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Int 0816-2026 · Bill

A Local Law to amend the administrative code of the city of New York, in relation to limiting the documentation of housing history required as part of a family’s application for shelter

Introduced
Reported from Committee
Passed Council
Local Law
Step 1 of 4 · Introduced

Description

Limiting the documentation of housing history required as part of an application for shelter by a family with children.

Last recorded step: Introduced.

Not on any published Council agenda we hold.

This bill would bar the Department of Homeless Services from requiring that families applying for shelter provide any documentation to verify their housing history other than a written attestation that the housing history they provided in their application is accurate.

Official summary of legislation · NYC Council