Assembly Actions -
Lowercase Senate Actions - UPPERCASE |
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Jun 17, 2016 |
recommitted to rules |
Jun 15, 2016 |
ordered to third reading cal.1843 |
Jun 06, 2016 |
referred to rules |
Senate Bill S8018
2015-2016 Legislative Session
Sponsored By
(D) 22nd Senate District
Archive: Last Bill Status - In Senate Committee Rules Committee
- Introduced
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- In Committee Assembly
- In Committee Senate
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- On Floor Calendar Assembly
- On Floor Calendar Senate
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- Passed Assembly
- Passed Senate
- Delivered to Governor
- Signed By Governor
Actions
Votes
2015-S8018 (ACTIVE) - Details
- Current Committee:
- Senate Rules
- Law Section:
- Private Housing Finance Law
- Laws Affected:
- Amd §§31 & 125, rpld §31 sub 5, Priv Hous Fin L
2015-S8018 (ACTIVE) - Sponsor Memo
BILL NUMBER: S8018 TITLE OF BILL : An act to amend the private housing finance law, in relation to rentals in projects provided under limited-profit housing companies and to repeal subdivision 5 of section 31 of such law, relating to continued occupancy by certain tenants in such projects SUMMARY OF PROVISIONS : This bill amends Section 31 of the Private Housing Finance Law to ensure that Mitchell-Lama developments are able to continue to be a resource for affordable housing by allowing the developments to increase the existing surcharge requirements. This bill provides that in municipally-aided projects in cities with a population of one million or more, any person or family with incomes above the income limits determined pursuant to Subdivision 2 of Section 31 of the Private Housing Finance Law shall, with the approval of the supervising agency, pay a surcharge in accordance with a surcharge schedule to be promulgated by such supervising agency, capped at no more than 200% of the existing rent. The bill also removes the statutory provisions that mandate, in certain circumstances, the removal of occupants in all Mitchell-Lama developments who remain above the income limits. REASONS FOR SUPPORT :
2015-S8018 (ACTIVE) - Bill Text download pdf
S T A T E O F N E W Y O R K ________________________________________________________________________ 8018 I N S E N A T E June 6, 2016 ___________ Introduced by Sen. FELDER -- read twice and ordered printed, and when printed to be committed to the Committee on Rules AN ACT to amend the private housing finance law, in relation to rentals in projects provided under limited-profit housing companies and to repeal subdivision 5 of section 31 of such law, relating to continued occupancy by certain tenants in such projects THE PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK, REPRESENTED IN SENATE AND ASSEM- BLY, DO ENACT AS FOLLOWS: Section 1. Subdivision 3 of section 31 of the private housing finance law, as amended by chapter 778 of the laws of 1971, is amended to read as follows: 3. (A) In the event that the income of a person or family in occupancy should increase and exceed the maximum prescribed by law for admission or for continued occupancy, based on the latest existing rent, by more than twenty-five per centum, such person or family shall be subject to removal from the dwelling, non-housekeeping, aged care accommodations or non-housekeeping accommodations for handicapped persons provided, howev- er, that such person or family may be permitted to remain in occupancy until such income exceeds the maximum prescribed by law by more than fifty per centum, if the company, with the approval of the commissioner or the supervising agency, shall determine that removal would cause hardship to such person or family. Any person or family in occupancy whose income exceeds the maximum prescribed by law shall pay a rental surcharge in accordance with a schedule of surcharges to be promulgated by the company with the approval of the commissioner or the supervising agency, as the case may be, provided, however, such rental surcharge shall in no event exceed fifty per centum of the existing rent. (B) NOTWITHSTANDING PARAGRAPH (A) OF THIS SUBDIVISION, ANY SUCH PERSON OR FAMILY IN OCCUPANCY WHOSE INCOME EXCEEDS SUCH MAXIMUM IN A MUNICIPAL- LY-AIDED PROJECT IN A CITY WITH A POPULATION OF ONE MILLION OR MORE SHALL, WITH THE APPROVAL OF THE SUPERVISING AGENCY, PAY A RENTAL SURCHARGE IN ACCORDANCE WITH A SCHEDULE OF SURCHARGES TO BE PROMULGATED BY THE SUPERVISING AGENCY, PROVIDED, HOWEVER, THAT SUCH RENTAL SURCHARGE SHALL IN NO EVENT EXCEED TWO HUNDRED PER CENTUM OF THE EXISTING RENT. EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets [ ] is old law to be omitted.
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