NY Soc Serv L § 360 (2021)
2021 New York Laws SOS - Social Services Article 5 - Assistance and Care Title 10 - Aid to Dependent Children 360 - Real Property of Legally Responsible Relatives.

* §  360.  Real  property  of legally responsible relatives; deeds and   mortgages may be required. 1. The  ownership  of  real  property  by  an   applicant  or  applicants, recipient or recipients who is or are legally   responsible relatives of the child or children  for  whose  benefit  the   application  is  made  or  the aid is granted, whether such ownership be   individual or joint as tenants in common, tenants  by  the  entirety  or   joint  tenants,  shall not preclude the granting of family assistance or   the continuance thereof if he or they are without the necessary funds to   maintain himself, herself or themselves and such child or children.  The   social  services  official  may, however, require, as a condition to the   granting of aid or the continuance thereof, that he or she  be  given  a   deed of or a mortgage on such property in accordance with the provisions   of section one hundred six.2.  However,  while  the  property  covered by the deed or mortgage is   occupied, in whole or in part, by the responsible relative who gave such   deed or mortgage to the social services official  or,  by  a  child  for   whose benefit the aid was granted the social services official shall not   sell  the property or assign or enforce the mortgage without the written   consent of the department; and, when the property is  occupied  by  such   child,  such  consent  shall  not  be given unless it appears reasonably   certain that the sale or other disposition  of  the  property  will  not   materially adversely affect the welfare of such child.3.  The  net  amount  recovered by the social services department from   such property, less any expenditures approved by the department for  the   burial  of  the  relative  or the child who dies while in receipt of aid   under this title, shall be used to repay the social  services  district,   the  state  and  the federal government their proportionate share of the   cost of family assistance granted. The state and federal share shall  be   paid  by  the  social  services district to the state and the manner and   amount of such payment  shall  be  determined  in  accordance  with  the   regulations of the department.4. If any balance remains it shall belong to the estate of the legally   responsible  relative or relatives and the public welfare district shall   forthwith credit the same  accordingly,  and,  provided  they  claim  it   within four years thereafter, pay it to the persons entitled thereto. If   not  so  claimed within four years it shall be deemed abandoned property   and be paid to  the  state  comptroller  pursuant  to  section  thirteen   hundred five of the abandoned property law.5.  The  proceeds  or  moneys  due  the United States shall be paid or   reported in such manner and at such times as the federal security agency   or other authorized federal agency may direct.* NB Effective until April 1, 2022* § 360. Real property of legally responsible relatives. The ownership   of real property by an applicant or applicants, recipient or  recipients   who is or are legally responsible relatives of the child or children for   whose  benefit  the  application  is made or the aid is granted, whether   such ownership be individual or joint as tenants in common,  tenants  by   the entirety or joint tenants, shall not preclude the granting of family   assistance  or  the  continuance  thereof  if he or they are without the   necessary funds to maintain himself,  herself  or  themselves  and  such   child or children.* NB Effective April 1, 2022