§ 5-05 Household Requirements.
RCNY § 5-05
(a)During the year that is covered by the SOTA grant: (1) The program participant must notify DSS immediately if the household plans to move out of the SOTA unit.
(2)The program participant must promptly notify DSS if they are served with eviction papers.
(3)The program participant must promptly notify DSS if they learn that the landlord or the person to whom rent should be sent changes.
(4)The household must make best efforts to maintain the actual or projected income that they reported to DHS at the time they were approved for SOTA.
(5)The household must file for all work supports for which it is entitled. These may include public benefits and tax credits, such as the Earned Income Tax Credit (EITC), the Child Tax Credit (CTC) and the Child Care Tax Credit (CCTC).
(6)The household must seek all appropriate services as necessary to preserve their tenancy, including, but not limited to, job placement, landlord-tenant mediation, financial counseling and anti-eviction services. If the household is in New York City, it can receive assistance or referrals for these services from their designated service provider or local Homebase office. If the household is outside of New York City, it can receive referrals for services from a hotline operated by DSS.
(7)The program participant must notify the landlord in writing if the landlord fails to properly maintain or make necessary repairs to the SOTA unit. If the problem persists, and the program participant would like their rent to be withheld pursuant to 31 RCNY § 5-07, they must notify HRA and provide documentation of the problem and their notification to the landlord.
(8)If any member of the household has been determined to be eligible for HRA shelter under Section 452.9 of Title 18 of the New York Codes, Rules and Regulations, the household must not include the perpetrator of the domestic violence that resulted in such determination.
(9)The household must not sublet the SOTA unit or assign their rights to the unit.
(10)The household must otherwise cooperate with DSS in its administration of the SOTA program.
(b)At the end of the year covered by the SOTA grant, the household will be responsible for paying their own rent. (Added City Record 8/6/2021, eff. 9/7/2021)
