Relates to tax abatement for rent-controlled and rent regulated property occupied by and real property owned by senior citizens or persons with disabilities.
Establishes the "New York student loan assistance and home purchase act" for the purposes of facilitating the purchase of homes by individuals who are burdened by student debt, by providing financing opportunities for the consolidation of student debt into a mortgage.
Requires the chief administrator of the office of court administration to establish a searchable public database providing information regarding eviction proceedings in the state; directs the chief administrator to adopt rules directing village, town or other local courts to report their eviction proceeding data to the office of court administration.
This bill requires landlords to obtain proof that fire-damaged rental properties are safe before renting them out. Specifically, owners must get a valid certificate of occupancy (from municipalities that issue them) or a written inspection statement (from building officials or independent inspectors) confirming the property is habitable with no code violations and dated after the fire. Landlords must provide tenants with a copy of this documentation before signing a lease. The law applies to properties damaged by fire exceeding $1,000 in value and voids any lease clauses attempting to bypass these requirements. This directly affects landlords of fire-damaged rental units and their tenants in New York.
Codifies the disparate impact standard in the human rights law; provides that in cases of alleged housing discrimination, an unlawful discriminatory practice may be established by a practice's discriminatory effect.
Prohibits the issuance of violations or tickets during certain weekend hours to residential occupants for violations of the sanitation department regulations regarding placing trash or garbage out for collection earlier than allowed under the city routing system designated hours.
Requires the modification of restrictive covenants prior to the sale of real property when covenants, conditions and restrictions exist which discriminate on the basis of race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, familial status, marital status, disability, national origin, source of income or ancestry.
Authorizes the commissioner of general services to transfer and convey certain lands in the town of Wilton, county of Saratoga, to the Veterans and Community Housing Coalition.
This bill would prevent mortgage lenders from penalizing borrowers who don't set high enough rental rates on properties covered by their mortgages. It voids any mortgage clause requiring minimum rents or punishing low rents, applying to all mortgages regardless of when they were created, renewed, or modified. The law directly affects property owners with mortgages who might face fees or default penalties for not meeting arbitrary rent minimums. This policy change ensures lenders cannot enforce such clauses as against public policy.
Authorizes the town of Chester to establish community preservation funds; establishes a real estate transfer tax with revenues therefrom to be deposited in said community preservation fund.
