New York A 1592: Relates to the standard of proof for determination of eligibility for public housing based upon remaining family member status

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A01592 Summary:

BILL NOA01592 

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SAME ASNo Same As

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SPONSORRosenthal (MS)

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COSPNSR

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MLTSPNSRTaylor, Walker

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Add §156-d, Pub Hous L

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Relates to the standard of proof for determination of eligibility for public housing based upon remaining family member status.

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01/10/2025referred to housing

01/07/2026referred to housing

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 STATE OF NEW YORK
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 1592

 2025-2026 Regular Sessions

 IN ASSEMBLY

 January 10, 2025
 ___________

 Introduced by M. of A. ROSENTHAL -- Multi-Sponsored by -- M. of A.
 TAYLOR, WALKER -- read once and referred to the Committee on Housing

 AN ACT to amend the public housing law, in relation to the standard of
 proof for determination of eligibility for public housing based upon
 remaining family member status

 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. Determination of remaining family member status. 1. Notwith-
 4 standing any provisions of law to the contrary, for the purpose of
 5 determining whether an individual is a remaining family member entitled
 6 to continued occupancy of a housing unit supplied by the New York city
 7 housing authority, the standard of proof of residency by such individual
 8 for the requisite period shall not exceed the standard required to
 9 demonstrate residency by individuals occupying housing units or housing
 10 accommodations subject to the provisions of chapters four and five of
 11 title twenty-six of the administrative code of the city of New York,
 12 chapter two hundred seventy-four of the laws of nineteen hundred forty-
 13 six, constituting the emergency housing rent control law or chapter five
 14 hundred seventy-six of the laws of nineteen hundred seventy-four,
 15 constituting the emergency tenant protection act of nineteen seventy-
 16 four.
 17 2. The provisions of this section shall not affect the income thresh-
 18 old requirements for determining eligibility of a remaining family
 19 member for public housing.
 20 § 2. This act shall take effect immediately and shall apply to all
 21 applications for continued occupancy of a housing unit supplied by the
 22 New York city housing authority submitted to such authority on or after
 23 January 1, 2025.

 EXPLANATION--Matter in italics (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
 [ ] is old law to be omitted.
 LBD04663-01-5

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