Prohibits the installation of certain security devices used to control access to common areas of a residential building without the written permission of the owners, board of managers, board of directors, or authorized party of such property; requires notice to occupants of a residential building prior to the installation of keyless security devices; prohibits increasing rent for the purpose of installing keyless security devices.
Establishes the legal regulated rent for the combination of two or more vacant apartments; relates to exemptions from rent stabilization on the basis of substantial rehabilitation; relates to clearly defining the scope of the fraud exception to the pre-HSTPA four-year rule for calculating rents and relates to the effectiveness thereof.
Authorizes a municipality to impose a civil penalty when an owner or their agent refuses to participate in a vacancy survey or submits knowingly and intentionally false vacancy information.
Establishes the manufactured home community preservation act to provide financial and technical assistance, within funds available to counties, municipalities, rural preservation companies, and other non-profit housing organizations for their housing preservation efforts; provides that funds in the mortgage insurance fund can be used to provide financial support to local governments and eligible non-profit housing organizations.
Prohibits the adjustment of maximum allowable rent where any modification, increase or improvement is made to accommodate the needs of a disabled tenant; defines disabled tenant.
Extends the existing authority of the local housing agency in the city of New York, the department of housing preservation and development until June 30, 2027 to restructure rents for housing development fund companies that have purchased and are rehabilitating occupied multiple dwellings.
Establishes the shovel-ready housing program under which certain municipalities, at their option, may pre-authorize parcels of property for the construction of housing; establishes a shovel-ready community tax rebate for taxpayers residing in municipalities that opt-in to the shovel-ready housing program; provides for annual apportionment to municipalities that have certified participation in the shovel-ready housing program.
Enacts the "Livable New York act" to fight back against climate change, provide additional affordable housing and provide employment opportunities for formerly incarcerated individuals.
Excludes squatters from tenant protections; extends the time period for tenancy rights from 30 days to 60 days of possession; adds squatting to the definition of criminal trespass in the third degree; clarifies lease provisions.
Establishes the infill housing pilot program in the city of Buffalo which shall provide capital subsidies for the purpose of building two thousand one- to two- family housing units.