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Senate Bill S1130

2025-2026 Legislative Session

Relates to protections for renters using certain housing subsidies or public assistance

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2025-S1130 (ACTIVE) - Details

See Assembly Version of this Bill:
A4120
Current Committee:
Assembly Housing
Law Section:
Executive Law
Laws Affected:
Amd §296, Exec L
Versions Introduced in 2023-2024 Legislative Session:
S7923, A9556

2025-S1130 (ACTIVE) - Summary

Protects renters using a housing subsidy or voucher, or receiving public assistance from discrimination by the housing provider based on such renters' income or use of such housing subsidy, voucher or public assistance.

2025-S1130 (ACTIVE) - Sponsor Memo

2025-S1130 (ACTIVE) - Bill Text download pdf 

                             
                     S T A T E   O F   N E W   Y O R K
 ________________________________________________________________________
 
                                   1130
 
                        2025-2026 Regular Sessions
 
                             I N  S E N A T E
 
                              January 8, 2025
                                ___________
 
 Introduced  by  Sen.  MAY  --  read  twice and ordered printed, and when
   printed to be committed to the Committee on Investigations and Govern-
   ment Operations
 
 AN ACT to amend the  executive  law,  in  relation  to  protections  for
   renters using certain housing subsidies or public assistance

   THE  PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK, REPRESENTED IN SENATE AND ASSEM-
 BLY, DO ENACT AS FOLLOWS:
 
   Section 1. Section 296 of the executive law is amended by adding a new
 subdivision 2-b to read as follows:
   2-B. (A) PROHIBITED MINIMUM INCOME REQUIREMENTS FOR HOUSING SUBSIDY OR
 VOUCHER RECIPIENTS. FOR PURPOSES OF SUBDIVISIONS TWO-A AND FIVE OF  THIS
 SECTION,  IT  SHALL CONSTITUTE UNLAWFUL DISCRIMINATION BECAUSE OF LAWFUL
 SOURCE OF INCOME TO COMMIT ANY PRACTICE PROHIBITED BY SUCH  SUBDIVISIONS
 BASED  UPON  THE  AMOUNT  OF A PERSON'S INCOME WHERE SUCH PERSON USES OR
 WILL USE A HOUSING SUBSIDY OR VOUCHER THAT IS PROVIDED BY  A  PUBLIC  OR
 NON-PROFIT  ENTITY  THAT ISSUES RENTAL PAYMENT, WHETHER PARTIAL OR FULL,
 MADE DIRECTLY TO THE HOUSING PROVIDER, INCLUDING BUT NOT  LIMITED  TO  A
 VOUCHER  UNDER  SECTION  8  OF THE UNITED STATES HOUSING ACT OF 1937 (42
 U.S.C. § 1437F), AND THE MONTHLY  RENT  IS  WITHIN  THE  RENTAL  PAYMENT
 LIMITS  ALLOWABLE  BY  SUCH  HOUSING  SUBSIDY  OR VOUCHER PROVIDER UNDER
 PROGRAM RULES OR REGULATIONS.
   (B) PROHIBITED  MINIMUM  INCOME  REQUIREMENTS  FOR  PUBLIC  ASSISTANCE
 RECIPIENTS.    FOR  PURPOSES  OF  SUBDIVISIONS  TWO-A  AND  FIVE OF THIS
 SECTION, IT SHALL CONSTITUTE UNLAWFUL DISCRIMINATION BECAUSE  OF  LAWFUL
 SOURCE  OF INCOME TO COMMIT ANY PRACTICE PROHIBITED BY SUCH SUBDIVISIONS
 BASED UPON THE AMOUNT OF A PERSON'S INCOME WHERE  SUCH  PERSON  USES  OR
 WILL  USE  HOUSING ASSISTANCE OR PUBLIC ASSISTANCE THAT IS PROVIDED BY A
 PUBLIC OR NON-PROFIT ENTITY THAT ISSUES RENTAL PAYMENT, WHETHER  PARTIAL
 OR  FULL,  MADE  DIRECTLY  TO  THE HOUSING PROVIDER AND THE INDIVIDUAL'S
 PORTION OF THE MONTHLY RENT WOULD BE ONE-THIRD OR LESS OF SUCH  INDIVID-
 UAL'S MONTHLY GROSS INCOME.
 
  EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
                       [ ] is old law to be omitted.
                                                            LBD03462-01-5

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Frederick_Ely
1 day ago

Bill A4120 I disagree with. I am surprised at 45 -14. This bill will hurt rental property owners and not help. This bill opens the door for people on public assistance to live rent free for months. If a person that is on public assistance uses a voucher to rent a place then violates or loses public assistance for some reason or another. That person can now live in the place for 3 to 4 months or longer, rent free when the landlord or property manager tries to evict the individual. The property owner will lose money. This process can be repeated. What protection does the property owner have? Property owners should be able to approve rental applications based on the ability to pay for the rental. If a person does not make enough money to pay for the rent and when such a housing subsidy or voucher is provided the provider should have to co-sign a lease on behalf of the individual so that property owners are protected from loss.

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