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NY Priv Hous Fin L § 1002 (2021)
2021 New York Laws PVH - Private Housing Finance Article 17 - Housing and Community Preservation in Rural Areas 1002 - Definitions.

§  1002.  Definitions.  As  used  in this article, the following terms   shall have the following meanings:1. "Commissioner" shall mean the commissioner of the state division of   housing and community renewal.2. "Division" shall mean the state division of housing  and  community   renewal.3.  "Rural  area  of  the state" shall mean cities, towns and villages   having a population of less than twenty-five thousand.4. "Region" shall mean those portions of the rural area of the  state,   as  specified  in  the  contract  entered into pursuant to this article,   within which housing and community renewal  activities  funded  in  part   pursuant to this article are to be carried out.5. "Housing preservation and community renewal activities" include (a)   the  new  construction  or  the  acquisition, maintenance, preservation,   repair, rehabilitation  or  other  improvement  of  vacant  or  occupied   housing accommodations; demolition or sealing of vacant structures where   necessary  or  appropriate;  disposition  of  housing  accommodations to   present or potential occupants or co-operative  organizations;  training   or other forms of assistance to occupants of housing accommodations; and   management of housing accommodations as agent for the owners, receivers,   administrators  or  municipalities;  (b)  activities,  similar  to those   specified in paragraph (a) of this subdivision, aimed  at  accomplishing   similar  purposes  and  meeting similar needs with respect to retail and   service establishments within a region when carried  out  in  connection   with and incidental to a program of housing related activities.6.  "Persons  of low income" shall mean individuals and families whose   annual incomes do not exceed ninety per cent of the median annual income   for all residents of the region within which they  reside  or  a  larger   area  encompassing  such  region  for  which median annual income can be   determined.7.  "Merged  corporation"  shall  mean  a  not-for-profit  corporation   maintaining  a  contract  pursuant to section one thousand three of this   article  that  has  undergone  a  merger  with   one   or   more   other   not-for-profit   corporation,  which  is  also  maintaining  a  contract   pursuant to section one thousand three of this article, that has led the   merged corporations to reduce the number of contracts  being  maintained   with the division pursuant to section one thousand three of this article   to a total of one.8. "Unmerged corporation" shall mean a not-for-profit corporation that   is not a merged corporation.
NY Priv Hous Fin L § 1005 (2021)
2021 New York Laws PVH - Private Housing Finance Article 17 - Housing and Community Preservation in Rural Areas 1005 - Enforcement of Standards for Contract Performance.

§  1005.  Enforcement  of  standards for contract performance. 1.  The   division shall by  regulation  provide  for  formal  evaluation  of  the   performance  of a corporation to determine its progress in achieving the   objectives outlined in the annual  housing  preservation  and  community   renewal   plan  contained  in  its  contract  with  the  division.  Such   evaluation shall include a review of the efforts of the  corporation  to   execute  each  of  the components of its plan and a consultation between   the corporation and the division regarding the findings of the  division   relative  to  performance.  The  division  shall  provide or cause to be   provided technical assistance determined to be necessary by the division   to improve the ability  of  the  corporation  to  execute  each  of  the   components  of  its  plan. Such evaluation and determination of the need   for  technical  assistance  shall  consider  the  financial  and   staff   resources  of  the  corporation for the period evaluated and any special   considerations which may have had an impact on  performance  during  the   period.2.  If  the  division  determines  that  a  corporation  has  not made   sufficient progress  toward  achieving  the  objectives  of  its  annual   housing  preservation  and  community  renewal  plan  the division shall   conduct a site visit to review these findings and, if  warranted,  shall   place the corporation on probation.3.  The division shall terminate or not renew or not extend a contract   in accordance with  provisions  of  subdivision  seven  of  section  one   thousand  three  of this article if the commissioner determines that the   performance of a  corporation  is  not  sufficient  to  merit  continued   participation in the program.4.  Notwithstanding  the foregoing, the commissioner may terminate any   contract  upon  a  finding  of  substantial  non-compliance   or   other   substantial breach of the contract.
NY Priv Hous Fin L § 1006 (2021)
2021 New York Laws PVH - Private Housing Finance Article 17 - Housing and Community Preservation in Rural Areas 1006 - Technical Services and Assistance to Corporations and Rural Areas.

§  1006.  Technical  services and assistance to corporations and rural   areas. 1. In accordance with the policy of this  article,  the  division   shall  encourage  the  creation,  development  and  strengthening of new   not-for-profit  corporations  to  perform   housing   preservation   and   community  renewal  activities  in  the rural areas of the state, and is   authorized to take all steps necessary to that end. The  division  shall   provide technical services and assistance to not-for-profit corporations   seeking  to serve the housing or community renewal needs of rural areas,   to better enable such corporations to  meet  the  requirements  of,  and   obtain  funding  under this article or any other program of governmental   assistance, federal, state or local, to  carry  out  their  present  and   proposed activities, and otherwise to further the purposes and policy of   this  article.  Such services and assistance may be provided through the   division's own personnel and facilities, through  contractual  services,   or otherwise.2.  The  affordable  housing  corporation  or  the  housing trust fund   corporation, as the case may be, shall provide  an  incentive  grant  to   each corporation that is awarded a contract pursuant to article eighteen   or  nineteen of this chapter. Such incentive grants shall consist of the   payment of an additional sum of money equal  to  three  percent  of  the   amount  payable  to such corporation pursuant to each contract provided,   however, that such payment shall not be counted against the per dwelling   unit total imposed by subdivision one of section eleven hundred  two  of   this  chapter or the per dwelling unit limitation imposed by subdivision   one of section eleven hundred  twelve  of  this  chapter,  and  provided   further  that  such  additional  amount  shall not exceed forty thousand   dollars per contract. Such incentive grant shall be utilized either  for   purposes  consistent with the provisions of this article or for the cost   of housing preservation and community renewal activities related to such   contract and shall not be subject to the limitation  on  the  amount  of   funds  which  may  be  received by corporations contained in subdivision   four of section one thousand three of this article. Such incentive grant   shall be added to and  considered  a  payment  under  the  contract  for   purposes of allocating funds to any single municipality.
NY Priv Hous Fin L § 1007 (2021)
2021 New York Laws PVH - Private Housing Finance Article 17 - Housing and Community Preservation in Rural Areas 1007 - Rules and Regulations.

§  1007. Rules and regulations. The commissioner shall issue rules and   regulations for the administration  of  this  article.  Such  rules  and   regulations  shall  include  provisions  concerning  requirements  as to   eligibility  for  contracting  with  the  commissioner;  the   form   of   applications  for  contracts; supervision and evaluation of corporations   which contract with the commissioner including standards and performance   criteria for continued, increased or decreased  funding  to  insure  the   corporations  meet  the  objectives  of  this article and the objectives   outlined in their housing  preservation  and  community  renewal  plans;   reporting,  budgeting  and  record  keeping requirements; provisions for   renegotiation,  modification,  termination,  extension  and  renewal  of   contracts,   which  provisions  shall  include  the  bases  for  funding   increases from the preceding contract including, but not be limited  to,   performance  which  exceeds  minimum performance criteria and provisions   for probationary periods where  appropriate;  provisions  for  technical   services  and  assistance  to  such  corporations  within  the limits of   available funding; protection of the interests of tenants  in  buildings   owned  or  managed by such corporations; and may include any provisions,   not inconsistent with the provisions of this article or other applicable   law, which the commissioner deems necessary or appropriate to carry  out   the  policy  and  purposes  of  this article. Such rules and regulations   shall prohibit any corporation receiving funds under  contracts  entered   into  pursuant  to  this  article  (i)  from  engaging in any activities   promoting any political candidate or party or (ii)  from  expending  any   such   funds  in  activities  the  purpose  of  which  is  to  influence   legislation.
NY Priv Hous Fin L § 1008 (2021)
2021 New York Laws PVH - Private Housing Finance Article 17 - Housing and Community Preservation in Rural Areas 1008 - Relationship to Other Laws.

§  1008.  Relationship to other laws. Nothing in this article shall be   deemed to deny or limit the right of any corporation to seek or  receive   assistance  under,  or  otherwise  participate  in,  any  other  program   pursuant to this chapter, or any other governmental program relating  to   housing or community renewal. Nothing in this article shall be deemed to   deny  or  limit the right of any corporation to carry out any program or   service through a subsidiary corporation or other instrumentality.
NY Priv Hous Fin L § 1009 (2021)
2021 New York Laws PVH - Private Housing Finance Article 17 - Housing and Community Preservation in Rural Areas 1009 - Annual Report.

§  1009.  Annual report. The commissioner shall, on or before December   thirty-first in each year submit a report  to  the  legislature  on  the   implementation  of  this  article. Such report shall include, but not be   limited to, for each company receiving payments under  this  article:  a   description  of such company's contract amount and cumulative total; the   specific housing and community preservation activities  in  rural  areas   performed  by  such  company;  the findings required by the commissioner   under subdivision two of section one thousand three of this article; the   amounts of monies received  by  the  company  from  sources  other  than   payments  made  pursuant to this article; the value of services rendered   for the benefit of the company for which payment is not required  to  be   made; and such other information as the commissioner deems appropriate.
NY Priv Hous Fin L § 1010 (2021)
2021 New York Laws PVH - Private Housing Finance Article 17 - Housing and Community Preservation in Rural Areas 1010 - Rural Aging Services.

§  1010.  Rural  aging  services.  Housing  preservation and community   renewal activities which are otherwise eligible under  subdivision  five   of  section one thousand two of this article, but which are or have been   funded under the rural aging services program operated  jointly  by  the   division and the state office for the aging, shall not be subject to the   limitation  on the amount of funds which may be received by corporations   contained in subdivision four of section  one  thousand  three  of  this   article.  All  provisions  otherwise  applicable to funds received under   section one thousand three of this article shall  also  apply  to  funds   received under this section.
NY Priv Hous Fin L § 1011 (2021)
2021 New York Laws PVH - Private Housing Finance Article 17 - Housing and Community Preservation in Rural Areas 1011 - Merged Company Savings Fund.

§  1011. Merged company savings fund. The division shall create a fund   to hold and shall transfer all funds determined to be merged corporation   savings pursuant to paragraph (d) of subdivision  five  of  section  one   thousand  four  of  this  article into such fund. The division shall use   such funds, as available, for entering into new contracts,  pursuant  to   section   one  thousand  three  of  this  article,  with  not-for-profit   corporations located in areas of the state that are  currently  unserved   by  a not-for-profit corporation that is maintaining a contract pursuant   to section one thousand three of this article.
NY Priv Hous Fin L § 1020 (2021)
2021 New York Laws PVH - Private Housing Finance Article 17-A - Rental Assistance Program for Rural Areas 1020 - Legislative Findings and Statement of Policy.

§  1020. Legislative findings and statement of policy. The legislature   hereby finds that in  certain  rural  areas  of  the  state  significant   numbers of low income residents are unable to obtain decent housing. The   normal operation of the private market has not addressed their needs.The  elderly  and  families  are  especially  affected  by the lack of   housing in rural areas. Elderly persons are frequently forced to  choose   between  continuing to live in homes which have become too large to care   for and use  well  or  leaving  their  communities  to  live  elsewhere.   Families, particularly those just beginning, are often faced with either   substandard,  unsafe  housing,  living  with  relatives  in  overcrowded   conditions,  or  leaving  their  communities.  The  ensuing  social  and   economic   disruption  has  profoundly  adverse  effects  on  the  rural   communities as well as the residents.Numerous  housing  programs  have  been  initiated  by   the   federal   government  to  provide  housing  for  those of low income. For the most   part, these programs have  worked  best  in  areas  of  high  population   density,  thus effectively, although unintentionally, failing to fulfill   their intent in rural areas.The legislature further finds that locally based housing providers can   effectively serve the needs of low and moderate income persons in  rural   areas.  Their  efforts  have  been  severely  limited,  however,  by the   contemporary high cost of financing, inflation and massive  retrenchment   in federal housing assistance programs.The  legislature  further  finds it to be in the best interests of the   people of New York state to assist local housing  providers  in  meeting   the  needs  of  low  income  occupants  in  rural areas by supplementing   federal assistance programs with a program of  state  rental  assistance   payments similar to the federal Farmer's Home Administration Program.
NY Priv Hous Fin L § 1021 (2021)
2021 New York Laws PVH - Private Housing Finance Article 17-A - Rental Assistance Program for Rural Areas 1021 - Definitions.

§  1021.  Definitions.  As  used  in this article, any term defined in   article seventeen of this chapter shall have the same meaning herein  as   set  forth  therein  and  the  following  terms shall have the following   meanings:1. "Federal  assistance"  means  assistance  from  the  Farmer's  Home   Administration  pursuant  to title five of the United States Housing Act   of 1949.2. "Eligible sponsor" means either a corporation organized pursuant to   the not-for-profit  corporation  law,  a  public  housing  authority  as   defined  pursuant  to  subdivision  two  of  section three of the public   housing law, or an eligible borrower as defined in Title V of the United   States Housing Act of 1949.3. "Eligible project" means a housing project located in a rural  area   which  is  to  be owned or operated by an eligible sponsor and which has   received (or which the sponsor has demonstrated to the  satisfaction  of   the commissioner will receive) federal assistance.
NY Priv Hous Fin L § 1023 (2021)
2021 New York Laws PVH - Private Housing Finance Article 17-A - Rental Assistance Program for Rural Areas 1023 - Rural Housing Assistance Contracts.

§  1023.  Rural  housing assistance contracts. 1. The commissioner may   enter into contracts  with  eligible  sponsors  for  the  provision,  in   eligible  projects, of housing for persons of low income. Such contracts   shall provide for the payment by the division to the sponsor of periodic   rental assistance payments with respect to  the  housing  accommodations   occupied by such persons.2.  Such  contracts  may, subject to the availability of moneys in the   rural housing assistance fund, commit the division to make such payments   for a period of up to five years from the  date  of  completion  of  the   eligible project. Any such contract shall provide that the sponsor shall   not  withdraw the project, or any units therein, from the program during   such period except for good cause as provided  therein.  Notwithstanding   any  provision of this chapter, all contracts shall terminate after five   years or when the actual dollar amount as stipulated in the contract has   been expended, whichever is sooner.  For  any  application  for  such  a   contract  under  this  article, the division shall provide the applicant   with a list of conditions that must be met  prior  to  entering  into  a   contract  pursuant  to  this  article.  Within  fifteen  working days of   receipt by the division of all documents in satisfaction  of  the  list,   the   division   shall  notify  the  applicant  of  the  sufficiency  or   insufficiency of the documents. After satisfaction by the  applicant  of   all  conditions  required  by  the  division  prior  to  entering into a   contract the division shall enter into the  contract  within  forty-five   working days of satisfaction of such conditions.
NY Priv Hous Fin L § 1024 (2021)
2021 New York Laws PVH - Private Housing Finance Article 17-A - Rental Assistance Program for Rural Areas 1024 - Payments Pursuant to Contracts.

§  1024.  Payments  pursuant  to  contracts. 1. Payments shall be made   monthly or on such other periodic  basis  as  may  be  provided  in  the   contract.  Each  such  payment shall equal, for each unit in the project   covered by  the  contract,  the  difference  between  the  project  rent   established  pursuant  to subdivision two of this section and the tenant   rent payment established pursuant to subdivision three of this section.2. The project rent shall be: (a) in the case  of  a  housing  company   regulated  by  the  state  pursuant to this chapter, the current maximum   lawful rent for the unit; (b) in the case of a housing company regulated   by a municipality pursuant to this chapter, the current  maximum  lawful   rent for the unit, subject to such additional limitations and conditions   as the commissioner may prescribe by contract; or (c) in the case of any   other  sponsor,  the rent established or approved by the commissioner as   prescribed in the contract.3. The tenant rent payment shall be an amount computed pursuant to the   regulations of the commissioner, which  regulations  shall  prescribe  a   formula  substantially  similar  to  that currently provided pursuant to   title five of the United States Housing Act of 1949, as amended.
NY Priv Hous Fin L § 1025 (2021)
2021 New York Laws PVH - Private Housing Finance Article 17-A - Rental Assistance Program for Rural Areas 1025 - Administrative Provisions.

§  1025. Administrative provisions. 1. The commissioner shall provide,   by regulations,  for  the  administration  of  the  provisions  of  this   article.  Such  regulations  shall  include, but need not be limited to,   provisions for operation of the project  by  the  sponsor  in  a  manner   consistent with the intent of this article.2. Every contract entered into pursuant to this article shall obligate   the  sponsor  not to charge or collect from any tenant of a unit covered   by such contract a rent higher than the tenant rent payment  established   pursuant to section one thousand twenty-four of this article.3.  Rental assistance payments pursuant to this article may be pledged   by the sponsor in connection with the  financing  or  refinancing  of  a   project,  subject to any conditions prescribed in the housing assistance   contract, but no such pledge shall create any obligation or liability on   the part of the state or any agency  or  instrumentality  thereof  other   than that prescribed in the contract.4.  Nothing  in this article shall prevent any sponsor from seeking or   accepting any other form of governmental subsidy or assistance, but  any   contract   pursuant  to  this  article  shall  provide  for  appropriate   adjustments in the rental assistance  payments  to  reflect  such  other   subsidy or assistance.
NY Priv Hous Fin L § 1051 (2021)
2021 New York Laws PVH - Private Housing Finance Article 17-B - Rural Area Revitalization Projects 1051 - Legislative Findings and Statement of Policy.

§  1051. Legislative findings and statement of policy. The legislature   hereby finds and declares that there exists  in  many  portions  of  the   rural  areas  of  the  state  substantial  needs  for revitalization and   improvement of housing and of local commercial and  service  facilities,   and  for related community renewal activities. The findings set forth in   article seventeen of this chapter, with respect to the special needs and   problems of such areas and the significant  potential  role  of  locally   based  not-for-profit  organizations  in helping to meet such needs, are   hereby reaffirmed. The legislature hereby determines that,  in  addition   to the program of state support to help meet the administrative expenses   of  such  organizations  under  article seventeen, a further public need   exists for  state  funding  of  a  portion  of  the  costs  of  specific   revitalization  projects  carried  out  by such groups and similar local   organizations. It is the purpose of this article to encourage  community   preservation  and  improvement  in  the  rural  area  of  the  state  by   establishing a program of such funding.
NY Priv Hous Fin L § 1052 (2021)
2021 New York Laws PVH - Private Housing Finance Article 17-B - Rural Area Revitalization Projects 1052 - Definitions.

§ 1052. Definitions. As used in this article:  (a)  all terms defined in article seventeen of this chapter shall have the same meanings herein as specified therein; and  (b) the following terms shall have the following meanings:  (1) "rural area revitalization  project"  means  a  specific  work  or series  of  works  for the revitalization and improvement of a region of the  rural  area  of  the  state  through  creation,   preservation   or improvement  of housing resources; creation, preservation or improvement of local commercial facilities; restoration  or  improvement  of  public facilities  or  other aspects of the area environment; related community preservation or renewal activities; or any combination of the above.  (2) "qualified applicant" means  a  not-for-profit  corporation  under contract  pursuant  to  article  seventeen  of this chapter or any other locally based  organization  which  is  either  incorporated  under  the not-for-profit  corporation  law  (or  such  law together with any other applicable law) or, if unincorporated, is not organized for the  private profit or benefit of its members.  (3) "Corporation" means the housing trust fund corporation established in section forty-five-a of this chapter.