S 5226 New York Senate · 2025 Regular Session

Sets standards for advertising deeply affordable housing

This bill establishes clear standards for advertising housing as "deeply affordable." It defines such housing as units affordable to households earning 60% or less of the local area median income (as calculated by HUD). Advertisers - including developers and landlords - may not falsely label non-compliant housing as "deeply affordable," and must clearly disclose the percentage or number of deeply affordable units when marketing buildings with both affordable and market-rate units. Government agencies must also follow these rules when promoting housing availability. The law does not change eligibility for tax credits or grants but requires all advertising under those programs to comply with these new standards.
Bill status in committee 1 of 4 stages cleared
Introduction
Feb 2025
Committee Review
Floor Vote
Governor
Introduced Feb 19, 2025 Last action Aug 12, 2026
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S5226A S5226B · 2 edits
MINOR
The bill redefines the threshold for 'deeply affordable' housing from a household making 60 percent or less of area median income to a 'very low income family' as defined by federal regulation 24 CFR 5.603, which generally means 50 percent or less of area median income. This makes the standard stricter, meaning fewer units would qualify to be advertised as deeply affordable. Additional sponsors were added and the bill went through an additional committee cycle.
DEFINITION

The definition of 'deeply affordable' housing was changed from 'affordable to a household making sixty percent or less of the area median income, as defined by HUD' to 'affordable to a very low income family, as defined by 24 CFR 5.603.' Under that federal regulation, very low income generally means at or below 50 percent of area median income, lowering the threshold from 60 percent to 50 percent.

SCOPE

Additional Senate sponsors (Cleare, Fernandez, Sepulveda) were added, and the bill was recommitted to the Consumer Protection Committee under Senate Rule 6, section 8 before being amended again, indicating further legislative deliberation.

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Total actions
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Committee
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Aug 12, 2026
Upper · Passed
PRINT NUMBER 5226B
upper
Aug 12, 2026
Upper · Passed
AMEND AND RECOMMIT TO CONSUMER PROTECTION
upper
Jan 7, 2026
Committee
REFERRED TO CONSUMER PROTECTION
upper
May 29, 2025
Upper · Passed
PRINT NUMBER 5226A
upper
May 29, 2025
Upper · Passed
AMEND (T) AND RECOMMIT TO CONSUMER PROTECTION
upper
Feb 19, 2025
Committee
REFERRED TO CONSUMER PROTECTION
upper
1 primary · 3 co-sponsors

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