assembly Bill A3583

2017-2018 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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Apr 30, 2018 enacting clause stricken
Jan 03, 2018 referred to housing
Jan 27, 2017 referred to housing

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A3583 (ACTIVE) - Details

See Senate Version of this Bill:
S3767
Law Section:
Public Housing Law
Laws Affected:
Amd §402-b, Pub Hous L
Versions Introduced in Other Legislative Sessions:
2015-2016: A7268, S4558
2019-2020: S4068
2021-2022: S817
2023-2024: S2918

A3583 (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.

A3583 (ACTIVE) - Bill Text download pdf 


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

                                  3583

                       2017-2018 Regular Sessions

                          I N  A S S E M B L Y

                            January 27, 2017
                               ___________

Introduced  by  M.  of A. SEPULVEDA, SIMON, M. G. MILLER, ARROYO, BLAKE,
  COLTON, GOTTFRIED, RICHARDSON -- Multi-Sponsored by -- M. of A.  GLICK
  -- 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.
  § 2. This act shall take effect immediately.

 EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
                      [ ] is old law to be omitted.
                                                           LBD08073-01-7