What's happening
This bill requires the New York City Housing Authority to create and maintain a public, quarterly-updated database of residential units vacant for over 180 days.
Why it matters
Shines a light on long-term vacancies. By requiring NYCHA to publicly list units empty for over 180 days, the bill increases transparency about unused public housing, potentially putting pressure on the authority to address inefficiencies and bring more homes back into use.
Tracks repair and availability timelines. The inclusion of data on when units were vacated, projected repair completion dates, and anticipated re-availability dates gives advocates, tenants, and policymakers more insight into bottlenecks or delays in the system.
Empowers tenants and watchdogs with data. Publicly accessible, regularly updated information allows tenant associations, researchers, and journalists to monitor patterns, advocate for faster turnaround of vacant units, and hold NYCHA accountable for progress.
Aims to reduce homelessness and waiting lists. By making the extent and causes of prolonged vacancies visible, the bill could drive reforms to move families off waitlists faster and help address the city’s broader affordable housing crisis.
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STATE OF NEW YORK
794
2025-2026 Regular Sessions
IN ASSEMBLY (Prefiled)
January 8, 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 requiring New York city housing authority to maintain a database of vacant residential housing units
The People of the State of New York, represented in Senate and Assembly, do enact as follows:
Section 1. Section 402 of the public housing law is amended by adding a new subdivision 12 to read as follows:
12. a. The New York city housing authority shall establish and maintain a public database of all residential dwelling units that have been vacant for at least one hundred eighty days.
b. Such database shall contain:
(i) the month and year when each unit was last vacated;
(ii) the projected date for the completion of any necessary repairs in each such unit; and
(iii) a projected date for when each such unit will be available.
c. Such database shall be publicly available on the authority's website and updated on a quarterly basis.
§ 2. This act shall take effect immediately.
EXPLANATION--Matter in italics (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
[ ] is old law to be omitted.
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