Authorizes the state division of housing and community renewal to study housing programs for low and middle income families; provides for a moratorium on the voluntary dissolution of limited profit, limited dividend and redevelopment housing companies.
Relates to limited-profit housing companies; authorizes certain companies to pay dividends or interest in excess of six percent per annum; relates to the dissolution of certain rental housing companies.
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.
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.
Enacts the "housing transparency act"; requires the division of housing and community renewal to establish and maintain a statewide rental unit compliance registry for covered buildings within the state.
Enacts the "housing transparency act"; requires the division of housing and community renewal to establish and maintain a statewide rental unit compliance registry for covered buildings within the state.
Requires local boards and the division of housing and community renewal to submit certain residential housing and zoning information to the department of state annually; requires such information to be published by the department of state on its website.
Requires local boards and the division of housing and community renewal to submit certain residential housing and zoning information to the department of state annually; requires such information to be published by the department of state on its website.
Relates to elections involving board members, by-law amendments, or dissolution, reconstitution or conversion of mutual housing companies; provides that ballots shall be cast electronically to a neutral third party; provides that by-laws approved by shareholders and the commissioner of housing or supervising agency may limit eligibility for being a candidate for board of directors of a mutual housing company; relates to quorum for purposes of an election of board members in certain mutual housing companies.
Relates to elections involving board members, by-law amendments, or dissolution, reconstitution or conversion of mutual housing companies; provides that ballots shall be cast electronically to a neutral third party; provides that by-laws approved by shareholders and the commissioner of housing or supervising agency may limit eligibility for being a candidate for board of directors of a mutual housing company; relates to quorum for purposes of an election of board members in certain mutual housing companies.
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.