N.Y. Mental Hyg. Law § 41.38

§ 41.38 Rental and mortgage payments of community residential facilities\n for the mentally ill.\n (a) "Supportive housing" shall mean, for the purpose of this section\nonly, the method by which the commissioner contracts to provide rental\nsupport and funding for non-clinical support services in order to\nmaintain recipient stability.\n (b) Notwithstanding any inconsistent provision of this article, the\ncommissioner may reimburse voluntary agencies for the reasonable cost of\nrental of or the reasonable mortgage payment or the reasonable principal\nand interest payment on a loan for the purpose of financing an ownership\ninterest in, and proprietary lease from, an organization formed for the\npurpose of the cooperative ownership of real estate, together with other\nnecessary costs associated with rental or ownership of property, for a\ncommunity residence, a residential care center for adults, or supportive\nhousing, under their jurisdiction less any income received from a state\nor federal agency or third party insurer which is specifically intended\nto offset the cost of rental of the facility or housing a client at the\nfacility, subject to the availability of appropriations therefor and\nsuch commissioner's certification of the reasonableness of the rental\ncost, mortgage payment, principal and interest payment on a loan as\nprovided in this section or other necessary costs associated with rental\nor ownership of property, with the approval of the director of the\nbudget.\n