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.
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.
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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 action required to validate the documents.
18 § 3. This act shall take effect immediately; provided, however, that
19 the amendments to subpart A of part BB of chapter 56 of the laws of
20 2021 made by sections one and two of this act shall not affect the
21 repeal of such subpart and shall be deemed repealed therewith.
