N.Y. PBG Law § 614

* § 614. Rent. 1. The rent for dwelling units for which a housing\nassistance payment contract is established under this article shall be\nreasonable in comparison with rents charged for comparable dwelling\nunits in the private, unassisted local market.\n 2. A housing access voucher local administrator (or other entity, as\nprovided in section six hundred sixteen of this article) may, at the\nrequest of an individual or family receiving assistance under this\narticle, assist that individual or family in negotiating a reasonable\nrent with a dwelling unit owner. A housing access voucher local\nadministrator (or other such entity) shall review the rent for a unit\nunder consideration by the individual or family (and all rent increases\nfor units under lease by the individual or family) to determine whether\nthe rent (or rent increase) requested by the owner is reasonable. If a\nhousing access voucher local administrator (or other such entity)\ndetermines that the rent (or rent increase) for a dwelling unit is not\nreasonable, the housing access voucher local administrator (or other\nsuch entity) shall not make housing assistance payments to the owner\nunder this subdivision with respect to that unit.\n 3. If a dwelling unit for which a housing assistance payment contract\nis established under this article is exempt from local rent control\nprovisions during the term of that contract, the rent for that unit\nshall be reasonable in comparison with other units in the rental area\nthat are exempt from local rent control provisions.\n 4. Each housing access voucher local administrator shall make timely\npayment of any amounts due to a dwelling unit owner under this section,\nsubject to appropriation of funds for this purpose.\n * NB Expires May 1, 2030\n