Activists rally for 30 percent rent cap for HIV/AIDS housing assistance program

From left: David Paterson and Tom Duane

A group of local activists held a rally today, urging Governor David Paterson to sign a bill that would ensure people living with HIV/AIDS relying on rental assistance would pay no more than 30 percent of their income for housing. The bill, introduced by Assembly member Deborah Glick and State Senator Tom Duane, the latter of whom attended the rally, would affect all individuals enrolled in the HIV/AIDS Services Administration’s housing assistance program. Currently, some of the program’s enrollee’s pay upwards of 70 percent of their income toward their rent, according to pro-bill activists. Paterson vetoed the legislation in September, but had promised to reintroduce the bill at a latter date. Thus far, activists say, Paterson has failed to reintroduce the bill in his agenda. TRD

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