STATE OF NEW YORK
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8311
2025-2026 Regular Sessions
IN SENATE
May 30, 2025
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Introduced by Sen. KAVANAGH -- read twice and ordered printed, and when
printed to be committed to the Committee on Housing, Construction and
Community Development
AN ACT to amend the public housing law, in relation to succession rights
for New York city housing authority properties
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
2 402-h to read as follows:
3 § 402-h. Succession rights. 1. The New York city housing authority
4 shall adopt policies and procedures allowing individuals to claim
5 succession rights to public housing units in properties owned and oper-
6 ated by the New York city housing authority upon the permanent departure
7 or death of the tenant of record from the unit.
8 2. The New York city housing authority shall establish written poli-
9 cies and procedures for asserting succession rights in compliance with
10 the requirements of applicable federal, state, and local laws, regu-
11 lations, and guidance. Nothing in this section shall limit, prevent, or
12 prohibit the New York housing authority from maintaining and updating
13 such written policies and procedures to comply with the requirements of
14 applicable federal, state, and local laws, regulations, and guidance.
15 Such written policies and procedures shall also be consistent with the
16 New York city housing authority's occupancy standards. Such policies and
17 procedures shall include, but not be limited to:
18 (a) eligibility requirements for lease succession;
19 (b) relocation requirements, if any, arising out of lease succession;
20 (c) the requirement to pay use and occupancy during the pendency of
21 succession rights proceedings; and
22 (d) the right to an administrative grievance of the New York city
23 housing authority's denial of succession rights, provided that the
24 grievant is up to date in use and occupancy.
EXPLANATION--Matter in italics (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
[] is old law to be omitted.
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1 3. The New York city housing authority shall issue notice in writing
2 of substantive changes to its succession rights policies and procedures
3 at least thirty days prior to implementing those changes, and shall
4 afford an opportunity to provide written comments with respect to the
5 proposed changes. The New York city housing authority shall consider
6 written comments prior to implementation of the proposed changes.
7 § 2. This act shall take effect immediately.
