[Adopted 10-19-1982 by L.L. No. 7-1982 (Ch. 65, Art. I, of the 1973 Code); amended in its entirety 4-20-2021 by L.L. No. 2-2021]
It is hereby ordained and directed that the City of Hudson by
this article adopts and establishes a Fair Housing Office and establishes
a fair housing policy. The Fair Housing Office will be an executive
office under the supervision of the Mayor. The purpose, policy, duties
and procedures to be followed by the Office under this fair housing
article are set forth below.
All such definitions of the Human Rights Law of the State of
New York as pertain to fair housing (Executive Law § 292),
as amended, are adopted and incorporated herein by the City as provisions
of this article.
The unlawful discriminatory practices concerning public and
private housing contained in §§ 296(2) and 296(5) of
the Human Rights Law (Executive Law Article 15) are hereby restated
by the City of Hudson as the unlawful discriminatory practices governed
by this article.
There is hereby established a Fair Housing Office which is designated
to administer this article. The head of such Office shall be appointed
by the Mayor and whose title hereunder shall be the "Fair Housing
Officer of the City of Hudson." The Fair Housing Officer shall be
a resident of the City of Hudson and shall be required to undertake
periodic training to stay up-to-date on fair housing laws and practices.
The Fair Housing Officer who will serve at the pleasure of the Mayor
and be unpaid but otherwise eligible for an annual honorarium set
in City budget. The Fair Housing Officer shall:
A. Establish and maintain a principal office within the City as may
be necessary.
B. Upon request, obtain and utilize the services of all governmental
departments and agencies.
C. Formulate policies to effectuate the purpose of this article.
D. Receive and investigate complaints alleging violations of this article.
E. Develop fair housing plans and policies for the City and assist in
their execution, make investigations and studies appropriate to effectuate
this article, inform persons of the rights assured and remedies provided
under this article and provide goodwill and minimize or eliminate
discrimination in housing practices.
F. Render each quarter to the Mayor and to the Common Council a written
report of all of its activities and of its recommendations.
G. Furnish any person with such technical assistance that the Fair Housing
Officer deems appropriate to further compliance with the purposes
or provisions of this article.
H. Have such other powers and duties described hereinafter and as may
be designated by the Mayor or otherwise authorized by the Common Council.
[Adopted 3-21-1989 by Res. No. 13 of 3-21-1989 (Ch. 65, Art. II, of the 1973 Code)]
The City of Hudson hereby adopts its Residential
Antidisplacement and Relocation Assistance Plan as follows. Under
Section 104(d) of the Housing and Community Development Act of 1974,
as amended, the City of Hudson must adopt, make public and certify
that it is following a residential antidisplacement and relocation
assistance plan providing one-for-one replacement units and relocation
assistance. The plan must also indicate the steps that will be taken
consistent with other goals and objectives to minimize the displacement
of persons from their homes as a result of any activities assisted
under the Act.
For the purposes of this article, the following
terms shall have the meanings indicated:
COMPARABLE REPLACEMENT DWELLING UNIT
A dwelling unit that, meets the criteria of 24 CFR 42.2(c)(1)
through (4) and is available at a monthly cost for rent plus estimated
average monthly utility costs that does not exceed 30% of the household's
average gross monthly income, with such adjustments to income as the
City of Hudson may deem appropriate, after taking into account any
rental assistance the household would receive. Where a certificate
or housing voucher is provided under § 174-10A(3)(a)[1],
the dwelling unit must be available to the household at a monthly
cost for rent and estimated average monthly utility cost that does
not exceed the fair market rent or the payment standard, respectively.
HUD
The United States Department of Housing and Urban Development.
LOW-/MODERATE-INCOME DWELLING UNIT
A dwelling unit with a market rental, including utility costs,
that does not exceed the applicable fair market rent (FMR) for existing
housing and moderate rehabilitation established under 24 CFR Part
888.
OCCUPIABLE DWELLING UNIT
A dwelling unit that is in a standard condition or that is
in a substandard condition but is suitable for rehabilitation.
STANDARD CONDITION and SUBSTANDARD CONDITION SUITABLE FOR REHABILITATION
If the City of Hudson has a HUD-approved housing assistance
plan, the definitions of "standard condition" and "substandard condition
suitable for rehabilitation" established in the plan will apply. If
the City of Hudson does not have a HUD-approved housing assistance
plan, the City of Hudson must establish and make public its definition
of these terms, consistent with the requirements of 24 CFR 570.306(e)(1).