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City Council floats lawsuit as mayor refuses to enact housing voucher expansion law

By Ethan Stark-Miller Posted on December 29, 2023

The Eric Adams administration is bracing for a possible lawsuit by the City Council since it has no intension of implementing a series of recently passed laws that would expand access to housing vouchers for low-income individuals and those at risk of eviction, according to a letter reviewed by amNewYork Metro.

The legislation, which became law in July when the council overrode a veto by Adams, pertains to the voucher program — known as CityFHEPS — and must be implemented by a Jan. 9 deadline. The program was previously only available to New Yorkers living in homeless shelters as a means of helping them transition out of shelter by paying for their rental housing, but was expanded to ease the burden on the city’s overcrowded shelter system.

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City Council floats lawsuit as mayor refuses to enact housing voucher expansion law

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