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This bill requires affordable housing units in certain projects to be evenly distributed and granted equal access to amenities, with possible waivers by city councils in large cities.
Why it matters
Prevents the segregation of affordable housing units. by requiring their even distribution throughout new developments, reducing stigmatization and promoting social integration among residents of different income levels.
Mandates equal access to amenities and common areas. for tenants in affordable units, addressing concerns about “poor doors” or exclusionary practices that can create unequal living experiences and reinforce class divisions.
Allows for local flexibility in large cities. (like New York City) by permitting city councils to waive these requirements, which could make it easier to approve projects facing unique design or financial challenges, but may also risk undermining the law’s intent if waivers are used broadly.
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- Referred to real property taxation
- Referred to real property taxation
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STATE OF NEW YORK
691
2019-2020 Regular Sessions
IN ASSEMBLY (Prefiled)
January 9, 2019
Introduced by M. of A. L. ROSENTHAL -- read once and referred to the Committee on Real Property Taxation
AN ACT to amend the real property tax law, in relation to the distribution of affordable units in certain projects
The People of the State of New York, represented in Senate and Assembly, do enact as follows:
Section 1. Subdivision 7 of section 421-a of the real property tax law is amended by adding three new paragraphs (h), (i) and (j) to read as follows:
(h) Affordable units must be proportionally dispersed throughout the project and may not be concentrated in certain floors or areas of a building or buildings.
(i) Affordable units must have equal access to common spaces, amenities, and ingress and egress as market-rate units.
(j) Within a city having a population of one million or more, the city council may, by majority vote, waive the requirements of paragraphs (h) and (i) of this subdivision for any project.
§ 2. This act shall take effect immediately and shall apply to projects that commence construction after such effective date.
EXPLANATION--Matter in italics (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
[ ] is old law to be omitted.
LBD00530-01-9
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