A 5905 New York Assembly · 2025 Regular Session

Requires affordable housing units to be equally distributed throughout building projects

This bill requires new housing projects with affordable units to spread them evenly throughout the building(s), rather than concentrating them on specific floors or sections. It also mandates that affordable units have equal access to shared facilities, entrances, and exits as regular-priced apartments. Large cities (over 1 million people) may temporarily waive these rules for specific projects via city council vote. The law applies immediately to projects still under construction when it takes effect, and existing projects must comply with the access requirements upon completion.
Bill status in committee 1 of 4 stages cleared
Introduction
Feb 2025
Committee Review
Floor Vote
Governor
Introduced Feb 24, 2025 Last action Jan 7, 2026
Floor votes

How they voted

No floor votes recorded yet.
Full legislative history

Actions timeline

Total actions
2
Key actions
0
Committee
2
Jan 7, 2026
Committee
REFERRED TO REAL PROPERTY TAXATION
lower
Feb 24, 2025
Committee
REFERRED TO REAL PROPERTY TAXATION
lower
1 primary · 0 co-sponsors

Sponsors

Role
Legislator
Party
State
District
P
Photo of Linda Rosenthal
Linda Rosenthal
DDemocratic
NY
67