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S T A T E O F N E W Y O R K
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9164
2025-2026 Regular Sessions
I N A S S E M B L Y
October 17, 2025
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Introduced by M. of A. PAULIN -- read once and referred to the Committee
on Housing
AN ACT to amend the public housing law, in relation to establishing
uniform waiting list priorities for domestic violence survivors apply-
ing for public housing
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 62 to read as follows:
3 § 62. WAITING LIST PRIORITIES; DOMESTIC VIOLENCE. 1. WHERE A LOCAL
4 HOUSING AUTHORITY ESTABLISHES APPLICANT PREFERENCES ON THEIR WAITING
5 LIST, APPLICANTS WHO ARE VICTIMS OF DOMESTIC VIOLENCE SHALL RECEIVE THE
6 SAME PRIORITY AS OTHER DISENFRANCHISED POPULATIONS, SUCH AS THE DISA-
7 BLED, THE ELDERLY AND THE HOMELESS, WHERE THE VICTIM OF DOMESTIC
8 VIOLENCE:
9 (A) WILL CONTINUE TO SUFFER FROM DOMESTIC VIOLENCE IF THEY CONTINUE TO
10 LIVE IN CURRENT RESIDENCE; OR
11 (B) HAS LEFT THE RESIDENCE DUE TO DOMESTIC VIOLENCE AND IS NOT LIVING
12 IN STANDARD PERMANENT REPLACEMENT HOUSING.
13 2. FOR THE PURPOSES OF THIS SECTION, VICTIM OF DOMESTIC VIOLENCE SHALL
14 HAVE THE SAME MEANING AS DEFINED IN SECTION FOUR HUNDRED FIFTY-NINE-A OF
15 THE SOCIAL SERVICES LAW.
16 3. FOR APPLICANTS ON THE WAITING LIST WITH THE SAME PREFERENCE STATUS,
17 LOCAL PUBLIC HOUSING AUTHORITIES SHALL SELECT APPLICANTS USING THE DATE
18 AND TIME OF APPLICATION, GIVING PRIORITY TO APPLICATIONS IN THE ORDER OF
19 WHICH THEY ARE RECEIVED.
20 § 2. This act shall take effect immediately and shall apply to local
21 housing authorities upon the addition of any person to any of the
22 authority's waiting lists.
EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
[ ] is old law to be omitted.
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