Assembly Bill A9631

                             
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                                   9631
 
                           I N  A S S E M B L Y
 
                              March 28, 2022
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 Introduced by M. of A. HUNTER -- read once and referred to the Committee
   on Housing
 
 AN  ACT to amend the private housing finance law, in relation to requir-
   ing the division of housing and community renewal to provide an annual
   report on the New York access to home programs
 
   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
 section 1203 to read as follows:
   § 1203. REPORT. 1. THE DIVISION OF HOUSING AND COMMUNITY RENEWAL SHALL
 ISSUE AN ANNUAL REPORT ON THE ACCESS TO HOME PROGRAMS REGARDING  CERTAIN
 DATA  AND  PROGRAM  PROGRESS  FOR  THE  PREVIOUS YEAR. SUCH REPORT SHALL
 INCLUDE, BUT NOT BE LIMITED TO:
   (A) THE NUMBER OF CONTRACTS THE CORPORATION ENTERED INTO WITH ELIGIBLE
 APPLICANTS AND THE AMOUNT  OF  FUNDING  BOTH  AWARDED  AND  EXPENDED  BY
 SUCCESSFUL APPLICANTS;
   (B) THE NUMBER OF PROJECTS EACH ELIGIBLE RECIPIENT COMPLETED;
   (C)  THE  TYPES  OF  PROJECTS  COMPLETED  BY  EACH ELIGIBLE RECIPIENT,
 INCLUDING THE AVERAGE COST OF EACH TYPE OF PROJECT;
   (D) THE GEOGRAPHIC DIVERSITY OF THE BENEFICIARIES  OF  EACH  COMPLETED
 PROJECT;
   (E) THE DEMOGRAPHIC INFORMATION OF THE BENEFICIARIES OF EACH COMPLETED
 PROJECT, INCLUDING DIFFERENTIATING BETWEEN RENTERS AND HOMEOWNERS;
   (F) THE UNMET DEMAND FOR ACCESS TO HOME PROGRAMS WHO APPLIED FOR FUND-
 ING THROUGH AN ACCESS TO HOME PROGRAM;
   (G)  HOW  MANY  PERSONS  WITH  ELIGIBLE PROPERTIES WERE DENIED AND THE
 DEMOGRAPHIC INFORMATION REGARDING SUCH DENIED INDIVIDUALS; AND
   (H) THE AVERAGE TIMELINE FOR COMPLETION OF EACH PROJECT.
   2. SUCH REPORT REQUIRED PURSUANT TO SUBDIVISION ONE  OF  THIS  SECTION
 SHALL  BE  POSTED AND MADE PUBLICLY AVAILABLE ON THE DIVISION OF HOUSING
 AND COMMUNITY RENEWAL'S WEBSITE IN A CLEAR AND CONSPICUOUS MANNER.
   § 2. Section 1200 of the private housing  finance  law,  as  added  by
 chapter 159 of the laws of 2006, is amended to read as follows:
 
  EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
                       [ ] is old law to be omitted.
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   § 1200. Statement of legislative findings and purpose. The legislature
 hereby  finds and declares that there exists in New York state a serious
 need for financial and technical resources to assist renters and proper-
 ty owners to make dwelling units accessible for low and moderate  income
 persons  with disabilities. Providing assistance with the cost of adapt-
 ing homes will enable many New Yorkers with disabilities to  safely  and
 comfortably  continue to, or return to, live in their residences instead
 of residing in an institutional setting. THE  DIVISION  OF  HOUSING  AND
 COMMUNITY  RENEWAL  SHALL  UNDERTAKE  AN  ONGOING  EFFORT TO PROMOTE THE
 AVAILABILITY OF THE ACCESS TO HOME PROGRAM TO  ALL  ELIGIBLE  APPLICANTS
 AND  PERSONS  WITH ELIGIBLE PROPERTIES, AS THOSE TERMS ARE DEFINED UNDER
 THIS ARTICLE, BOTH TO ENCOURAGE PARTICIPATION IN THE PROGRAM  AND  GAUGE
 UNMET NEED.
   § 3. This act shall take effect on the one hundred eightieth day after
 it shall have become a law.