Bill Text: NY S06481 | 2021-2022 | General Assembly | Introduced

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Bill Title: Clarifies qualifications for supplemental costs associated with an emergency rental assistance program.

Spectrum: Moderate Partisan Bill (Democrat 12-2)

Status: (Introduced - Dead) 2021-05-04 - SUBSTITUTED BY A7280 [S06481 Detail]

Download: New_York-2021-S06481-Introduced.html

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                STATE OF NEW YORK
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                                          6481

                               2021-2022 Regular Sessions

                    IN SENATE

                                       May 1, 2021
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        Introduced by Sens. SKOUFIS, KAVANAGH -- read twice and ordered printed,
          and  when  printed  to  be  committed  to  the  Committee  on Housing,
          Construction and Community Development

        AN ACT to clarify qualifications for certain supplemental costs  associ-
          ated with an emergency rental assistance program

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

     1    Section 1. Notwithstanding any other provision of law to the contrary,
     2  and in furtherance of chapter 53 of the laws of 2021 enacting the aid to
     3  localities budget and providing for supplemental costs  associated  with
     4  an emergency rental assistance program, such supplemental costs may also
     5  provide assistance for:
     6    (a)  Households  with incomes that exceed the limitations set forth in
     7  the emergency rental assistance program as created by chapter 56 of  the
     8  laws of 2021, who would otherwise qualify for such program, with priori-
     9  ty  given to households with a household member in a priority population
    10  as provided for in such program;
    11    (b) Assistance to landlords with rental arrears accrued  by  a  tenant
    12  who would qualify for assistance under such program or under subdivision
    13  (a)  of  this section if such tenant had applied for assistance while in
    14  occupancy, if such landlord has used best efforts to contact and  assist
    15  such  tenant  in  applying  for such program, without success, including
    16  instances in which such tenant  has  vacated  while  owing  such  rental
    17  arrears; and
    18    (c)  To  supplement  funding,  as  necessary, for the emergency rental
    19  assistance program as created by chapter 56 of the laws of 2021.
    20    § 2. The commissioner  of  the  office  of  temporary  and  disability
    21  assistance shall establish procedures that are appropriate and necessary
    22  to  assure  that information necessary to determine eligibility provided
    23  by landlords applying for or receiving assistance under subdivision  (b)
    24  of  section  1  of  this act is complete and accurate. Additionally, the

         EXPLANATION--Matter in italics (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
                              [ ] is old law to be omitted.
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        S. 6481                             2

     1  commissioner shall  establish  procedures  to  ensure  flexibility  when
     2  determining  acceptable  documentation,  including  self-attestation  or
     3  attestation of a person with knowledge of the household's  circumstances
     4  in a form acceptable to the commissioner.
     5    §  3.  This  act  shall take effect immediately and shall be deemed to
     6  have been in full force and effect on and after April 1, 2021.