N.Y. PBG Law § 402-H

§ 402-h. Succession rights. 1. The policies and procedures of the New\nYork city housing authority include, and shall continue to include,\npolicies and procedures allowing individuals to claim succession rights\nto public housing units in properties owned and operated by the New York\ncity housing authority upon the permanent departure or death of the\ntenant of record from the unit.\n 2. The New York city housing authority shall establish written\npolicies and procedures for asserting succession rights consistent with\nthe requirements of applicable federal, state, and local laws,\nregulations, and guidance, as they may change from time to time. Such\nwritten policies and procedures shall also be consistent with the New\nYork city housing authority's occupancy standards. Such policies and\nprocedures shall include, but not be limited to:\n (a) eligibility requirements for lease succession;\n (b) relocation requirements, if any, arising out of lease succession;\n (c) the requirement to pay use and occupancy during the pendency of\nsuccession rights proceedings; and\n (d) the right to an administrative grievance of the New York city\nhousing authority's denial of succession rights, except as limited by\nthe New York city housing authority's succession rights policies and\nprocedures.\n 3. The New York city housing authority shall issue notice in writing\nof substantive changes to its succession rights policies and procedures\nat least thirty days prior to implementing those changes, and shall\nafford an opportunity to provide written comments with respect to the\nproposed changes. The New York city housing authority shall consider\nwritten comments prior to implementation of the proposed changes.\n