Int 0894-2023

Be it enacted by the Council as follows: Section 1. Paragraph 2 of subdivision b of section 21-145 of the administrative code of the city of New York, as amended by a local law for the year 2023 amending the administrative code of the city of New York, relating to prohibiting the department of social services from requiring an applicant for a rental assistance voucher to have resided or reside in a shelter of any type, as proposed in introduction number 878-A, is amended to read as follows: 2. The department shall not base eligibility for a rental assistance voucher on the applicant's employment status or source of income, and shall not require an applicant to have resided or reside in a shelter of any type. � 2. Paragraph 3 of subdivision b of section 21-145 of the administrative code of the city of New York, as amended by a local law for the year 2023 amending the administrative code of the city of New York, relating to expanding eligibility for rental assistance as proposed in introduction number 893-A, is amended to read as follows: 3. The department shall deem eligible for a rental assistance voucher any applicant who is income eligible and is a household at risk of eviction or experiencing homelessness. � 3. This local law takes effect on the same date as a local law for the year 2023 amending the administrative code of the city of New York, relating to prohibiting the department of social services from requiring an applicant for a rental assistance voucher to have resided or reside in a shelter of any type, as proposed in introduction number 878-A, takes effect. ACK/DR LS# 8951 and 10751 5/17/2023, 7:09 p.m. 2 2