§ 10-19 Renewals and Restorations.
RCNY § 10-19
(a)Subject to the availability of funding, a household receiving CityFHEPS rental assistance under this subchapter will receive annual renewals of such assistance for as long as it continues to meet the following eligibility requirements: (1) The household is in substantial compliance with program requirements; and (2) The household continues to reside in the unit for which it was approved to receive CityFHEPS rental assistance payments, and the unit continues to be designated as a Subchapter B unit.
(b)Where a household is not in substantial compliance with program requirements, the Commissioner in the exercise of discretion may renew the household's participation in the CityFHEPS Program if the household establishes good cause for failure to comply with program requirements, consistent with Section 351.26 of Title 18 of the New York Codes, Rules and Regulations.
(c)Subject to the availability of funding, if a household is not renewed for CityFHEPS under this subchapter, the household may be restored within one year of termination if it meets the renewal requirements under this subchapter at the time it applies for restoration, except that a household that has been terminated pursuant to 68 RCNY § 10-20(e) may be restored at any time if it meets the renewal requirements under this subchapter at the time it applies for restoration and its CityFHEPS rental assistance amount is calculated to be above zero. If more than one year has passed since termination, the household may have its participation in CityFHEPS under this subchapter restored only for good cause.
(d)The Commissioner will determine a household's eligibility for renewal at the end of each year of the household's participation in the program under this subchapter, subject to the availability of funding. Prior to annual renewal, the Commissioner will recalculate the household's CityFHEPS rental assistance payments pursuant to 68 RCNY § 10-18. Except as provided in 68 RCNY § 10-20, the household's CityFHEPS rental assistance payments will not change during the one-year renewal period, regardless of changes in household composition or income. (Added City Record 10/28/2021, eff. 11/28/2021)
