Senate Bill S4558A

2015-2016 Legislative Session

Requires the New York city housing authority, in reviewing applicants, to grant homeless domestic violence victims the same preference as granted the homeless

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  • 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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2015-S4558 - Details

See Assembly Version of this Bill:
A7268
Current Committee:
Assembly Housing
Law Section:
Public Housing Law
Laws Affected:
Amd §402-b, Pub Hous L
Versions Introduced in Other Legislative Sessions:
2017-2018: S3767, A3583
2019-2020: S4068
2021-2022: S817
2023-2024: S2918
2025-2026: S6469

2015-S4558 - Summary

Requires the New York city housing authority, in reviewing applicants, to grant homeless domestic violence victims the same preference as granted the homeless.

2015-S4558 - Sponsor Memo

2015-S4558 - Bill Text download pdf 

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

                                  4558

                       2015-2016 Regular Sessions

                            I N  S E N A T E

                             March 27, 2015
                               ___________

Introduced  by  Sen.  KLEIN  -- 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 preferences and
  priorities for prospective public housing and section 8 tenants in the
  city of New York

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

  Section  1.  Paragraph  (e)  of  subdivision 3 of section 402-b of the
public housing law, as added by chapter  3  of  the  laws  of  2010,  is
amended to read as follows:
  (e)  All  prospective  public  housing  and Section 8 tenants shall be
selected from a waiting list which shall be maintained by the  New  York
city housing authority in compliance with the federal public housing and
Section  8  laws  and all applicable rules and regulations. The New York
city housing authority and each respective project  owner  shall  screen
tenants  and  jointly  have  final approval over tenant selection all in
accordance with aforementioned laws, rules and regulations. All prospec-
tive public housing tenants shall be taken from the waiting list in  the
order  in  which  they  applied  for  the size appropriate unit, subject
however to preferences and priorities provided for in [the public  hous-
ing  law]  THIS  CHAPTER  and  all  applicable  rules  and  regulations;
PROVIDED, HOWEVER THAT, ANY NEEDS BASED PRIORITY OR  PREFERENCE  OFFERED
TO  APPLICANTS  BASED  ON  THEIR  RESIDENCE IN A CITY OWNED, OPERATED OR
CONTRACTED HOMELESS SHELTER MUST ALSO BE OFFERED EQUITABLY AND EVENLY TO
APPLICANTS RESIDING IN A CITY OWNED,  OPERATED  OR  CONTRACTED  DOMESTIC
VIOLENCE  SHELTER  OR  IN  A  DOMESTIC  VIOLENCE SHELTER LICENSED BY THE
OFFICE OF CHILDREN AND FAMILY SERVICES.
  S 2. This act shall take effect immediately.

 EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
                      [ ] is old law to be omitted.
                                                           LBD10244-01-5

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2015-S4558A (ACTIVE) - Details

See Assembly Version of this Bill:
A7268
Current Committee:
Assembly Housing
Law Section:
Public Housing Law
Laws Affected:
Amd §402-b, Pub Hous L
Versions Introduced in Other Legislative Sessions:
2017-2018: S3767, A3583
2019-2020: S4068
2021-2022: S817
2023-2024: S2918
2025-2026: S6469

2015-S4558A (ACTIVE) - Summary

Requires the New York city housing authority, in reviewing applicants, to grant homeless domestic violence victims the same preference as granted the homeless.

2015-S4558A (ACTIVE) - Sponsor Memo

2015-S4558A (ACTIVE) - Bill Text download pdf 

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

                                 4558--A

                       2015-2016 Regular Sessions

                            I N  S E N A T E

                             March 27, 2015
                               ___________

Introduced  by  Sens. KLEIN, AVELLA, ESPAILLAT -- read twice and ordered
  printed, and when printed to be committed to the Committee on Housing,
  Construction and Community Development -- committee  discharged,  bill
  amended,  ordered reprinted as amended and recommitted to said commit-
  tee

AN ACT to amend the public housing law, in relation to  preferences  and
  priorities for prospective public housing and section 8 tenants in the
  city of New York

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

  Section 1. Paragraph (e) of subdivision 3  of  section  402-b  of  the
public  housing  law,  as  added  by  chapter  3 of the laws of 2010, is
amended to read as follows:
  (e) All prospective public housing and  Section  8  tenants  shall  be
selected  from  a waiting list which shall be maintained by the New York
city housing authority in compliance with the federal public housing and
Section 8 laws and all applicable rules and regulations.  The  New  York
city  housing  authority  and each respective project owner shall screen
tenants and jointly have final approval over  tenant  selection  all  in
accordance with aforementioned laws, rules and regulations. All prospec-
tive  public housing tenants shall be taken from the waiting list in the
order in which they applied  for  the  size  appropriate  unit,  subject
however  to preferences and priorities provided for in [the public hous-
ing  law]  THIS  CHAPTER  and  all  applicable  rules  and  regulations;
PROVIDED, HOWEVER THAT, ANY PRIORITY OR PREFERENCE OFFERED TO APPLICANTS
BASED  ON  THEIR RESIDENCE IN A CITY OWNED, OPERATED OR CONTRACTED HOME-
LESS SHELTER MUST ALSO BE OFFERED EQUITABLY  AND  EVENLY  TO  APPLICANTS
RESIDING IN A CITY OWNED, OPERATED OR CONTRACTED DOMESTIC VIOLENCE SHEL-
TER OR IN A DOMESTIC VIOLENCE SHELTER LICENSED BY THE OFFICE OF CHILDREN
AND FAMILY SERVICES.
  S 2. This act shall take effect immediately.

 EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
                      [ ] is old law to be omitted.
                                                           LBD10244-02-5

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