Bill Text: NY A09979 | 2021-2022 | General Assembly | Introduced

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Bill Title: Relates to the eligibility of occupants of public housing authorities for rental assistance; authorizes occupants of public housing authorities to receive rental assistance at the same times as all other eligible populations.

Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Democrat 13-0)

Status: (Introduced - Dead) 2022-05-11 - reported referred to ways and means [A09979 Detail]

Download: New_York-2021-A09979-Introduced.html

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                STATE OF NEW YORK
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                                          9979

                   IN ASSEMBLY

                                     April 28, 2022
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        Introduced  by  M.  of  A.  CYMBROWITZ  -- read once and referred to the
          Committee on Housing

        AN ACT to amend chapter  56  of  the  laws  of  2021,  establishing  the
          "COVID-19 Emergency Rental Assistance Program of 2021", in relation to
          the  eligibility of occupants of public housing authorities for rental
          assistance

          The People of the State of New York, represented in Senate and  Assem-
        bly, do enact as follows:

     1    Section  1.  Subparagraph  (i)  of  paragraph  (a) of subdivision 1 of
     2  section 5 of section 1 of subpart A of part BB of chapter 56 of the laws
     3  of 2021, establishing the "COVID-19 Emergency Rental Assistance  Program
     4  of 2021", is amended to read as follows:
     5    (i)  is  a  tenant  or occupant obligated to pay rent in their primary
     6  residence in the state of New York, including both tenants and occupants
     7  of dwelling units and manufactured home tenants[, provided however  that
     8  occupants  of federal or state funded subsidized public housing authori-
     9  ties or other federal or state funded subsidized housing that limits the
    10  household's share of the rent to a set percentage of income  shall  only
    11  be  eligible  to  the  extent that funds are remaining after serving all
    12  other eligible populations];
    13    § 2. This act shall take effect immediately; provided,  however,  that
    14  the amendments to subpart A of part BB of chapter 56 of the laws of 2021
    15  made  by section one of this act shall not affect the expiration of such
    16  subpart and shall be deemed repealed therewith.




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