIRTY DAYS OF RECEIVING THE
 APPLICATION  AND PROVIDE ACTION REQUIRED TO COMPLETE THE APPLICATION. IF
 ANY APPLICATION DOCUMENTS CANNOT BE  VERIFIED,  THE  COMMISSIONER  SHALL
 NOTIFY  THE  TENANT  AND  LANDLORD  WITHIN  THIRTY DAYS OF RECEIVING THE
 APPLICATION AND PROVIDE ACTION REQUIRED TO VALIDATE THE DOCUMENTS.
   § 3. 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 sections one and two of this act shall not affect the expi-
 ration of such subpart and shall be deemed repealed therewith.