assembly Bill A7268

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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A7268 (ACTIVE) - Details

See Senate Version of this Bill:
S4558
Law Section:
Public Housing Law
Laws Affected:
Amd ยง402-b, Pub Hous L
Versions Introduced in Other Legislative Sessions:
2017-2018: A3583, S3767
2019-2020: S4068
2021-2022: S817
2023-2024: S2918

A7268 (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.

A7268 (ACTIVE) - Bill Text download pdf 

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

                                  7268

                       2015-2016 Regular Sessions

                          I N  A S S E M B L Y

                               May 1, 2015
                               ___________

Introduced  by  M.  of  A.  SEPULVEDA  --  read once and referred to the
  Committee on Housing

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.
                                                           LBD10244-03-5