Senate Bill S91

2017-2018 Legislative Session

Provides for including uncles, aunts, nephews and nieces in the definition of "family member" in relation to regulations pertaining to rights of family members

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Archive: Last Bill Status - In Senate Committee Housing, Construction And Community Development Committee


  • 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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2017-S91 (ACTIVE) - Details

Current Committee:
Senate Housing, Construction And Community Development
Law Section:
Public Housing Law
Laws Affected:
Amd §14, Pub Hous L
Versions Introduced in Other Legislative Sessions:
2009-2010: S1346
2011-2012: S1300
2013-2014: S2453
2015-2016: S345
2019-2020: S16
2021-2022: S691
2023-2024: S3231

2017-S91 (ACTIVE) - Summary

Provides for including uncles, aunts, nephews, and nieces in the definition of "family member" in relation to regulations pertaining to rights of family members to succeed in certain cases to the rights of certain tenants.

2017-S91 (ACTIVE) - Sponsor Memo

2017-S91 (ACTIVE) - Bill Text download pdf

                            
 
                     S T A T E   O F   N E W   Y O R K
 ________________________________________________________________________
 
                                    91
 
                        2017-2018 Regular Sessions
 
                             I N  S E N A T E
 
                                (PREFILED)
 
                              January 4, 2017
                                ___________
 
 Introduced by Sens. HOYLMAN, HAMILTON -- read twice and ordered printed,
   and  when  printed  to  be  committed  to  the  Committee  on Housing,
   Construction and Community Development
 
 AN ACT to amend the public housing law, in relation to the definition of
   "family member"

   THE PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK, REPRESENTED IN SENATE AND  ASSEM-
 BLY, DO ENACT AS FOLLOWS:
 
   Section  1. Paragraph (c) of subdivision 4 of section 14 of the public
 housing law, as added by chapter 116 of the laws of 1997, is amended  to
 read as follows:
   (c)  that  for  the  purposes of such regulations: (i) "family member"
 shall be defined as a husband, wife, son, daughter, stepson, stepdaught-
 er, father, mother,  stepfather,  stepmother,  brother,  sister,  UNCLE,
 AUNT,  NEPHEW, NIECE, grandfather, grandmother, grandson, granddaughter,
 daughter-in-law,  son-in-law,  mother-in-law  or  father-in-law  of  the
 tenant;  or  any  other  person  residing with the tenant in the housing
 accommodation as a primary residence who can prove emotional and  finan-
 cial commitment, and interdependence between such person and the tenant.
 Although  no single factor shall be solely determinative, evidence which
 is to be considered in determining whether such emotional and  financial
 commitment and interdependence existed, may include, without limitation,
 such  factors  as listed below.   In no event would evidence of a sexual
 relationship between such persons be required or considered.
   (A) longevity of the relationship;
   (B) sharing of or relying upon each other for payment of household  or
 family expenses, or other common necessities of life;
   (C)  intermingling  of  finances  as evidenced by, among other things,
 joint ownership of bank accounts, personal  and  real  property,  credit
 cards,  loan  obligations,  sharing  a  household budget for purposes of

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

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