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NY S03767
Bill
Status
6/14/2017
Primary Sponsor
Jeffrey Klein
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AI Summary
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Amends Public Housing Law Section 402-b to require the New York City Housing Authority to offer the same priority and preference in tenant selection to applicants residing in domestic violence shelters as those offered to applicants in homeless shelters.
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Domestic violence shelter residents must receive equitable and even consideration whether they reside in city-owned, operated or contracted domestic violence shelters, or in shelters licensed by the Office of Children and Family Services.
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Applicants for public housing and Section 8 housing remain selected from waiting lists in order of application for appropriately sized units, subject to all applicable federal and state laws and regulations.
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Takes effect immediately upon enactment.
Legislative Description
Requires the New York city housing authority, in reviewing applicants, to grant homeless domestic violence victims the same preference as granted the homeless.
Last Action
COMMITTED TO RULES
6/20/2018