§ 1-01 Eligibility.
RCNY § 1-01
(a)Apartments in City-owned buildings may be viewed and rented by families who have been homeless for at least twelve months.
(b)Priority for such housing among eligible families shall be based on length of stay in City-sponsored emergency housing. Families with a longer cumulative stay in such housing shall have a priority for viewing and renting City-owned apartments. In determining the length of stay for this purpose, stays in Tier I or Tier II shelters, Family Centers, hotels (when family has been in continuous receipt of hotel/motel allowance), or City sponsored battered women's programs shall be cumulated. Where a family has a break in residence in excess of 30 days their length of stay should be calculated from the first day of their return to any of the above facilities.
(c)Exceptions to the policy stated in paragraphs (a) and (b) may be granted in exigent circumstances by the Mayor's office or Homelessness and SRO Housing Services. An exception may be granted only if residence in any facility listed in paragraph (b) would pose a serious and present danger to the life, safety or health of a family member and there is no alternative housing available for the family.
(d)Smaller apartments suitable for only single individuals may be assigned to appropriate homeless individuals. They shall be assigned to appropriate homeless individuals: (1) to foster and encourage independence by shelter residents participating in employment programs, and (2) to address the special medical needs of an individual who may benefit from housing outside of the shelter system, as determined by ERA in conjunction with a designee of the Mayor's Office on Homelessness and SRO Housing Services.
