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NY A03838

Bill

Status

Introduced

1/28/2021

Primary Sponsor

Clyde Vanel

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Origin

Assembly

2021-2022 General Assembly

AI Summary

  • Establishes a "Tenant to Homeownership Initiative" that provides state subsidies for closing costs for eligible home buyers in New York.

  • Requires buyers to have been New York state residents for five years prior to purchase and tenants in public housing or rent-subsidized apartments for that entire five-year period.

  • Provides subsidies of $1,000 for buyers from public housing projects or $500 for buyers from low-income or rent-subsidized apartments.

  • Limits eligibility to buyers financing purchases with conventional loans or Federal Housing Administration (FHA) loans.

  • Prohibits subsidized buyers from selling or transferring property title for three years from the closing date.

Legislative Description

Calls for the state to subsidize a portion of closing costs for certain individuals who have been tenants of public housing projects or rent subsidized housing for the previous five years.

Last Action

referred to housing

1/5/2022

Committee Referrals

Housing1/28/2021

Full Bill Text

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