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Assembly Bill A1462

2009-2010 Legislative Session

Increases the availability of emergency rent assistance to include grants for individuals at 200% or less of the poverty line

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2009-A1462 (ACTIVE) - Details

Current Committee:
Assembly Social Services
Law Section:
Social Services Law
Laws Affected:
Amd ยง131-w, Soc Serv L
Versions Introduced in Other Legislative Sessions:
2011-2012: A622
2013-2014: A2838
2015-2016: A3799

2009-A1462 (ACTIVE) - Summary

Increases the availability of emergency rent arrears assistance to include grants for individuals at 200% or less of the poverty line; provides such assistance to persons who exceed 200% of the poverty line if they sign a repayment agreement; extends the repayment schedule to 18 months and removes the requirement that proof be given that loan can be repaid.

2009-A1462 (ACTIVE) - Bill Text download pdf 

                            
                    S T A T E   O F   N E W   Y O R K
________________________________________________________________________

                                  1462

                       2009-2010 Regular Sessions

                          I N  A S S E M B L Y

                               (PREFILED)

                             January 7, 2009
                               ___________

Introduced  by  M.  of  A.  WRIGHT, COLTON, JAFFEE, GREENE, ESPAILLAT --
  Multi-Sponsored by -- M.   of A. BRENNAN, DIAZ,  HOOPER,  ROBINSON  --
  read once and referred to the Committee on Social Services

AN  ACT  to amend the social services law, in relation to increasing the
  availability of emergency rent assistance

  THE PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK, REPRESENTED IN SENATE AND  ASSEM-
BLY, DO ENACT AS FOLLOWS:

  Section 1. Section 131-w of the social services law, as added by chap-
ter 41 of the laws of 1992, is amended to read as follows:
  S  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] SAFETY NET, TEMPORARY ASSISTANCE FOR NEEDY FAMILIES, 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] NET household income does not exceed [one hundred twenty-
five] TWO HUNDRED percent of the federal income  official  poverty  line
[and  who].  FOR  THOSE  PERSONS  WITH NET INCOMES EXCEEDING TWO HUNDRED
PERCENT OF THE FEDERAL INCOME OFFICIAL  POVERTY  LINE,  SUCH  ASSISTANCE
SHALL  NOT  BE AVAILABLE UNLESS THEY sign a repayment agreement agreeing
to repay the assistance in a period  not  to  exceed  [twelve]  EIGHTEEN
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 stan-
dards  for  the contents of repayment agreements and establish standards
to ensure that assistance is provided only in  emergency  circumstances;
PROVIDED,  HOWEVER,  THAT THERE SHALL NOT BE A REQUIREMENT TO SHOW PROOF
OF ABILITY TO MEET THE TERMS OF THE REPAYMENT AGREEMENT.
  S 2. This act shall take effect January 1, 2010.

 EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets

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