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Assembly Bill A888

2009-2010 Legislative Session

Authorizes municipalities to provide for the creation of second units in single-family and multi-family residential zones

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2009-A888 (ACTIVE) - Details

Current Committee:
Assembly Housing
Law Section:
Private Housing Finance Law
Laws Affected:
Add Art XVIII-B ยง1107, Priv Hous Fin L

2009-A888 (ACTIVE) - Summary

Authorizes municipalities to provide for the creation of second units in single-family and multi-family residential zones.

2009-A888 (ACTIVE) - Bill Text download pdf 

                            
                    S T A T E   O F   N E W   Y O R K
________________________________________________________________________

                                   888

                       2009-2010 Regular Sessions

                          I N  A S S E M B L Y

                               (PREFILED)

                             January 7, 2009
                               ___________

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

AN ACT to amend the private housing finance law, in relation  to  zoning
  for second residential units

  THE  PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK, REPRESENTED IN SENATE AND ASSEM-
BLY, DO ENACT AS FOLLOWS:

  Section 1. Legislative  findings  and  declarations.  The  legislature
finds and declares that there is a tremendous unmet need for new housing
to  shelter  New  York's  population.  The  unmet  housing needs will be
further aggravated by the cutbacks  in  federal  housing  programs.  The
legislature  further finds and declares that New York's existing housing
resources are vastly underutilized due in large part to the  changes  in
social patterns. The improved utilization of this state's existing hous-
ing  resources  offers  an innovative and cost-effective solution to New
York's housing crisis. The legislature finds and declares that the state
has a role in increasing the utilization of New York's housing resources
and in reducing the barriers to the provision of affordable housing. The
legislature finds and declares that there are many  benefits  associated
with  the  creation  of  second-family  residential  units  on  existing
single-family lots, which include:
  (1) Providing a cost-effective means of  serving  development  through
the  use  of  existing  infrastructures,  as contrasted to requiring the
construction of new costly infrastructures to serve development in unde-
veloped areas.
  (2) Providing relatively affordable housing for low  and  moderate-in-
come households without public subsidy.
  (3)  Providing  a  means  for  purchasers of new or existing homes, or
both, to meet payments on high interest loans.
  (4) Providing security for homeowners who fear both criminal intrusion
and personal accidents while alone.

 EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
                      [ ] is old law to be omitted.

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