New York A 4815: Requires certain data in reports by the commissioner of the office of temporary and disability assistance "for the COVID-19 Emergency Rental Assistance Program of 2021"

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A04815 Summary:

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Amd Part BB Subpart A §1, Chap 56 of 2021

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Requires certain data in reports by the commissioner of the office of temporary and disability assistance for the "COVID-19 Emergency Rental Assistance Program of 2021"; requires the inclusion of the breakdown of applications for each zip code including the total number of approved applications; the total number of denied applications; the total number of incomplete applications; and the total number of applications that are awaiting processing or are pending in such report; provides for application information that may be tracked.

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02/06/2025referred to housing

01/07/2026referred to housing

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 STATE OF NEW YORK
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 4815

 2025-2026 Regular Sessions

 IN ASSEMBLY

 February 6, 2025
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 Introduced by M. of A. O'PHARROW -- read once and referred to the
 Committee on Housing

 AN ACT to amend subpart A of part BB of chapter 56 of the laws of 2021,
 establishing the "COVID-19 Emergency Rental Assistance Program of
 2021", in relation to reports by the commissioner of the office of
 temporary and disability assistance for such program

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

 1 Section 1. Section 14 of section 1 of subpart A of part BB of chapter
 2 56 of the laws of 2021, establishing the "COVID-19 Emergency Rental
 3 Assistance Program of 2021", is amended to read as follows:
 4 § 14. Reports by the commissioner. The office shall be required to
 5 report and post information on their website, and update such informa-
 6 tion at least monthly beginning 30 days from when the commissioner makes
 7 an application for the program available. Such information shall include
 8 but not be limited to:
 9 (a) the number of municipal recipients that choose to participate in
 10 the statewide program;
 11 (b) the number of eligible households that received assistance under
 12 this title, including the particular category of assistance which was
 13 provided;
 14 (c) the breakdown of applications for each zip code including the
 15 total number of approved applications; the total number of denied appli-
 16 cations; the total number of incomplete applications; and the total
 17 number of applications that are awaiting processing or are pending;
 18 (d) the average amount of funding provided per eligible household
 19 receiving assistance; [and
 20 (d)] (e) the number of households that applied for assistance; and
 21 (f) the breakdown of the total funding amount allocated by zip code,
 22 total funding amount committed but not yet released by zip code, and the
 23 total funding amount remaining available; and

 EXPLANATION--Matter in italics (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
 [ ] is old law to be omitted.
 LBD08803-01-5

 A. 4815 2

 1 (g) identification of zip codes with the highest need for emergency
 2 rental assistance.
 3 § 2. Subdivision 5 of section 6 of section 1 of subpart A of part BB
 4 of chapter 56 of the laws of 2021, establishing the "COVID-19 Emergency
 5 Rental Assistance Program of 2021", is amended to read as follows:
 6 5. Upon receipt of an application [and to the extent practicable], the
 7 commissioner shall make available a means by which an application
 8 submitted by a tenant, a landlord, or both jointly can be tracked by
 9 either the tenant or the landlord, regardless of who submitted such
 10 application. Application information that may be tracked shall include
 11 whether an application is deemed incomplete or documents are unable to
 12 be verified. If an application is deemed incomplete, the commissioner
 13 shall notify the tenant and landlord within 30 days of receiving the
 14 application and provide action required to complete the application. If
 15 any application documents cannot be verified, the commissioner shall
 16 notify the tenant and landlord within 30 days of receiving the applica-
 17 tion and provide a