S1634 —

2017, c.051 (S1634) §2CHAPTER -51 Note   P.L.2017,An CHAPTERAct 51,concerning approvedhousing Mayauthorities 1,and 2017amending Senate,P.L.1992, No.c.79.

1634     An Act concerning housing authorities and amending P.L.1992, c.79.

      20. C.40A:12A-20  a. Rules, The municipality, county, or housing authority shall establish rules and regulations concerning admissionsadmission to any housing projectproject; which shall provide priority categories for persons displaced or caused to be displaced by public action or by redevelopment projects, highway programs, or other public works;

publishing of notice relative to waiting list.

     20.

a.  The municipality, county, or housing authority shall establish rules and regulations concerning admissions to any housing project which shall provide priority categories for persons displaced or caused to be displaced by public action or by redevelopment projects, highway programs, or other public works;

(cf:       2.    This act shall take effect on the first day of the third month next following the date of enactment.

P.L.1992, c.79, s.20)        2.   Approved ThisMay act1, shall2017. take effect on the first day of the third month next following the date of enactment.

    STATEMENT        This bill would require a housing authority to advertise on its Internet website, or the Internet website of the local unit that created the housing authority, in both English and Spanish, notice of when it is accepting applications for its housing assistance waiting list.  This electronic notice would be in addition to any notice which may already be regularly published in a newspaper.

     According to the United States Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD), as the demand for housing assistance often exceeds the limited resources available to HUD and local housing authorities, long waiting periods have become common.  Due to the protracted waiting period to receive assistance, a local housing authority will oftentimes close its waiting list when there are more families on the list than can be assisted in the near future.

                                            Requires housing authority to advertise when applications are being accepted for housing assistance waiting lists online.