Senate Bill S547

2023-2024 Legislative Session

Directs the comptroller of the city of New York to conduct annual audits of compliance with the affordable New York housing program

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2023-S547 - Details

See Assembly Version of this Bill:
A2900
Current Committee:
Senate Finance
Law Section:
Public Housing Law
Laws Affected:
Amd §14, Pub Hous L
Versions Introduced in 2021-2022 Legislative Session:
S6384

2023-S547 - Summary

Directs the comptroller of the city of New York to conduct annual audits of compliance with the affordable New York housing program.

2023-S547 - Sponsor Memo

2023-S547 - Bill Text download pdf

                             
                     S T A T E   O F   N E W   Y O R K
 ________________________________________________________________________
 
                                    547
 
                        2023-2024 Regular Sessions
 
                             I N  S E N A T E
 
                              January 5, 2023
                                ___________
 
 Introduced  by  Sen. HOYLMAN -- 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 public housing law, in relation to directing the
   commissioner of housing and community renewal to conduct annual audits
   of compliance with the affordable New York housing program
 
   THE PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK, REPRESENTED IN SENATE AND  ASSEM-
 BLY, DO ENACT AS FOLLOWS:
 
   Section 1. Section 14 of the public housing law is amended by adding a
 new subdivision 8 to read as follows:
   8.  THE  COMMISSIONER  SHALL CONDUCT AN ANNUAL AUDIT OF THE AFFORDABLE
 NEW YORK HOUSING PROGRAM ESTABLISHED PURSUANT TO  SECTION  FOUR  HUNDRED
 TWENTY-ONE-A OF THE REAL PROPERTY TAX LAW TO MEASURE COMPLIANCE WITH THE
 REQUIREMENTS  OF  SUCH  SECTION. THE AUDIT SHALL REVIEW PROPERTIES WHICH
 RECEIVE BENEFITS PURSUANT TO THE AFFORDABLE NEW YORK HOUSING PROGRAM  TO
 CONFIRM  THAT  OWNERS  OF  SUCH  PROPERTIES  ARE COMPLYING WITH THE RENT
 REGISTRATION, AFFORDABILITY, RENT STABILIZATION AND APPLICATION REQUIRE-
 MENTS OF SUCH PROGRAM.  THE AUDIT SHALL ALSO  REVIEW  UNITS  WITHIN  THE
 GEOGRAPHIC  EXCLUSION  AREA, INCLUDING ANY EXPANDED GEOGRAPHIC EXCLUSION
 AREAS, SUCH AS THE ONE ADDED IN TWO THOUSAND SEVEN, TO ENSURE COMPLIANCE
 WITH THE AFFORDABILITY REQUIREMENTS.  THE COMMISSIONER SHALL PUBLISH THE
 RESULTS OF THE AUDIT ANNUALLY ON OR  BEFORE  DECEMBER  THIRTY-FIRST  AND
 SHALL  MAKE  SUCH  RESULTS PUBLICLY AVAILABLE ON THE DIVISION'S WEBSITE.
 THE INITIAL AUDIT SHALL BE COMPLETED BY THE COMMISSIONER,  IN  CONSULTA-
 TION  WITH THE STATE COMPTROLLER, AND SHALL INCLUDE ALL PROPERTIES WHICH
 ARE RECEIVING OR HAVE RECEIVED BENEFITS PURSUANT TO THE  AFFORDABLE  NEW
 YORK  HOUSING  PROGRAM OR PRIOR PROGRAMS ESTABLISHED PURSUANT TO SECTION
 FOUR HUNDRED TWENTY-ONE-A OF THE REAL PROPERTY TAX LAW; PROVIDED, HOWEV-
 ER, THAT ALL  SUBSEQUENT  AUDITS  NEED  ONLY  INCLUDE  PROPERTIES  WHICH
 RECEIVED BENEFITS DURING THE PRIOR YEAR.  IN THE EVENT THAT THE AFFORDA-
 BLE  NEW YORK HOUSING PROGRAM IS TERMINATED OR OTHERWISE DISCONTINUED, A
 
  EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
                       [ ] is old law to be omitted.
                                                            LBD00166-01-3
              

2023-S547A - Details

See Assembly Version of this Bill:
A2900
Current Committee:
Senate Finance
Law Section:
Public Housing Law
Laws Affected:
Amd §14, Pub Hous L
Versions Introduced in 2021-2022 Legislative Session:
S6384

2023-S547A - Summary

Directs the comptroller of the city of New York to conduct annual audits of compliance with the affordable New York housing program.

2023-S547A - Sponsor Memo

2023-S547A - Bill Text download pdf

                             
                     S T A T E   O F   N E W   Y O R K
 ________________________________________________________________________
 
                                  547--A
 
                        2023-2024 Regular Sessions
 
                             I N  S E N A T E
 
                              January 5, 2023
                                ___________
 
 Introduced  by Sen. HOYLMAN-SIGAL -- read twice and ordered printed, and
   when printed to be committed to the Committee on Housing, Construction
   and Community Development -- recommitted to the Committee on  Housing,
   Construction  and Community Development in accordance with Senate Rule
   6, sec. 8 -- committee discharged, bill amended, ordered reprinted  as
   amended and recommitted to said committee
 
 AN  ACT to amend the real property tax law, in relation to directing the
   city comptroller of the city of New York to conduct annual  audits  of
   compliance with the affordable New York housing program
 
   THE  PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK, REPRESENTED IN SENATE AND ASSEM-
 BLY, DO ENACT AS FOLLOWS:
 
   Section 1. Section 421-a of the real property tax law  is  amended  by
 adding a new subdivision 18 to read as follows:
   18.  THE  CITY  COMPTROLLER  OF  THE CITY OF NEW YORK SHALL CONDUCT AN
 ANNUAL AUDIT OF THE AFFORDABLE  NEW  YORK  HOUSING  PROGRAM  ESTABLISHED
 PURSUANT  TO THIS SECTION TO MEASURE COMPLIANCE WITH THE REQUIREMENTS OF
 THIS SECTION. THE AUDIT SHALL REVIEW PROPERTIES WHICH  RECEIVE  BENEFITS
 PURSUANT  TO  THE  AFFORDABLE  NEW  YORK HOUSING PROGRAM TO CONFIRM THAT
 OWNERS OF SUCH PROPERTIES ARE  COMPLYING  WITH  THE  RENT  REGISTRATION,
 AFFORDABILITY,  RENT  STABILIZATION AND APPLICATION REQUIREMENTS OF SUCH
 PROGRAM.  THE AUDIT SHALL ALSO REVIEW UNITS WITHIN THE GEOGRAPHIC EXCLU-
 SION AREA, INCLUDING ANY EXPANDED GEOGRAPHIC EXCLUSION  AREAS,  SUCH  AS
 THE  ONE  ADDED  IN  TWO  THOUSAND  SEVEN, TO ENSURE COMPLIANCE WITH THE
 AFFORDABILITY REQUIREMENTS.  THE CITY COMPTROLLER OF  THE  CITY  OF  NEW
 YORK SHALL PUBLISH THE RESULTS OF THE AUDIT ANNUALLY ON OR BEFORE DECEM-
 BER  THIRTY-FIRST  AND SHALL MAKE SUCH RESULTS PUBLICLY AVAILABLE ON THE
 COMPTROLLER'S  WEBSITE.  THE INITIAL AUDIT SHALL  BE  COMPLETED  BY  THE
 CITY  COMPTROLLER  OF THE CITY OF NEW YORK AND SHALL INCLUDE ALL PROPER-
 TIES WHICH ARE RECEIVING OR  HAVE  RECEIVED  BENEFITS  PURSUANT  TO  THE
 AFFORDABLE NEW YORK HOUSING PROGRAM OR PRIOR PROGRAMS ESTABLISHED PURSU-
 ANT  TO THIS SECTION; PROVIDED, HOWEVER, THAT ALL SUBSEQUENT AUDITS NEED
 
  EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
                       [ ] is old law to be omitted.
                                                            LBD00166-08-4
              

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2023-S547B (ACTIVE) - Details

See Assembly Version of this Bill:
A2900
Current Committee:
Senate Finance
Law Section:
Public Housing Law
Laws Affected:
Amd §14, Pub Hous L
Versions Introduced in 2021-2022 Legislative Session:
S6384

2023-S547B (ACTIVE) - Summary

Directs the comptroller of the city of New York to conduct annual audits of compliance with the affordable New York housing program.

2023-S547B (ACTIVE) - Sponsor Memo

2023-S547B (ACTIVE) - Bill Text download pdf

                             
                     S T A T E   O F   N E W   Y O R K
 ________________________________________________________________________
 
                                  547--B
 
                        2023-2024 Regular Sessions
 
                             I N  S E N A T E
 
                              January 5, 2023
                                ___________
 
 Introduced  by Sen. HOYLMAN-SIGAL -- read twice and ordered printed, and
   when printed to be committed to the Committee on Housing, Construction
   and Community Development -- recommitted to the Committee on  Housing,
   Construction  and Community Development in accordance with Senate Rule
   6, sec. 8 -- committee discharged, bill amended, ordered reprinted  as
   amended  and  recommitted  to  said committee -- committee discharged,
   bill amended, ordered reprinted as amended  and  recommitted  to  said
   committee
 
 AN  ACT to amend the real property tax law, in relation to directing the
   comptroller of the city of  New  York  to  conduct  annual  audits  of
   compliance with the affordable New York housing program
 
   THE  PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK, REPRESENTED IN SENATE AND ASSEM-
 BLY, DO ENACT AS FOLLOWS:
 
   Section 1. Section 421-a of the real property tax law  is  amended  by
 adding two new subdivisions 18 and 19 to read as follows:
   18. (A) THE COMPTROLLER OF THE CITY OF NEW YORK SHALL CONDUCT AN ANNU-
 AL AUDIT OF THE AFFORDABLE NEW YORK HOUSING PROGRAM ESTABLISHED PURSUANT
 TO  THIS  SECTION  TO  MEASURE  COMPLIANCE WITH THE REQUIREMENTS OF THIS
 SECTION. THE COMPTROLLER OF THE CITY OF NEW YORK SHALL CREATE A  PROGRAM
 TO  AUDIT  AND  REVIEW PROPERTIES WHICH RECEIVE BENEFITS PURSUANT TO THE
 AFFORDABLE NEW YORK HOUSING PROGRAM TO CONFIRM THAT OWNERS OF SUCH PROP-
 ERTIES ARE COMPLYING WITH THE  RENT  REGISTRATION,  AFFORDABILITY,  RENT
 STABILIZATION  AND  APPLICATION REQUIREMENTS OF SUCH PROGRAM.  THE DIVI-
 SION OF HOUSING AND COMMUNITY RENEWAL, THE DEPARTMENT OF HOUSING PRESER-
 VATION AND DEVELOPMENT, THE NEW YORK CITY DEPARTMENT OF FINANCE, AND ANY
 OWNER OF A PROPERTY RECEIVING BENEFITS PURSUANT TO  THIS  SECTION  SHALL
 PROVIDE  ANY  AND  ALL  INFORMATION, DATA, OR DOCUMENTATION TO THE COMP-
 TROLLER OF THE CITY OF NEW YORK WHICH IS DEEMED NECESSARY BY  THE  COMP-
 TROLLER  OF  THE CITY OF NEW YORK IN ORDER TO COMPLETE THE AUDIT PROCESS
 REQUIRED BY THIS SECTION OF LAW.  THE INITIAL AUDIT SHALL  BE  COMPLETED
 ON  OR  BEFORE  DECEMBER  THIRTY-FIRST  OF TWO THOUSAND TWENTY-FIVE. THE
 
  EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
                       [ ] is old law to be omitted.
                                                            LBD00166-10-4
              

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