§ 131-w. Limitations in the payment of rent arrears. Districts shall
not provide assistance to pay rent arrears, property taxes or mortgage
arrears for persons not eligible for home relief, aid to dependent
children, emergency assistance to needy families with children or
emergency assistance for aged, blind and disabled persons, except to
persons who are without income or resources immediately available to
meet the emergency need, whose gross household income does not exceed
one hundred twenty-five percent of the federal income official poverty
line and who sign a repayment agreement agreeing to repay the assistance
in a period not to exceed twelve months. The districts shall enforce
the repayment agreements by any legal method available to a creditor, in
addition to any rights it has pursuant to this chapter. The department
shall promulgate regulations to implement this section which shall,
among other things, establish standards for the contents of repayment
agreements and establish standards to ensure that assistance is provided
only in emergency circumstances.