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NY A00799

Bill

Status

Introduced

1/8/2025

Primary Sponsor

Micah Lasher

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Origin

Assembly

2025-2026 General Assembly

AI Summary

  • 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

  • Requires eligible housing projects to rent at least 20% of units to individuals at or below 50% of the area median income

  • 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

  • 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

  • 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

Committee Referrals

Housing1/8/2025

Full Bill Text

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