# N.Y. PBG Law § 609: Payment of housing vouchers

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URL: https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/STATE_NY_APBG_A14-A_S609

## Section

- **Citation:** N.Y. PBG Law § 609
- **Heading:** Payment of housing vouchers
- **Jurisdiction:** New York
- **Kind:** Statutes
- **Status:** In force
- **Text as of:** August 14, 2026
- **Source:** Compiled text
- **Location:** New York Code / Act PBG / Article 14-A / Section 609

## Text

* § 609. Payment of housing vouchers. 1. The housing voucher shall be\npaid directly to any owner under a contract between the owner of the\ndwelling unit to be occupied by the voucher recipient and the\nappropriate housing access voucher local administrator. The commissioner\nshall determine the form of the housing assistance payment contract and\nthe method of payment. A housing assistance payment contract entered\ninto pursuant to this section shall establish the payment standard\n(including utilities and all maintenance and management charges) which\nthe owner is entitled to receive for each dwelling unit with respect to\nwhich such assistance payments are to be made. The payment standard\nshall not exceed one hundred twenty percent nor be less than ninety\npercent of the fair market rent for the rental area in which it is\nlocated. Fair market rent shall be determined pursuant to the procedures\nand standards as set forth in the Federal Housing Choice voucher\nprogram, as set forth in the applicable sections of Part 888 of Title 24\nof the Code of Federal Regulations. Fair market rent for a rental area\nshall be published not less than annually by the commissioner and shall\nbe made available on the website of New York state homes and community\nrenewal.\n 2. A housing assistance payment contract entered into pursuant to\nsubdivision one of this section may provide for an initial payment of up\nto five months of rent arrears that have accrued during prior occupancy\nof a dwelling unit by a voucher recipient if such payment of arrears is\nnecessary to continue such voucher recipient's occupancy of such\ndwelling unit, and thereby prevent imminent loss of housing.\n * NB Expires May 1, 2030\n

## Nearby sections

- [N.Y. PBG Law § 605 Definitions](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/STATE_NY_APBG_A14-A_S605.md)
- [N.Y. PBG Law § 606 Housing access voucher pilot program](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/STATE_NY_APBG_A14-A_S606.md)
- [N.Y. PBG Law § 607 Eligibility](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/STATE_NY_APBG_A14-A_S607.md)
- [N.Y. PBG Law § 608 Funding allocation and distribution](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/STATE_NY_APBG_A14-A_S608.md)
- [N.Y. PBG Law § 609 Payment of housing vouchers](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/STATE_NY_APBG_A14-A_S609.md)
- [N.Y. PBG Law § 610 Leases and tenancy](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/STATE_NY_APBG_A14-A_S610.md)
- [N.Y. PBG Law § 611 Rental obligation](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/STATE_NY_APBG_A14-A_S611.md)
- [N.Y. PBG Law § 612 Monthly assistance payment](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/STATE_NY_APBG_A14-A_S612.md)
- [N.Y. PBG Law § 613 Inspection of units](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/STATE_NY_APBG_A14-A_S613.md)
- [N.Y. PBG Law § 614 Rent](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/STATE_NY_APBG_A14-A_S614.md)
- [N.Y. PBG Law § 615 Vacated units](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/STATE_NY_APBG_A14-A_S615.md)
- [N.Y. PBG Law § 616 Leasing of units owned by a housing access voucher local administrator](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/STATE_NY_APBG_A14-A_S616.md)
- [N.Y. PBG Law § 617 Verification of income](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/STATE_NY_APBG_A14-A_S617.md)
- [N.Y. PBG Law § 618 Division of an assisted family](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/STATE_NY_APBG_A14-A_S618.md)

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