N.Y. Public Housing Law § 614: Rent

* § 614. Rent. 1. The rent for dwelling units for which a housing

assistance payment contract is established under this article shall be

reasonable in comparison with rents charged for comparable dwelling

units in the private, unassisted local market.

2. A housing access voucher local administrator (or other entity, as

provided in section six hundred sixteen of this article) may, at the

request of an individual or family receiving assistance under this

article, assist that individual or family in negotiating a reasonable

rent with a dwelling unit owner. A housing access voucher local

administrator (or other such entity) shall review the rent for a unit

under consideration by the individual or family (and all rent increases

for units under lease by the individual or family) to determine whether

the rent (or rent increase) requested by the owner is reasonable. If a

housing access voucher local administrator (or other such entity)

determines that the rent (or rent increase) for a dwelling unit is not

reasonable, the housing access voucher local administrator (or other

such entity) shall not make housing assistance payments to the owner

under this subdivision with respect to that unit.

3. If a dwelling unit for which a housing assistance payment contract

is established under this article is exempt from local rent control

provisions during the term of that contract, the rent for that unit

shall be reasonable in comparison with other units in the rental area

that are exempt from local rent control provisions.

4. Each housing access voucher local administrator shall make timely

payment of any amounts due to a dwelling unit owner under this section,

subject to appropriation of funds for this purpose.

* NB Expires May 1, 2030