N.Y. Social Services Law § 131-w: Limitations in the payment of rent arrears

§ 131-w. Limitations in the payment of rent arrears. Districts shall

not provide assistance to pay rent arrears, property taxes or mortgage

arrears for persons not eligible for home relief, aid to dependent

children, emergency assistance to needy families with children or

emergency assistance for aged, blind and disabled persons, except to

persons who are without income or resources immediately available to

meet the emergency need, whose gross household income does not exceed

one hundred twenty-five percent of the federal income official poverty

line and who sign a repayment agreement agreeing to repay the assistance

in a period not to exceed twelve months. The districts shall enforce

the repayment agreements by any legal method available to a creditor, in

addition to any rights it has pursuant to this chapter. The department

shall promulgate regulations to implement this section which shall,

among other things, establish standards for the contents of repayment

agreements and establish standards to ensure that assistance is provided

only in emergency circumstances.