(c) Any housing authority administering a tenant-based rental assistance program, such as the federal Housing Choice Voucher program, shall, not later than thirty days after setting or updating the payment standard, as defined in 24 CFR 982.4, or any similar maximum monthly assistance payment for a dwelling accommodation, post such payment standard in a prominent and publicly accessible location on its Internet web site or the Internet web site of the municipality in which such authority is located. Such posting shall include (1) a disclaimer alerting program participants that the maximum allowable payment standard may not be applied in full to the actual rental rate paid by the applicant in certain circumstances, and (2) any rules or regulations adopted by such authority regarding such rental assistance programs.
(d) Not later than January 1, 2024, the Commissioner of Housing, in consultation with the housing authorities of the state, shall develop a common rental application that may be used by any such housing authority.
(e) No housing authority shall refuse to rent any dwelling accommodation to an otherwise qualified applicant on the ground that one or more of the proposed occupants are children born out of wedlock.
(f) Each housing authority shall provide a receipt to each applicant for admission to its housing projects stating the time and date of application and shall maintain a list of such applications, which shall be a public record, as defined in section 1-200. The commissioner shall, by regulation, provide for the manner in which such list shall be created, maintained and revised.