Requires the division of housing and community renewal to calculate the period of rent reduction due to diminution of services from the date of actual diminution of the services.
Enacts the "New York property rehabilitation protection act" to provide protection against the use of assignment of benefit agreements by rehabilitation contractors in a fraudulent manner.
Requires certain agencies and individuals to provide notice regarding the rent increase exemption for low income elderly persons and persons with disabilities programs to tenants upon the occurrence of certain events.
Authorizes shelters for victims of domestic violence to be reimbursed for any payment differential for housing a single individual in a room intended for double occupancy where a single occupancy room is not available.
This bill (S 947) prohibits residential landlords from charging tenants fees for using electronic rent payment methods like online portals or automated clearing house (ACH) systems. It requires landlords to offer at least one fee-free payment option (such as cash or check) and bans them from requiring electronic payment as the sole method. Landlords also cannot charge fees for tenants who choose not to use electronic systems. The law applies directly to tenants and landlords in New York residential leases and takes effect immediately.
Enacts the "city of Buffalo historic preservation receivership act"; provides the city of Buffalo specific procedures for the appointment of a receiver of rents in instances where the property at issue is neglected or abandoned.
Authorizes the dormitory authority to provide financing to D'Youville Housing Association LLC for the construction of facilities on the campus of D'Youville University.
Bill S 871 establishes uniform waiting list priorities for domestic violence survivors applying for public housing. It requires local housing authorities to give these survivors the same priority as other vulnerable groups, such as the disabled, elderly, and homeless. To qualify, a survivor must either continue to face domestic violence in their current home or have left due to violence and not be living in standard permanent housing. For applicants with the same priority status, housing authorities will select based on the date and time their application was received.
Requires the office of temporary and disability assistance to make publicly available on its website information regarding waivers, rental supplement plans and shelter supplement plans.
Establishes the manufactured home community preservation act to provide financial and technical assistance, within funds available to counties, municipalities, rural preservation companies, and other non-profit housing organizations for their housing preservation efforts; provides that funds in the mortgage insurance fund can be used to provide financial support to local governments and eligible non-profit housing organizations.
