S 871: Establishes uniform waiting list priorities for domestic violence survivors applying for public housing.
The bill establishes uniform waiting list priorities for domestic violence survivors applying for public housing. Domestic violence survivors who continue to suffer from violence in their current residence or those who have left their residence due to violence and are not living in standard permanent housing will receive the same priority as other disenfranchised populations. The definition of a victim of domestic violence is the same as in the social services law. Local public housing authorities will select applicants using the date and time of application, giving priority to applications in the order they are received. The bill takes effect immediately and applies to local housing authorities upon the addition of any person to their waiting lists.
| Apr. 28, 2026 | referred to housing |
| Apr. 28, 2026 | DELIVERED TO ASSEMBLY |
| Apr. 28, 2026 | PASSED SENATE |
| Mar. 04, 2026 | ADVANCED TO THIRD READING |
| Feb. 26, 2026 | 2ND REPORT CAL. |
STATE OF NEW YORK ________________________________________________________________________ 871 2025-2026 Regular Sessions IN SENATE (Prefiled) January 8, 2025 ___________ Introduced by Sens. BAILEY, ADDABBO, HOYLMAN-SIGAL, JACKSON, KRUEGER, MYRIE, RIVERA, ROLISON, SALAZAR, SKOUFIS -- 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 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. LBD00197-01-5