§ 5-02 In General.
RCNY § 5-02
(a)The Special One Time Assistance (SOTA) program provides one year of monthly rent payments to enable eligible residents of New York City Department of Homeless Services (DHS) shelters to move to permanent residences within or outside of New York City. Available only to households with income, the program is designed to help put program participants in a position where they can be self-sufficient following the year covered by the SOTA grant. As such, it is a one-time grant.
(b)DHS shall administer the SOTA Program, except that the account from which SOTA payments will be made will be established by HRA. (Added City Record 8/6/2021, eff. 9/7/2021)
