Senate Bill S16

2019-2020 Legislative Session

Provides for including uncles, aunts, nephews and nieces in the definition of "family member" in relation to regulations pertaining to rights of family members

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Archive: Last Bill Status - In Senate Committee Housing, Construction And Community Development Committee


  • 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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2019-S16 (ACTIVE) - Details

Current Committee:
Senate Housing, Construction And Community Development
Law Section:
Public Housing Law
Laws Affected:
Amd §14, Pub Hous L
Versions Introduced in Other Legislative Sessions:
2009-2010: S1346
2011-2012: S1300
2013-2014: S2453
2015-2016: S345
2017-2018: S91
2021-2022: S691
2023-2024: S3231

2019-S16 (ACTIVE) - Summary

Provides for including uncles, aunts, nephews, and nieces in the definition of "family member" in relation to regulations pertaining to rights of family members to succeed in certain cases to the rights of certain tenants.

2019-S16 (ACTIVE) - Sponsor Memo

2019-S16 (ACTIVE) - Bill Text download pdf

                            
 
                     S T A T E   O F   N E W   Y O R K
 ________________________________________________________________________
 
                                    16
 
                        2019-2020 Regular Sessions
 
                             I N  S E N A T E
 
                                (PREFILED)
 
                              January 9, 2019
                                ___________
 
 Introduced  by  Sen. HOYLMAN -- 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 the definition of
   "family member"

   THE  PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK, REPRESENTED IN SENATE AND ASSEM-
 BLY, DO ENACT AS FOLLOWS:
 
   Section 1. Paragraph (c) of subdivision 4 of section 14 of the  public
 housing  law, as added by chapter 116 of the laws of 1997, is amended to
 read as follows:
   (c) that for the purposes of such  regulations:  (i)  "family  member"
 shall be defined as a husband, wife, son, daughter, stepson, stepdaught-
 er,  father,  mother,  stepfather,  stepmother,  brother, sister, UNCLE,
 AUNT, NEPHEW, NIECE, grandfather, grandmother, grandson,  granddaughter,
 daughter-in-law,  son-in-law,  mother-in-law  or  father-in-law  of  the
 tenant; or any other person residing with  the  tenant  in  the  housing
 accommodation  as a primary residence who can prove emotional and finan-
 cial commitment, and interdependence between such person and the tenant.
 Although no single factor shall be solely determinative, evidence  which
 is  to be considered in determining whether such emotional and financial
 commitment and interdependence existed, may include, without limitation,
 such factors as listed below.  In no event would evidence  of  a  sexual
 relationship between such persons be required or considered.
   (A) longevity of the relationship;
   (B)  sharing of or relying upon each other for payment of household or
 family expenses, or other common necessities of life;
   (C) intermingling of finances as evidenced  by,  among  other  things,
 joint  ownership  of  bank  accounts, personal and real property, credit
 cards, loan obligations, sharing a  household  budget  for  purposes  of

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

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