New York Laws
Article 41 - Local Services
41.38 - Rental and Mortgage Payments of Community Residential Facilities for the Mentally Ill.

(a) "Supportive housing" shall mean, for the purpose of this section
only, the method by which the commissioner contracts to provide rental
support and funding for non-clinical support services in order to
maintain recipient stability.
(b) Notwithstanding any inconsistent provision of this article, the
commissioner may reimburse voluntary agencies for the reasonable cost of
rental of or the reasonable mortgage payment or the reasonable principal
and interest payment on a loan for the purpose of financing an ownership
interest in, and proprietary lease from, an organization formed for the
purpose of the cooperative ownership of real estate, together with other
necessary costs associated with rental or ownership of property, for a
community residence, a residential care center for adults, or supportive
housing, under their jurisdiction less any income received from a state
or federal agency or third party insurer which is specifically intended
to offset the cost of rental of the facility or housing a client at the
facility, subject to the availability of appropriations therefor and
such commissioner's certification of the reasonableness of the rental
cost, mortgage payment, principal and interest payment on a loan as
provided in this section or other necessary costs associated with rental
or ownership of property, with the approval of the director of the
budget.

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