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f. the move is from one temporary accommodation to another temporary accommodation whenever necessary due to the unavailability of permanent housing; g. the move is from an approved relocation site or to an approved cooperative apartment; or h. there is a living situation which adversely affects the mental or physical health of the individual or family, and the need for alternate housing is urgent, and not issuing a security deposit, moving expenses and/or brokers' or finders' fees would prove detrimental to the health, safety and well-being of the individual or family. 2. A security deposit and/or brokers' or finders' fees shall be provided only when an applicant or recipient is unable to obtain a suitable vacancy without payment of such allowances. 3. Documentation of the need for a security deposit, moving expenses and/or brokers' or finders' fees shall be fully recorded in the case record. (b) Avoidance of abuses in connection with rent security deposits. 1. Whenever a landlord requires that he be secured against nonpayment of rent or for damages as a condition to renting a housing accommodation to a recipient of public assistance, a local social services official may secure the landlord by either of the following means: i. by means of an appropriate agreement between the landlord and the social services official; or ii. by depositing money in an escrow account, not under the control of the landlord or landlord's agent, subject to the terms and conditions of an agreement between the landlord and the social services official in such form as the department may require or approve; provided, however, that the provisions of this subparagraph do not apply where a public assistance recipient resides in public housing. 2. A social services official may not pay money to a landlord to be held as a security deposit against the payment of rent or for damages by a public assistance recipient, or issue a grant to a recipient of public assistance therefor, except as provided in paragraph (3) of this subdivision. 3. When, in the judgment of a social services official, housing accommodations available in a particular area are insufficient to accommodate properly recipients of public assistance in need of housing, and in order to secure such housing, it is essential that the official pay money to landlords to be held as security deposits against the nonpayment of rent or for damages by public assistance recipients or to issue grants to recipients of public assistance therefor, such social services official may pay or furnish funds for such security deposits until sufficient housing accommodations are available in the particular area to accommodate properly recipients of public assistance in need of housing. Social services officials must not pay or furnish such funds where recipients of public assistance reside in public housing. In no case will temporary residence in a shelter, including those defined in 18 NYCRR Parts 900 or 1000, a hotel/motel or any other such emergency or transitional residential facility be considered sufficient housing accommodations for purposes of this paragraph. Landlords receiving such security deposits must comply with the provisions of article seven of the General Obligations Law. The recipient is required to assign to the social services official any right the