New York A 8631: Relates to the selection of tenants in state aided housing projects in the county of Westchester

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A08631 Summary:

BILL NOA08631 

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SAME ASSAME AS S08056

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SPONSORPaulin

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COSPNSR

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MLTSPNSR

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Add 156-d, Pub Hous L

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Permits the county of Westchester to grant a fifty percent preference in the selection of tenants in state aided housing projects to current residents of the county.

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BILL NOA08631 

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05/22/2025referred to housing

01/07/2026referred to housing

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 STATE OF NEW YORK
 ________________________________________________________________________

 8631

 2025-2026 Regular Sessions

 IN ASSEMBLY

 May 22, 2025
 ___________

 Introduced by M. of A. PAULIN -- read once and referred to the Committee
 on Housing

 AN ACT to amend the public housing law, in relation to the selection of
 tenants in state aided housing projects in the county of Westchester

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

 1 Section 1. The public housing law is amended by adding a new section
 2 156-d to read as follows:
 3 § 156-d. Selection of tenants; Westchester. Notwithstanding any other
 4 provision of law to the contrary, the county of Westchester may adopt
 5 and implement a local law which grants a preference in the selection of
 6 tenants in state aided projects within such county of up to fifty
 7 percent for persons, who at the time of application, are current resi-
 8 dents of Westchester county, provided that such applicants otherwise
 9 qualify for occupancy in such project.
 10 § 2. This act shall take effect immediately and shall apply to appli-
 11 cations for occupancy received on and after such effective date.

 EXPLANATION--Matter in italics (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
 [ ] is old law to be omitted.
 LBD13127-01-5

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