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A1830Assembly2025-2026 Session

Legislature Must OK NYCHA Sales

Official title

“Provides that the sale of real property owned by the N.Y. city housing authority to a private entity must be approved by the state legislature”

Sponsor Linda RosenthalAD-67+1 co-sponsorAffects Housing
Status
In Assembly Committee
Housing
Impact
7/10
Significant
Passage
17%

Bill progress

Step 2 of 7

In committee · Housing

What's happening

This bill requires legislative approval for any sale or transfer of New York City Housing Authority property to private entities.

Why it matters

  1. Adds legislative oversight to NYCHA property sales. By requiring state legislature approval for any sale or transfer of New York City Housing Authority (NYCHA) property to private entities, the bill creates a new layer of public accountability over decisions affecting public housing assets.

  2. Could slow or complicate privatization efforts. The need for legislative approval may make it more difficult or time-consuming for NYCHA to sell or transfer its properties, potentially limiting or delaying privatization initiatives and ensuring more public debate and scrutiny.

  3. Aims to protect public housing stock. By making it harder to transfer ownership to private parties, the bill could help preserve affordable housing for low-income New Yorkers and prevent the loss of public assets to private interests.

  4. Applies to all future transactions. The law would affect any NYCHA property sale or transfer contract initiated after its enactment, signaling a significant policy shift in how public housing assets are managed in New York City moving forward.

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Legislature Must OK NYCHA Sales

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Sponsors

Primary sponsor
Linda Rosenthal

Assembly Member · Assembly District 67

Chair, Housing

1 Co-sponsor

History

  1. Referred to housing
  2. Referred to housing

Full text

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STATE OF NEW YORK

1830

2025-2026 Regular Sessions

IN ASSEMBLY

January 14, 2025

Introduced by M. of A. ROSENTHAL, LEVENBERG -- read once and referred to the Committee on Housing

AN ACT to amend the public housing law, in relation to regulating the conveyance of certain public housing

The People of the State of New York, represented in Senate and Assembly, do enact as follows:

Section 1. Sections 402-a and 402-b of the public housing law are renumbered sections 402-b and 402-c and a new section 402-a is added to read as follows:

§ 402-a. Conveyance of public housing; restrictions. Any contract for the sale or transfer of any real property owned or controlled by the New York city housing authority to a private entity must be approved by the legislature.

§ 2. Section 402-c of the public housing law, as added by chapter 335 of the laws of 2016, is renumbered section 403-h.

§ 3. Section 402-c of the public housing law, as added by chapter 340 of the laws of 2016, is renumbered section 402-i.

§ 4. This act shall take effect immediately and shall apply to any contract for the sale or transfer of real property to a private entity by the New York city housing authority on or after such date.

EXPLANATION--Matter in italics (underscored) is new; matter in brackets

[ ] is old law to be omitted.

LBD04665-01-5

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