NY State Senate Bill S8419

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	Assembly Actions - Lowercase Senate Actions - UPPERCASE
Jun 17, 2020	signed chap.125
Jun 05, 2020	delivered to governor
May 28, 2020	returned to senate passed assembly ordered to third reading rules cal.58 substituted for a10522 referred to ways and means delivered to assembly passed senate
May 27, 2020	ordered to third reading cal.670
May 26, 2020	reported and committed to rules reported and committed to finance
May 25, 2020	referred to housing, construction and community development

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Housing, Construction and Community Development Committee Vote: May 26, 2020

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S8419 (ACTIVE) - Details

See Assembly Version of this Bill:: A10522
Law Section:: Housing

S8419 (ACTIVE) - Summary

Enacts the "emergency rent relief act of 2020" to establish an interim residential rent relief program.

S8419 (ACTIVE) - Sponsor Memo

 
BILL NUMBER: S8419

SPONSOR: KAVANAGH
 
TITLE OF BILL:

An act in relation to enacting the "emergency rent relief act of 2020"
to establish an interim residential rent relief program; and to provide
for the repeal of such provisions upon expiration thereof

 
PURPOSE:

To provide emergency rent relief to tenants who experienced an increase
in rent burden because of a loss of income as a result of the COVOD-19
pandemic

 
SUMMARY OF PROVISIONS:

The Emergency Rent Relief Act of 2020 would provide rental assistance
vouchers to landlords on behalf of tenants who experienced an increase
in rent burden because of a loss of income as a result of the COVOD-19
pandemic through Homes and Community Renewal.  The spending cap is up to

$100,000,000 for this program. The coverage period would be April 1
through July 31. A tenant has a rent burden if their rent is more than
30% of the household income.  Households would be eligible if they make
up to 80% Area Median Income (AMI) prior to March 7 and at the time of
application; have a rent burden both prior to March 7 and at the time of
application, and they have lost income during the covered period.  The
subsidy would be a voucher paid to the landlords for the gap between
their pre-COVID rent burden and their new rent burden, up to 125% Fair
Market Rent (FMR).

The commissioner is required to establish preferences prioritizing
households with the greatest economic and social need and must, at mini-
mum, account for historic income levels, the rent burden of the house-
hold, the percentage of income lost, and the risk of homelessness or
eviction.  The commissioner must also publicly report the monthly
expenditures made under the program including demographic and regional
data by October 31, 2020.

 
EXISTING LAW:

N/A

 
JUSTIFICATION:

The economic impact of the COVID-19 pandemic has left many tenants
across the state with severe rent burdens. Tenants need help staying
afloat and paying their rent immediately. This bill is necessary to
provide some of that relief.

 
LEGISLATIVE HISTORY:

new bill

 
FISCAL IMPLICATIONS:

$100,000,000

 
LOCAL FISCAL IMPLICATIONS:
n/a

 
EFFECTIVE DATE:
Immediately.

S8419 (ACTIVE) - Bill Text download pdf


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

                                  8419

                            I N  S E N A T E

                              May 25, 2020
                               ___________

Introduced  by Sen. KAVANAGH -- read twice and ordered printed, and when
  printed to be committed to the Committee on Housing, Construction  and
  Community Development

AN  ACT  in relation to enacting the "emergency rent relief act of 2020"
  to establish an  interim  residential  rent  relief  program;  and  to
  provide for the repeal of such provisions upon expiration thereof

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

  Section 1. Short title. This act shall be known and may  be  cited  as
the "emergency rent relief act of 2020".
  § 2. 1. For the purposes of this act:
  a. "Coverage period" shall mean April 1, 2020 through July 31, 2020.
  b.  "Eligible  household"  shall  mean  a household (i) with an income
below 80 percent of the area median income, as adjusted for family size,
both prior to March 7, 2020 and at the time of application; (ii) with  a
rent  burden both prior to March 7, 2020 and at the time of application;
and (iii) has lost income during the coverage period.
  c. "Income" shall mean income from all sources of each member  of  the
household, including all wages, tips, overtime, salary, recurring gifts,
returns  on  investments,  welfare assistance, social security payments,
child support payments, unemployment benefits, any benefit,  payment  or
cash grant whose purpose is to assist with rental payments, any payments
whose  purpose is to replace lost income, and any other government bene-
fit or cash grant. The term "income"  shall  not  include:    employment
income from children under eighteen years of age, employment income from
children  eighteen  years  of  age  or older who are full-time students,
foster care payments, sporadic gifts, groceries provided by persons  not
living in the household, supplemental nutrition assistance program bene-
fits, earned income disallowance, or the earned income tax credit.
  d.  "Fair market rent" shall mean the fair market rent for each rental
area as promulgated annually by the United States department of  housing
and urban development's office of policy development and research pursu-
ant to 42 USC 1437f.

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

                                                           LBD16519-03-0

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  e.  "Rent  burden"  shall  mean  the amount of a contract monthly rent
which is more than 30 percent of the household income.
  2. The commissioner of housing and community renewal is hereby author-
ized and directed to establish and implement an interim residential rent
relief program to support households impacted by the COVID-19 pandemic.
  3.  Such  program  shall be provided up to $100,000,000 of monies that
have been allocated to the state of New York by the federal  Coronavirus
Aid,  Relief,  and  Economic Security (CARES) Act of 2020 (P.L. 116-136)
that have not otherwise been obligated, to provide rental assistance  to
eligible  households  for  their  primary  residence in the state of New
York.
  4. A rental subsidy shall be provided in the form of a voucher  to  be
provided  directly  to  the  owner  of  the dwelling unit for applicants
determined to be eligible households during the coverage  period  in  an
amount  equal  to  the difference between the applicant's rent burden on
March 1, 2020 and their rent burden during the month or  months  assist-
ance  is requested for.  Such subsidy shall be limited to 125 percent of
the fair market rent.
  5. Applicants shall not be expected or required to repay  any  assist-
ance  granted  through  this  program  unless otherwise required by law.
Assistance shall not be considered income for purposes of  public  bene-
fits or other public assistance. There shall be no requirement on appli-
cants  to  seek  assistance  from  other  sources,  including charitable
contributions, for eligibility.
  6. The commissioner of housing and community renewal may delegate  the
administration  of  portions of this program to any state, county, city,
town, or public housing agency or any non-profit organization as  neces-
sary to implement such program.
  7.  The  commissioner of housing and community renewal shall establish
preferences prioritizing  households  with  the  greatest  economic  and
social  need  in  processing applications for this program. Such prefer-
ences shall account for, at a minimum:
  a. the historical income level of the household as it relates to  area
median income;
  b. the rent burden of the household;
  c. the percentage income lost for the household; and
  d. the risk of homelessness or eviction.
  8.  The  commissioner  of  housing  and community renewal shall, on or
before, October thirty-first two thousand twenty submit and make public-
ly available a report to the governor, the temporary  president  of  the
senate,  the speaker of the assembly, and on its website, on the monthly
expenditures made pursuant to this act including  recipient  demographic
data, regional data, and details on subsidy values.
  §  3. This act shall take effect immediately and shall expire July 31,
2021, when upon such date the provisions of this  act  shall  be  deemed
repealed.

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May 28, 2020 - floor Vote

Floor Vote: May 28, 2020

May 26, 2020 - Finance committee Vote

Finance Committee Vote: May 26, 2020

May 26, 2020 - Housing, Construction and Community Development committee Vote

Housing, Construction and Community Development Committee Vote: May 26, 2020

May 24, 2020 - Rules committee Vote

Rules Committee Vote: May 24, 2020

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S8419 (ACTIVE) - Details

S8419 (ACTIVE) - Summary

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Brian Kavanagh

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May 28, 2020 - floor Vote

Floor Vote: May 28, 2020

May 26, 2020 - Finance committee Vote

Finance Committee Vote: May 26, 2020

May 26, 2020 - Housing, Construction and Community Development committee Vote

Housing, Construction and Community Development Committee Vote: May 26, 2020

May 24, 2020 - Rules committee Vote

Rules Committee Vote: May 24, 2020

Co-Sponsors

Leroy Comrie

Brad Hoylman-Sigal

Anna M. Kaplan

Velmanette Montgomery

Gustavo Rivera

S8419 (ACTIVE) - Details

S8419 (ACTIVE) - Summary

S8419 (ACTIVE) - Sponsor Memo

S8419 (ACTIVE) - Bill Text download pdf

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