Bill Text: NY A05512 | 2023-2024 | General Assembly | Introduced

New York Assembly Bill 5512

Introduced

Bill Title: Prohibits requiring that an individual have a court proceeding initiated against him or her in order to qualify for a rent arrears grant or ongoing rental assistance.

Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Democrat 4-0)

Status: (Introduced) 2024-05-13 - reported referred to rules [A05512 Detail]

Download: New_York-2023-A05512-Introduced.html




                STATE OF NEW YORK
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                                          5512

                               2023-2024 Regular Sessions

                   IN ASSEMBLY

                                     March 15, 2023
                                       ___________

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

        AN ACT to amend the social services law, in relation to prohibiting  the
          requirement  that  a  court  proceeding  has been initiated against an
          individual in order for such individual to qualify for a rent  arrears
          grant or ongoing rental assistance

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

     1    Section 1. Section 131 of the  social  services  law,  is  amended  by
     2  adding a new subdivision 21 to read as follows:
     3    21. Notwithstanding any other section of law to the contrary, proof of
     4  a  court  proceeding  that  has  been initiated against the applicant or
     5  recipient shall not be required to qualify for emergency  assistance  to
     6  cover  rent  arrears  or  public  assistance  to  provide ongoing rental
     7  support.
     8    § 2. This act shall take effect immediately.






         EXPLANATION--Matter in italics (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
                              [ ] is old law to be omitted.
                                                                   LBD05549-01-3