41.38 - Rental and mortgage payments of community residential facilities for the mentally ill. - New York Statutes

§ 41.38 Rental and mortgage payments of community residential facilities for the mentally ill. Notwithstanding any inconsistent provision of this article, the commissioner may reimburse voluntary agencies for the reasonable cost of rental of or the reasonable mortgage payment or the reasonable principal and interest payment on a loan for the purpose of financing an ownership interest in, and proprietary lease from, an organization formed for the purpose of the cooperative ownership of real estate, together with other necessary costs associated with rental or ownership of property, for a community residence or a residential care center for adults under his jurisdiction less any income received from a state or federal agency or third party insurer which is specifically intended to offset the cost of rental of the facility or housing a client at the facility, subject to the availability of appropriations therefor and such commissioner's certification of the reasonableness of the rental cost, mortgage payment, principal and interest payment on a loan as provided in this section or other necessary costs associated with rental or ownership of property, with the approval of the director of the budget.