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NY A09979
Bill
Status
4/28/2022
Primary Sponsor
Steven Cymbrowitz
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AI Summary
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Amends the COVID-19 Emergency Rental Assistance Program of 2021 to remove restrictions on public housing authority occupants' eligibility for rental assistance.
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Eliminates the provision that limited occupants of federal or state funded subsidized public housing to receive assistance only after all other eligible populations were served.
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Allows tenants and occupants of public housing authorities to access rental assistance on equal footing with other eligible renters in New York State.
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Takes effect immediately upon enactment, with amendments subject to the expiration and repeal timeline of the underlying 2021 emergency rental assistance program.
Legislative Description
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.
Last Action
reported referred to ways and means
5/11/2022