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NY A00799
Bill
Status
1/8/2025
Primary Sponsor
Micah Lasher
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AI Summary
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Creates a housing project revolving loan program administered by the New York State Housing Finance Agency to provide zero-percent or low-interest loans to for-profit, non-profit, and public authority developers for mixed-income housing projects
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Requires eligible housing projects to rent at least 20% of units to individuals at or below 50% of the area median income
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Establishes a housing project revolving loan fund held jointly by the state comptroller and commissioner of taxation and finance, funded through appropriations and loan repayments
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Mandates that developers repay loans in full upon project completion and obtain permanent financing from other sources, with repaid funds returning to the revolving loan fund
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Prohibits combining program funds with federal low-income housing tax credits, but allows pairing with other subsidies and permits developers to charge fair market rent to Section 8 voucher holders
Legislative Description
Establishes a housing project revolving loan program and housing project revolving loan fund to encourage the development of mixed income housing by providing zero-percent interest or low-interest loans.
Last Action
referred to housing
1/7/2026