N.Y. Comp. Codes R. & Regs. tit. 9 § 1627-3.1

Current through Register Vol. 46, No. 25, June 18, 2024

Section 1627-3.1 - Eligibility requirements in addition to income limitations

In addition to income limitations, applicants must also meet the following requirements for admission:

(a) Compliance with bona fide residency and family composition requirements as stated in master management resolution adopted by authority. Bona fide residency can be established by voting records, utility company records and bills, postmarked letters addressed to applicant, etc. Family relationships can be established by marriage and birth certificates.

(b) Existence of one of the following occupancy conditions in applicant's present housing:

(1) Substandard housing conditions (i.e., conditions which are unhealthy, unsanitary, overcrowded, causing extreme hardship, etc.). The existence of any one of these conditions must be verified by a home visit by an authority representative.

(2) Excessive rent (i.e., present rent is in excess of 25 percent of total family income). Satisfactory proof of such rent must be submitted by applicant.

(3) Inadequacy of present housing to accommodate member of applicant's family suffering from serious physical disability, disease or illness. Satisfactory proof of such disability in form of doctor's certificate must be submitted.

(4) Site or offsite residency. Applicant must have resided on project site or offside clearance area for a period of at least one year prior to date of acquisition of said areas.

(5) Impending eviction (i.e., legal action has been taken to evict applicant from his or her present housing for a reason other than rent delinquency or undesirable tenancy and a final order has been granted by the court or actual eviction effected). Satisfactory proof of eviction cause must be submitted by applicant.

(6) Emergency situations where a fire, explosion or other catastrophe has made existing housing uninhabitable.

(7) Lack of adequate housing causing families to be separated. Authority must determine that alleged housing situation has been adequately substantiated.

N.Y. Comp. Codes R. & Regs. Tit. 9 § 1627-3.1