Int. No. 893-A
By Council Members Sanchez, Ayala, Cabán, Hanif, Louis, Stevens, Hudson, Restler, Abreu, Brannan, De La Rosa, Brewer, Ung, Ossé, Narcisse, Avilés, Williams, Marte, Richardson Jordan, Farías, Won, Schulman, Gutiérrez, Joseph, Nurse, Gennaro, Krishnan, Rivera, Barron, Brooks-Powers, Mealy, Feliz, Salamanca and the Public Advocate (Mr. Williams)
A Local Law to amend the administrative code of the city of New York, in relation to expanding eligibility for rental assistance to any applicant at risk of eviction or experiencing homelessness
Be it enacted by the Council as follows:
Section 1. Subdivision b of section 21-145 of the administrative code of the city of New York, as amended by a local law for the year 2023 amending the administrative code of the city of New York, relating to prohibiting the department of social services from requiring an applicant for a rental assistance voucher to have resided or reside in a shelter of any type, as proposed in introduction number 878-A, is amended by adding a new paragraph 3 to read as follows:
3. The department shall deem eligible for a rental assistance voucher any applicant who is a household at risk of eviction or experiencing homelessness.
§ 2. This local law takes effect on the same date as a local law for the year 2023 amending the administrative code of the city of New York, relating to prohibiting the department of social services from requiring an applicant for a rental assistance voucher to have resided or reside in a shelter of any type, as proposed in introduction number 878-A, takes effect.
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5/17/23, 7:05 p.m.