§ 631. Resident protections and opportunities. 1. The protections\nafforded to a resident of a housing facility shall be consistent with\nthose afforded to a public housing resident, to the extent permitted in\naccordance with federal law, and subject to and with the approval of the\nUnited States department of housing and urban development. These\nprotections shall include, but are not limited to:\n (a) preserving the affordable character of such housing facility in\naccordance with section eight of the United States housing act of\nnineteen hundred thirty-seven, as amended, or any successor provision\nand with part five of title twenty-four of the code of federal\nregulations or any successor regulation;\n (b) ensuring that any resident required to relocate temporarily for\npurposes of rehabilitation or redevelopment of such housing facility is\nguaranteed the ability to return to such housing facility following the\ncompletion of such rehabilitation or redevelopment, and that the\nrelocation expenses of such temporary relocation be paid for by the\ntrust or NYCHA as required by applicable federal law;\n (c) providing a resident of such housing facility the opportunity to\nestablish and operate a council to represent residents in such housing\nfacility to address concerns relating to such facility, pursuant to\nsubpart b of part nine hundred sixty-four of title twenty-four of the\ncode of federal regulations or any successor regulation, and to be\neligible for resident participation funding from the trust consistent\nwith funding available to residents of public housing pursuant to\nsection 964.150 of title twenty-four of the code of federal regulations\nor any successor regulation, provided that any resident council that, at\nthe time of the transfer of a housing facility to the trust, is\ncertified by NYCHA as the resident council shall be recognized by the\ntrust as the resident council of such housing facility;\n (d) providing a resident of a housing facility an opportunity for an\ninformal hearing to grieve any dispute that such resident may have with\nrespect to an action of the trust with regard to such resident's lease,\nconsistent with the obligation of a public housing agency pursuant to\nparagraph eight of subdivision (e) of section 966.4 of title twenty-four\nof the code of federal regulations or any successor regulations and\npursuant to subpart b of part nine hundred sixty-six of title\ntwenty-four of the code of federal regulations or any successor\nregulations;\n (e) providing a resident of a housing facility automatic renewal of\nsuch resident's leases, except for good cause as specified in the lease\nbetween such resident and the trust, consistent with the requirements\nrelating to a lease between a public housing agency and a tenant of a\ndwelling unit pursuant to subparagraph (i) of paragraph two of\nsubdivision (a) and subdivision (l) of section 966.4 of title\ntwenty-four of the code of federal regulations or any successor\nregulation;\n (f) determining succession to a lease between a resident and the trust\nin accordance with the succession policy described in the management\nmanual, and any amendments to such manual, of NYCHA;\n (g) permitting a resident whose total tenant payment, as defined in\nsection 983.3 of title twenty-four of the code of federal regulations,\nor any successor regulations, would equal or exceed the rent to owner,\nas defined in section 983.3 of title twenty-four of the code of federal\nregulations or any successor regulations, to remain in a housing\nfacility and pay rent in an amount to be determined by the trust and\nNYCHA and as set forth in the lease of such resident;\n (h) determining succession to a voucher pursuant to section eight of\nthe United States housing act of nineteen hundred thirty-seven, as\namended, or any successor provision, in accordance with the housing\nvoucher program administrative plan, and any amendments to such plan, of\nNYCHA; and\n (i) no
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