2017-2018 session: change session
Housing bills
Bills on rent regulation, tenant protections, housing construction, homeownership programs and property taxation. They go through the Senate Housing, Construction and Community Development Committee and the Assembly Housing and Real Property Taxation Committees.
Highest impact
Impact is how much a bill would change if enacted, from 1 (minimal) to 10 (transformational). Passage is our estimate of the chance it becomes law this session. How we score
- A1980Assembly
Limit Rent Hikes for Repairs
This bill limits major capital improvement rent increases in New York by requiring enhancements, capping surcharges, and restricting eligibility when public funds are used.
Impact 8 · Significant·0% to pass
Impact8/10SignificantPassage0% - S4058Senate
Help First-Time Home Buyers
This bill creates the New York State First Home Savings Program, allowing first-time homebuyers to open tax-advantaged savings accounts for purchasing homes.
Impact 8 · Significant·0% to pass
Impact8/10SignificantPassage0% - A10410Assembly
Cut Taxes on Energy Storage
This bill expands property tax abatements in New York City to include electric energy storage equipment, not just solar systems.
Impact 7 · Significant·Signed into law
Impact7/10SignificantOutcomeSigned into law - A1141Assembly
Extend Time for Rent Claims
This bill requires landlords who miss filing annual rent registrations to have those years considered when determining legal regulated rent and mandates providing documentation of rent increases to…
Impact 7 · Significant·0% to pass
Impact7/10SignificantPassage0% - A1815Assembly
Limit Sponsor Apartment Rentals
This bill restricts the rental of unsold, vacant cooperative and condominium units, requiring they be offered for sale first, with exceptions.
Impact 7 · Significant·0% to pass
Impact7/10SignificantPassage0% - A4159Assembly
Freeze Post-Dissolution Rents
This bill sets rent levels for certain housing units after dissolution of limited-profit housing companies in New York City, restricting future rent increases.
Impact 7 · Significant·0% to pass
Impact7/10SignificantPassage0% - A5550Assembly
Freeze Mitchell-Lama Dissolutions
This bill establishes a five-year moratorium on dissolving urban rental Mitchell-Lama companies and requires a comprehensive study of the Mitchell-Lama housing program.
Impact 7 · Significant·0% to pass
Impact7/10SignificantPassage0% - A558Assembly
Equal Access to Building Amenities
This bill requires landlords of buildings with six or more units to provide tenants equal access to shared amenities, with reasonable, non-prohibitive fees allowed.
Impact 7 · Significant·0% to pass
Impact7/10SignificantPassage0% - A5771Assembly
Limit Landlord Evictions
This bill limits landlords to recovering only one unit for personal or family use and reduces tenant seniority protection from twenty to fifteen years.
Impact 7 · Significant·0% to pass
Impact7/10SignificantPassage0% - A5801Assembly
Expand Tenant Emergency Protections
This bill allows rent stabilization protections to apply to certain buildings that lost federal Section 8 project-based assistance contracts.
Impact 7 · Significant·0% to pass
Impact7/10SignificantPassage0%
Most likely to pass
Bills not yet signed or vetoed, by Passage score.
- A10410Assembly
Cut Taxes on Energy Storage
This bill expands property tax abatements in New York City to include electric energy storage equipment, not just solar systems.
Impact 7 · Significant·Signed into law
Impact7/10SignificantOutcomeSigned into law - A10828Assembly
Increase Housing Bond Limit
This bill increases the New York City Housing Development Corporation's bonding authority from $12.5 billion to $13.5 billion.
Impact 6 · Moderate·Signed into law
Impact6/10ModerateOutcomeSigned into law - A11123Assembly
Limit Property Tax Increases
This bill limits property tax base proportion increases for New York City in fiscal year 2019 to no more than 0.5%.
Impact 6 · Moderate·Signed into law
Impact6/10ModerateOutcomeSigned into law - A260Assembly
Expand Energy Tax Exemptions
This bill expands property tax exemptions to include micro-hydroelectric, fuel cell, micro-combined heat and power, and energy storage systems.
Impact 6 · Moderate·Signed into law
Impact6/10ModerateOutcomeSigned into law - A8259Assembly
Increase Housing Bond Limit
This bill increases the New York State Housing Finance Agency's bond cap and extends several housing and mortgage finance provisions until 2019.
Impact 6 · Moderate·Signed into law
Impact6/10ModerateOutcomeSigned into law - S2720Senate
Prioritize Lower Floors for Disabled
This bill gives tenants with mobility disabilities priority for vacant lower-floor apartments in the same New York City Housing Authority building.
Impact 6 · Moderate·Signed into law
Impact6/10ModerateOutcomeSigned into law - S7286Senate
Housing Access for Disabled Tenants
This bill expands and clarifies housing preferences for mobility-impaired tenants in New York City Housing Authority buildings, allowing more flexibility in transfer choices and prioritizing…
Impact 6 · Moderate·Signed into law
Impact6/10ModerateOutcomeSigned into law - A1647Assembly
Nonprofits Get Property Tax Breaks
This bill allows nonprofit organizations to receive real property tax exemptions and credits when purchasing property after the taxable status date, if permitted by local law.
Impact 5 · Moderate·Signed into law
Impact5/10ModerateOutcomeSigned into law
Recently signed or vetoed
- S6942Senate
Retroactive Tax Exemption for Stride
This bill allows Stride, Inc. to apply retroactively for a 2016-2017 property tax exemption in Sand Lake, New York.
Impact 3 · Low·Signed into law
Impact3/10LowOutcomeSigned into law - S6757Senate
Restore Fire District Tax Exemption
This bill allows the North Bellmore Fire District to apply for retroactive property tax exemption for specific tax years.
Impact 3 · Low·Signed into law
Impact3/10LowOutcomeSigned into law - S8798Senate
Tax Break for Chabad
This bill allows Chabad of Great Neck to apply retroactively for property tax exemptions on certain parcels in Nassau County.
Impact 3 · Low·Signed into law
Impact3/10LowOutcomeSigned into law - A10410Assembly
Cut Taxes on Energy Storage
This bill expands property tax abatements in New York City to include electric energy storage equipment, not just solar systems.
Impact 7 · Significant·Signed into law
Impact7/10SignificantOutcomeSigned into law - A11006Assembly
Extend Tax Collection Period
This bill extends until December 31, 2021, the period during which certain villages can enforce tax collection under prior rules.
Impact 3 · Low·Signed into law
Impact3/10LowOutcomeSigned into law - S8940Senate
Retroactive Tax Break for Nonprofit
This bill allows Nassau County to grant Spectrum Designs Foundation Ltd. a retroactive property tax exemption for specific tax years.
Impact 3 · Low·Signed into law
Impact3/10LowOutcomeSigned into law - S8996Senate
Let Mercy Haven Apply Tax Exemption
This bill allows Mercy Haven Inc. to apply retroactively for a property tax exemption in Brookhaven for certain years and properties.
Impact 3 · Low·Signed into law
Impact3/10LowOutcomeSigned into law - A1647Assembly
Nonprofits Get Property Tax Breaks
This bill allows nonprofit organizations to receive real property tax exemptions and credits when purchasing property after the taxable status date, if permitted by local law.
Impact 5 · Moderate·Signed into law
Impact5/10ModerateOutcomeSigned into law