Senate Bill S6954A

2015-2016 Legislative Session

Establishes the mobile and manufactured home replacement program

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  • Introduced
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    • In Committee Senate
    • On Floor Calendar Assembly
    • On Floor Calendar Senate
    • Passed Assembly
    • Passed Senate
  • Delivered to Governor
  • Signed By Governor

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2015-S6954 - Details

See Assembly Version of this Bill:
A10285
Current Committee:
Assembly Housing
Law Section:
Private Housing Finance Law
Laws Affected:
Add Art 28 §§1240 - 1242, Priv Hous Fin L
Versions Introduced in Other Legislative Sessions:
2017-2018: S1378, A1124
2019-2020: A410
2021-2022: A570
2023-2024: A9158

2015-S6954 - Summary

Establishes the mobile and manufactured home replacement program.

2015-S6954 - Sponsor Memo

2015-S6954 - Bill Text download pdf

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

                                  6954

                            I N  S E N A T E

                              March 9, 2016
                               ___________

Introduced  by  Sen.  LITTLE -- read twice and ordered printed, and when
  printed to be committed to the Committee on Housing, Construction  and
  Community Development

AN  ACT  to  amend  the  private housing finance law, in relation to the
  rural mobile home replacement program

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

  Section  1. The private housing finance law is amended by adding a new
article 28 to read as follows:
                             ARTICLE XXVIII
                  RURAL MOBILE HOME REPLACEMENT PROGRAM
SECTION 1240. STATEMENT OF LEGISLATIVE FINDINGS AND PURPOSE.
        1241. DEFINITIONS.
        1242. RURAL MOBILE HOME REPLACEMENT CONTRACTS.
  S 1240. STATEMENT OF LEGISLATIVE FINDINGS AND PURPOSE. THE LEGISLATURE
HEREBY FINDS AND DECLARES THAT THERE EXISTS IN NEW YORK STATE A  SERIOUS
NEED  TO ELIMINATE OLDER, DILAPIDATED MOBILE HOMES AND REPLACE THEM WITH
NEW MODULAR OR STICK-BUILT HOMES ON SITE. OLDER MOBILE HOME  UNITS  WITH
RUSTED, LEAKING METAL ROOFS, METAL-FRAMED WINDOWS WITH INTERIOR TAKE-OUT
STORMS,  AND  METAL  SIDING,  ARE  THOSE  THAT MOST NEED REPLACEMENT. NO
MATTER THE AMOUNT OF REHABILITATION INVESTMENT, THE END RESULT IS UNSAT-
ISFACTORY IN TERMS OF LONGEVITY, ENERGY  EFFICIENCY  AND  AFFORDABILITY.
THE  LEGISLATURE  THEREFORE  FINDS  THAT, IN RURAL AREAS OF THE STATE, A
PROGRAM SHOULD BE ESTABLISHED TO FUND THE REPLACEMENT  OF  MOBILE  HOMES
WITH NEW AFFORDABLE AND ENERGY EFFICIENT MODULAR OR STICK-BUILT HOMES.
  S 1241. DEFINITIONS.  FOR  THE  PURPOSES OF THIS ARTICLE THE FOLLOWING
TERMS SHALL HAVE THE FOLLOWING MEANINGS:
  1. "CORPORATION" SHALL MEAN THE HOUSING TRUST FUND CORPORATION  ESTAB-
LISHED IN SECTION FORTY-FIVE-A OF THIS CHAPTER.
  2.  "RURAL  MOBILE HOME REPLACEMENT PROGRAM" OR "PROGRAM" SHALL MEAN A
PROPOSAL BY AN ELIGIBLE APPLICANT FOR THE REPLACEMENT OF  A  DILAPIDATED
MOBILE HOME IN A RURAL AREA WITH A NEW MODULAR OR STICK-BUILT HOME.

 EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
                      [ ] is old law to be omitted.
                                                           LBD14637-01-6

              

2015-S6954A (ACTIVE) - Details

See Assembly Version of this Bill:
A10285
Current Committee:
Assembly Housing
Law Section:
Private Housing Finance Law
Laws Affected:
Add Art 28 §§1240 - 1242, Priv Hous Fin L
Versions Introduced in Other Legislative Sessions:
2017-2018: S1378, A1124
2019-2020: A410
2021-2022: A570
2023-2024: A9158

2015-S6954A (ACTIVE) - Summary

Establishes the mobile and manufactured home replacement program.

2015-S6954A (ACTIVE) - Sponsor Memo

2015-S6954A (ACTIVE) - Bill Text download pdf

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

                                 6954--A

                            I N  S E N A T E

                              March 9, 2016
                               ___________

Introduced  by  Sen.  LITTLE -- read twice and ordered printed, and when
  printed to be committed to the Committee on Housing, Construction  and
  Community  Development  --  reported favorably from said committee and
  committed to the Committee on Finance --  committee  discharged,  bill
  amended,  ordered reprinted as amended and recommitted to said commit-
  tee

AN ACT to amend the private housing finance  law,  in  relation  to  the
  mobile and manufactured home replacement program

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

  Section 1. The private housing finance law is amended by adding a  new
article 28 to read as follows:
                             ARTICLE XXVIII
            MOBILE AND MANUFACTURED HOME REPLACEMENT PROGRAM
SECTION 1240. STATEMENT OF LEGISLATIVE FINDINGS AND PURPOSE.
        1241. DEFINITIONS.
        1242. MOBILE AND MANUFACTURED HOME REPLACEMENT CONTRACTS.
  S 1240. STATEMENT OF LEGISLATIVE FINDINGS AND PURPOSE. THE LEGISLATURE
HEREBY  FINDS AND DECLARES THAT THERE EXISTS IN NEW YORK STATE A SERIOUS
NEED TO ELIMINATE OLDER, DILAPIDATED MOBILE AND MANUFACTURED  HOMES  AND
REPLACE  THEM  WITH NEW MANUFACTURED, MODULAR OR SITE-BUILT HOMES. OLDER
MOBILE OR MANUFACTURED HOME UNITS  WITH  RUSTED,  LEAKING  METAL  ROOFS,
METAL-FRAMED  WINDOWS  WITH  INTERIOR TAKE-OUT STORMS, AND METAL SIDING,
ARE THOSE THAT MOST NEED REPLACEMENT. NO MATTER THE AMOUNT OF  REHABILI-
TATION  INVESTMENT, THE END RESULT IS UNSATISFACTORY IN TERMS OF LONGEV-
ITY, ENERGY EFFICIENCY  AND  AFFORDABILITY.  THE  LEGISLATURE  THEREFORE
FINDS  THAT THE STATE SHOULD ESTABLISH A PROGRAM TO FUND THE REPLACEMENT
OF MOBILE OR MANUFACTURED HOMES WITH NEW AFFORDABLE AND ENERGY EFFICIENT
MANUFACTURED, MODULAR OR SITE-BUILT HOMES.
  S 1241. DEFINITIONS. FOR THE PURPOSES OF THIS  ARTICLE  THE  FOLLOWING
TERMS SHALL HAVE THE FOLLOWING MEANINGS:
  1.  "CORPORATION" SHALL MEAN THE HOUSING TRUST FUND CORPORATION ESTAB-
LISHED IN SECTION FORTY-FIVE-A OF THIS CHAPTER.

 EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
                      [ ] is old law to be omitted.
                                                           LBD14637-04-6
              

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