§ 9-06 Leasing a Unit.
RCNY § 9-06
(a)HRA HOME TBRA rental assistance shall only be provided for units approved by HRA. A household must submit a request for unit approval on a form and in a format established by HRA prior to the expiration of the coupon. A household may not submit more than one request for unit approval at a time.
(b)Request for Unit Approval. HRA will approve a request for unit approval if all of the following requirements are met: (1) The unit has been inspected and is HQS-compliant; (2) The lease complies with the requirements in Section 92.253(a)-(b) of Title 24 of the Code of Federal Regulations; (3) The rent is reasonable pursuant to standards set forth in Section 982.507 of Title 24 of the Code of Federal Regulations and, for the household's first year in the unit, does not exceed the applicable rent standard amount established pursuant to subdivision (b) of 68 RCNY § 9-08; (4) The unit is located within the City of New York; and (5) The unit will be the household's only residence.
(c)Lease and Rental Assistance Contract Signing.
(1)Upon approval of a unit pursuant to subdivision (b) of this section, two contracts must be executed before HRA HOME TBRA rental assistance payments may be issued: (A) An approved lease between the landlord and household; and (B) A Rental Assistance Contract between HRA and the landlord.
(2)The lease and Rental Assistance Contract shall be executed at a date, time and location to be designated by HRA.
(3)HRA HOME TBRA rental assistance payments shall be paid to the landlord in accordance with the terms of the Rental Assistance Contract and may only be paid to the landlord during the lease term and while the household is residing in the assisted unit.
(4)The term of the Rental Assistance Contract shall terminate on termination of the lease and may not exceed 24 months, but may be renewed, subject to the availability of funding.
(5)HRA HOME TBRA rental assistance payments to a landlord terminate when a landlord terminates the lease. However, if the landlord has commenced the process to evict the household but the household continues to reside in the assisted unit, HRA shall continue to make rental assistance payments to the landlord in accordance with the Rental Assistance Contract for the remaining term of the Rental Assistance Contract or until the landlord has obtained a court judgment or other process allowing the landlord to evict the household. HRA may continue such payments until the household moves or is evicted from the assisted unit but no later than the end of the Rental Assistance Contract term.
(6)A landlord may not terminate the lease or refuse to renew the lease of a household participating in HRA HOME TBRA, except in accordance with Section 92.253(c) of Title 24 of the Code of Federal Regulations.
(d)The requirements of subdivision (b) of this section shall apply to renewal leases. (Added City Record 11/30/2015, eff. 12/30/2015)
