Assembly Bill A4949

2023-2024 Legislative Session

Relates to the standard of proof for determination of eligibility for public housing based upon remaining family member status

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Current Bill Status - In Assembly 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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2023-A4949 (ACTIVE) - Details

Current Committee:
Assembly Housing
Law Section:
Public Housing Law
Laws Affected:
Add §156-d, Pub Hous L
Versions Introduced in Other Legislative Sessions:
2009-2010: A11644
2011-2012: A3286
2013-2014: A3445
2015-2016: A1401
2017-2018: A5797
2019-2020: A4137
2021-2022: A3707

2023-A4949 (ACTIVE) - Summary

Relates to the standard of proof for determination of eligibility for public housing based upon remaining family member status.

2023-A4949 (ACTIVE) - Bill Text download pdf 

                             
                     S T A T E   O F   N E W   Y O R K
 ________________________________________________________________________
 
                                   4949
 
                        2023-2024 Regular Sessions
 
                           I N  A S S E M B L Y
 
                             February 27, 2023
                                ___________
 
 Introduced by M. of A. L. ROSENTHAL, WALKER -- read once and referred to
   the Committee on Housing
 
 AN  ACT  to amend the public housing law, in relation to the standard of
   proof for determination of eligibility for public housing  based  upon
   remaining family member status

   THE  PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK, REPRESENTED IN SENATE AND ASSEM-
 BLY, DO ENACT AS FOLLOWS:
 
   Section 1. The public housing law is amended by adding a  new  section
 156-d to read as follows:
   § 156-D. DETERMINATION OF REMAINING FAMILY MEMBER STATUS. 1.  NOTWITH-
 STANDING  ANY  PROVISIONS  OF  LAW  TO  THE CONTRARY, FOR THE PURPOSE OF
 DETERMINING WHETHER AN INDIVIDUAL IS A REMAINING FAMILY MEMBER  ENTITLED
 TO  CONTINUED  OCCUPANCY OF A HOUSING UNIT SUPPLIED BY THE NEW YORK CITY
 HOUSING AUTHORITY, THE STANDARD OF PROOF OF RESIDENCY BY SUCH INDIVIDUAL
 FOR THE REQUISITE PERIOD SHALL  NOT  EXCEED  THE  STANDARD  REQUIRED  TO
 DEMONSTRATE  RESIDENCY BY INDIVIDUALS OCCUPYING HOUSING UNITS OR HOUSING
 ACCOMMODATIONS SUBJECT TO THE PROVISIONS OF CHAPTERS FOUR  AND  FIVE  OF
 TITLE  TWENTY-SIX  OF  THE  ADMINISTRATIVE CODE OF THE CITY OF NEW YORK,
 CHAPTER TWO HUNDRED SEVENTY-FOUR OF THE LAWS OF NINETEEN HUNDRED  FORTY-
 SIX, CONSTITUTING THE EMERGENCY HOUSING RENT CONTROL LAW OR CHAPTER FIVE
 HUNDRED  SEVENTY-SIX  OF  THE  LAWS  OF  NINETEEN  HUNDRED SEVENTY-FOUR,
 CONSTITUTING THE EMERGENCY TENANT PROTECTION ACT  OF  NINETEEN  SEVENTY-
 FOUR.
   2.  THE PROVISIONS OF THIS SECTION SHALL NOT AFFECT THE INCOME THRESH-
 OLD REQUIREMENTS FOR  DETERMINING  ELIGIBILITY  OF  A  REMAINING  FAMILY
 MEMBER FOR PUBLIC HOUSING.
   §  2.  This  act  shall take effect immediately and shall apply to all
 applications for continued occupancy of a housing unit supplied  by  the
 New  York city housing authority submitted to such authority on or after
 January 1, 2023.
 
  EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
                       [ ] is old law to be omitted.
                                                            LBD08858-01-3

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