Authorizes the commissioner of housing and community renewal to maintain a housing registry of accessible or adaptable housing for the disabled called "Access-New York"; provides that certain owners shall provide certain information in relation to "Access-New York"; establishes a special advisory review panel to assist the commissioner in performance of duties of "Access-New York".
Expands the powers of the New York state division of housing and community renewal and supervising agencies and modifies the obligations of certain New York state funded housing providers.
Directs the department of motor vehicles to develop a plan to increase the availability of wheelchair accessible vehicles, by county, in New York state outside of the city of New York; defines accessibility; requires a report to identify any existing local guidelines for accessible vehicles; directs development of benchmarks for increasing wheelchair accessible vehicles.
Directs the department of motor vehicles to develop a plan to increase the availability of wheelchair accessible vehicles, by county, in New York state outside of the city of New York; defines accessibility; requires a report to identify any existing local guidelines for accessible vehicles; directs development of benchmarks for increasing wheelchair accessible vehicles.
Requires the division of housing and community renewal, in collaboration with the New York state office for the aging, to establish a publicly accessible online database of available senior housing units; requires the New York state office for the aging to maintain the senior housing unit database.
Directs the division of housing and community renewal, in consultation with the office for the aging and the division of human rights to develop educational materials regarding property owner's legal responsibilities to provide accessible housing accommodations.
Expands documentation requirements for limited-profit housing companies when providing information to the commissioner of housing of the state of New York and any relevant supervising agency.