§ 1180-21. Legislative intent.

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A.
The placement of public assistance recipients in substandard housing is a long-standing problem in our County.

B.
The County of Suffolk has enacted several local laws designed to prevent the placement of Department of Social Services' clients in housing that is substandard, unsafe and/or noncompliant with local building and zoning codes.

C.
Despite these efforts, the unfortunate practice of placing public assistance recipients in substandard housing continues.

D.
This Legislature wishes to establish that it shall be the policy of Suffolk County to verify that potential accommodations used by the Department of Social Services to house recipients of public assistance have the necessary certificate of occupancy and/or rental permit.

                    
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