New York A 4340: Creates the incentivizing habitability opportunity program

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A04340 Summary:

BILL NOA04340 

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SAME ASNo Same As

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SPONSORDavila

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MLTSPNSR

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Add Art 2-A Title 5 §53, amd §153, Soc Serv L

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Creates the incentivizing habitability opportunity program; provides that each local social services district shall provide an incentive to owners who enter into a residential lease or rental agreement with an eligible household for a qualified dwelling unit in order to address homelessness and ensure appropriate habitability standards.

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BILL NOA04340 

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02/04/2025referred to social services

01/07/2026referred to social services

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 STATE OF NEW YORK
 ________________________________________________________________________

 4340

 2025-2026 Regular Sessions

 IN ASSEMBLY

 February 4, 2025
 ___________

 Introduced by M. of A. DAVILA -- read once and referred to the Committee
 on Social Services

 AN ACT to amend the social services law, in relation to establishing the
 incentivizing habitability opportunity program

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

 1 Section 1. Article 2-A of the social services law is amended by adding
 2 a new title 5 to read as follows:
 3 TITLE 5
 4 INCENTIVIZING HABITABILITY OPPORTUNITY PROGRAM

 5 Section 53. Landlord incentive for homeless shelters.
 6 § 53. Landlord incentive for homeless shelters. 1. Notwithstanding
 7 any other provision of law to the contrary, each local social services
 8 district shall provide an incentive to owners who enter into a residen-
 9 tial lease or rental agreement with an eligible household for a quali-
 10 fied dwelling unit in order to address homelessness and ensure appropri-
 11 ate habitability standards in accordance with this section.
 12 2. For the purposes of this section: (a) "homeless" shall mean the
 13 lack of a fixed, regular, and adequate nighttime residence; exiting an
 14 institution where they resided and will lack a regular fixed and
 15 adequate nighttime residence upon release or discharge; having received
 16 a court order resulting from an eviction action that notifies the indi-
 17 vidual or family that they must leave their housing; facing loss of
 18 housing due to hazardous conditions, including but not limited to asbes-
 19 tos, lead exposure, mold, and radon; or, fleeing, or attempting to flee,
 20 domestic violence, dating violence, sexual assault, stalking, human
 21 trafficking or other dangerous or life-threatening conditions that
 22 relate to violence against the individual or a family member, provided
 23 further that a written attestation from an individual or family member

 EXPLANATION--Matter in italics (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
 [ ] is old law to be omitted.
 LBD07159-01-5

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 1 alleging such abuse and loss of housing shall be sufficient to establish
 2 eligibility.
 3 (b) "eligible household" shall mean an individual or family eligible
 4 for or receiving public assistance that is homeless as defined by this
 5 section. A household's eligibility shall not be affected by an individ-
 6 ual's sanction status.
 7 (c) "habitability standard" shall mean the housing quality standards
 8 for safe and habitable housing which are established by local housing
 9 codes that meet or exceed housing quality standards, so long as such
 10 standards do not severely restrict housing choice.
 11 (d) "qualified dwelling unit" shall mean a unit that (i) meets the
 12 necessary habitability standards as defined in this subdivision; and
 13 (ii) the owner satisfies all the necessary requirements as required by
 14 subdivision three of this section.
 15 3. (a) Each local social services district shall provide an incentive
 16 in accordance with subdivision four of this section, to eligible owners
 17 that enter into a residential lease or rental agreement with an eligible
 18 household for a qualified dwelling unit, as defined in subdivision one
 19 of this section. For an owner to be eligible to receive an incentive for
 20 a qualified dwelling unit, the owner of the dwelling unit shall: (i)
 21 enter into a residential leas