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                       2015-2016 Regular Sessions

                          I N  A S S E M B L Y

                            January 12, 2015
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Introduced  by M. of A. WRIGHT -- Multi-Sponsored by -- M. of A. FARRELL
  -- read once and referred to the Committee on Housing

AN ACT to amend the public housing law, in relation to the  standard  of
  proof  for  determination of eligibility for public housing based upon
  remaining family member status

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

  Section  1.  The public housing law is amended by adding a new section
156-d to read as follows:
  S 156-D. DETERMINATION OF REMAINING FAMILY MEMBER STATUS. 1.  NOTWITH-
STANDING ANY PROVISIONS OF LAW TO  THE  CONTRARY,  FOR  THE  PURPOSE  OF
DETERMINING  WHETHER AN INDIVIDUAL IS A REMAINING FAMILY MEMBER ENTITLED
TO CONTINUED OCCUPANCY OF A HOUSING UNIT SUPPLIED BY THE NEW  YORK  CITY
HOUSING AUTHORITY, THE STANDARD OF PROOF OF RESIDENCY BY SUCH INDIVIDUAL
FOR  THE  REQUISITE  PERIOD  SHALL  NOT  EXCEED THE STANDARD REQUIRED TO
DEMONSTRATE RESIDENCY BY INDIVIDUALS OCCUPYING HOUSING UNITS OR  HOUSING
ACCOMMODATIONS  SUBJECT  TO  THE PROVISIONS OF CHAPTERS FOUR AND FIVE OF
TITLE TWENTY-SIX OF THE ADMINISTRATIVE CODE OF THE  CITY  OF  NEW  YORK,
CHAPTER  TWO HUNDRED SEVENTY-FOUR OF THE LAWS OF NINETEEN HUNDRED FORTY-
SIX, CONSTITUTING THE EMERGENCY HOUSING RENT CONTROL LAW, AS AMENDED  BY
CHAPTER  TWO HUNDRED THIRTY-FOUR OF THE LAWS OF NINETEEN HUNDRED EIGHTY-
FOUR OR CHAPTER FIVE HUNDRED SEVENTY-SIX OF THE LAWS OF NINETEEN HUNDRED
SEVENTY-FOUR, CONSTITUTING THE EMERGENCY TENANT PROTECTION ACT OF  NINE-
TEEN  SEVENTY-FOUR, AS AMENDED BY CHAPTER TWO HUNDRED THIRTY-FOUR OF THE
LAWS OF NINETEEN HUNDRED EIGHTY-FOUR.
  2. THE PROVISIONS OF THIS SECTION SHALL NOT AFFECT THE INCOME  THRESH-
OLD  REQUIREMENTS  FOR  DETERMINING  ELIGIBILITY  OF  A REMAINING FAMILY
MEMBER FOR PUBLIC HOUSING.
  S 2. This act shall take effect immediately and  shall  apply  to  all
applications  for  continued occupancy of a housing unit supplied by the
New York city housing authority submitted to such authority on or  after
January 1, 2015.

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

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