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NY S02083
Bill
Status
1/15/2025
Primary Sponsor
Brian Kavanagh
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AI Summary
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Requires counties, cities, towns, and villages in New York to include a housing needs assessment in their comprehensive plans using HUD median income calculations
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Mandates the assessment address housing needs across five income levels based on Area Median Income (AMI): at or below 30%, 31-50%, 51-60%, 61-80%, and 81-100%
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Amends the General Municipal Law, General City Law, Town Law, and Village Law to add housing needs assessment requirements to existing comprehensive plan provisions
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Establishes a data-based foundation for creating and preserving housing at various affordability levels within each municipality
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Takes effect immediately upon passage
Legislative Description
Requires municipalities to include an Affordable Housing Needs Assessment to establish a data-based foundation for the creation and preservation of affordable housing in the municipality, utilizing the U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development median income calculations, in their comprehensive plans.
Last Action
REFERRED TO LOCAL GOVERNMENT
1/7/2026