Authorizes the commissioner of housing and community renewal to maintain a housing registry of accessible or adaptable housing for the disabled called "Access-New York"; provides that certain owners shall provide certain information in relation to "Access-New York"; establishes a special advisory review panel to assist the commissioner in performance of duties of "Access-New York".
Authorizes the commissioner of housing and community renewal to maintain a housing registry of accessible or adaptable housing for the disabled called "Access-New York"; provides that certain owners shall provide certain information in relation to "Access-New York"; establishes a special advisory review panel to assist the commissioner in performance of duties of "Access-New York".
Requires the division of housing and community renewal, in collaboration with the New York state office for the aging, to establish a publicly accessible online database of available senior housing units; requires the New York state office for the aging to maintain the senior housing unit database.
Requires the division of housing and community renewal, in collaboration with the New York state office for the aging, to establish a publicly accessible online database of available senior housing units; requires the New York state office for the aging to maintain the senior housing unit database.
Establishes the senior housing accessibility study group to examine and make recommendations for amending the New York state uniform fire prevention and building code to improve and enhance accessibility requirements for all newly constructed or substantially reconstructed senior housing developments.
Relates to establishing the housing access voucher program; provides that the commissioner of the division of housing and community renewal shall implement a program of rental assistance in the form of housing vouchers for eligible individuals and families who are homeless or who face an imminent loss of housing; provides that the commissioner shall designate housing access voucher local administrators in the state to administer the program.
Relates to establishing the housing access voucher program; provides that the commissioner of the division of housing and community renewal shall implement a program of rental assistance in the form of housing vouchers for eligible individuals and families who are homeless or who face an imminent loss of housing; provides that the commissioner shall designate housing access voucher local administrators in the state to administer the program.