What's happening
This bill requires housing authorities to get approval from resident advisory boards before selling or leasing their property.
Why it matters
Empowers residents. By requiring approval from resident advisory boards, the bill gives current public housing residents a direct say in decisions that could affect their homes and neighborhoods, potentially increasing accountability and transparency in housing authority actions.
Could slow or halt controversial deals. The new approval process may make it harder for housing authorities to quickly sell or lease public housing assets, providing a check against deals that might displace or negatively impact low-income tenants.
Aligns with federal standards. By referencing federal regulations (specifically 24 CFR 903.13), the bill ensures that local procedures for property disposition are consistent with established national guidelines, potentially reducing legal conflicts and confusion.
May change the balance of power. This legislation shifts some decision-making power from housing authority officials to resident representatives, which could influence future redevelopment, privatization, or funding strategies for public housing.
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STATE OF NEW YORK
1810
2025-2026 Regular Sessions
IN ASSEMBLY
January 14, 2025
Introduced by M. of A. ROSENTHAL -- read once and referred to the Committee on Housing
AN ACT to amend the public housing law, in relation to a housing authority's disposition of property
The People of the State of New York, represented in Senate and Assembly, do enact as follows:
Section 1. Paragraph (k) of subdivision 1 of section 37 of the public housing law, as amended by chapter 858 of the laws of 1968, is amended to read as follows:
(k) lease or rent, as lessor or sublessor, any of the housing or other accommodations or any of the lands, buildings, structures or facilities embraced in any project or connected with any program to provide dwelling accommodations for persons of low income, and establish and revise the rents or charges therefor. However, the lease or sale of any such lands, buildings, structures or facilities owned, leased, or otherwise in the control of an authority shall occur only after consultation with and approval by an affected resident advisory board or boards, as defined by section 903.13 of title 24 of the code of federal regulations, and evidenced by a letter issued by such board after a vote of the majority of its members, and pursuant to the federal rules and regulations applicable to applications for the disposition of property belonging to an authority;
§ 2. This act shall take effect immediately.
EXPLANATION--Matter in italics (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
[ ] is old law to be omitted.
LBD04621-01-5
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