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- S.1398 (\"block by block homeownership program\"): Introduced as S 13 98, sponsor listed in transcript as \"Ryan S.\" Committee moved to report to Finance; motion recorded as from Senator Jackson with second from Senator Cleary. Outcome: bill reported to Senate Finance Committee (no detailed roll-call in transcript).

- S.3758 (amendments to the General Business Law relating to senior citizens and disabled persons): Introduced by Senator Cleare (transcript spelling). Committee moved to report to the floor; motion from Senator Jackson, second from Senator Brisport; reported to the floor with recorded opposition from Senator Walzick.

- A.5675 / Senate companion (Schenectady summary proceeding requirement): Introduced as As 56 75 (senate sponsor Tabisco). Committee reported the bill to the floor; sponsor noted as carried previously and the Senate had passed it last year.

- S.6263 (require out-of-state affordable housing owners to maintain escrow accounts): Introduced as S 62 63, sponsored by Grifo in transcript. Committee reported the bill to the floor; motion seconded by Senator Walzick.

- S.061975 (public housing law senior housing task force): Introduced with sponsor Clear as \"06/1975\" in the transcript; committee moved and reported the bill to the floor. Details and precise bill numbering should be confirmed with the committee clerk; transcript contains a typographical rendering for the last bill number.

Committee minutes show motions, seconds and recorded notations including 'AWR' (answers with reservation) for several items; where the transcript did not include a full roll-call tally or where sponsorship text was garbled, the summary lists the sponsor or bill text as recorded in the transcript and marks where clerk confirmation is needed.","mediaType","Video","parentTitle","Senate Standing Committee on Housing, Construction and Community Development - 05/12/2025","oneSentenceSummary","The committee advanced several bills with little extended debate, reporting some to the floor and others to Senate Finance; details include bill numbers, sponsors and committee actions. Members registered limited recorded negative votes or 'AWR' notations for some items.","taxTitle","2025 Legislature NY, New York","taxId",77685,"location","New York","headline","","shortSummary",{"_33":77,"_35":36,"_37":38,"_39":78,"_41":79,"_43":80,"_45":81,"_47":82,"_49":83,"_51":84,"_53":85,"_55":56,"_57":58,"_59":86,"_61":62,"_63":64,"_65":87,"_67":68,"_69":70,"_71":72,"_73":74,"_75":74},6558343,"Senate housing committee backs measures letting DFS step in when localities don’t enforce maintenance on foreclosed properties",447,728000,1175000,"/Search/View?dp=1&key=3271202-9c8dcfd5d73804812af7655e0752a52c&start=728&end=1175","https://assets.pipeline.soar.com/3271202-9c8dcfd5d73804812af7655e0752a52c/thumbnail_728000.jpg","/articles/6558343/New-York/Senate-housing-committee-backs-measures-letting-DFS-step-in-when-localities-dont-enforce-maintenance-on-foreclosed-properties","https://secure.pipeline.soar.com/6558343-9a32438f3a95eaf5b2b1c3bcc6477e49/orig.mp4?Expires=1776706712&Signature=AYpP~atQjl-0vlJbFoujG8OFr2tPZx6zb~t71woi1yVF-nFGQaO-TfIYSlE8uRAxV~O3T3lLXv0-ugwKt~2-fXMThPANKlppYBa-IXBW-SIIRHy3raVz68Uf4MXx8zWqUAtf2uNDlzDyFzOwVjuo-PvoXxqgKiggAPS~bBh8FhPU~2W8k5ZkfZYYNGzWbOyd~btrjUoyKdUmptQ8yXEXSCrzlsa6QvD0V9GJBCv~yz8Tt1NDdqbcXJdLAuuOxnP2tlY0GNZucV2KDEfYltCxtOUAdBkRs8P3Q-o33uxyDG6StRKFzt0~K3y-Tv7mq~vWkTEODIROOKf49d1SDdMZTw__&Key-Pair-Id=KUT5TJCACFTXG","The Senate Committee on Housing, Construction and Community Development reported two related bills — S.2117 and S.2122 — that would clarify and extend the Department of Financial Services' (DFS) authority to enforce maintenance obligations on certain foreclosed residential properties.

State Senator Brian Kalama described the bills as amendments to Article 13 of the Real Property Actions and Proceedings Law that would allow DFS to inquire whether a municipality intends to enforce local fire, building or safety code violations for foreclosed properties. If the municipality declines, the bills would permit DFS to exercise enforcement authority and, under S.2122, to seek civil penalties that would be payable to DFS to justify enforcement activity.

Kalama said the bills are designed to address ‘‘zombie properties’’ — foreclosed or abandoned homes that are left unmaintained during foreclosure and can become neighborhood blight. \"These are properties that by definition are already subject to Article 13,\" Kalama said, adding the bills do not create new violations but clarify who may enforce existing obligations and how local governments and DFS should coordinate.

Committee members raised concerns about state intervention when a local municipality chooses not to enforce. One senator asked whether DFS should ‘‘parachute in’’ and make what might be effectively local land-use decisions; Kalama and others responded that the bills are narrow, apply only where Article 13 jurisdiction already exists, and were partly intended to address local resource gaps that leave properties unaddressed.

Both bills were moved and seconded in committee and were reported to the Senate floor for further consideration. The transcript records recorded votes and some ‘‘AWR’’ (answers with reservation) notations; the committee chair and clerk should be consulted for the official roll-call and any recorded dissents.

The committee discussion referenced prior work on local code enforcement capacity and noted that enforcement is often constrained by limited local staffing. The bills were presented as a targeted tool for cases where the foreclosure process yields a property that is not being maintained and the locality declines to act.

Committee members asked staff and sponsors to clarify coordination protocols and the criteria DFS would use to determine when to intervene.","The committee advanced S.2117 and S.2122 to authorize the Department of Financial Services to pursue violations and civil penalties for certain foreclosed residential properties when local governments decline enforcement; members debated local-state coordination and resource constraints.",{"_33":89,"_35":36,"_37":38,"_39":90,"_41":91,"_43":92,"_45":93,"_47":94,"_49":95,"_51":96,"_53":97,"_55":56,"_57":58,"_59":98,"_61":62,"_63":64,"_65":99,"_67":68,"_69":70,"_71":72,"_73":74,"_75":74},6558348,"Senate housing committee advances vacant-rental improvement program amid affordability concerns",475,251000,726000,"/Search/View?dp=1&key=3271202-9c8dcfd5d73804812af7655e0752a52c&start=251&end=726","https://assets.pipeline.soar.com/3271202-9c8dcfd5d73804812af7655e0752a52c/thumbnail_251000.jpg","/articles/6558348/New-York/Senate-housing-committee-advances-vacant-rental-improvement-program-amid-affordability-concerns","https://secure.pipeline.soar.com/6558348-602d258a93d847179ce8299f37c33dea/orig.mp4?Expires=1776706712&Signature=MF~5bqAcEAJ4J7Bjpa1ImjnDGRVSZtKNfb9fd7fpI7Mf5rDhnab2q-fKmVBNKO-RWiQq1JmOVONq3dG1jv2ajS-n2ri6JPreL~UVVxgN1QmM97-wNB~Lbc-2RFqW8SRCfMeQDotHp42A8Hv~EeFg5dIPINARrQv0jP5VFSfFD3q-kYZ3Ldy5tQzrqC8hI1WOLclCInBMY1PZQ1L8A-WMN6wopVuNKvtiTyAXMkJt1WUsvYZdahZ8Ty0ANAjP1Sy05oLVbLTECghxLRMFqXN18rbOrxe49~54kxaTdKljNWRhc7o458Qt7KIozQdiY4z7VGEGNOZZtsruq~WNRwDVrg__&Key-Pair-Id=KUT5TJCACFTXG","The Senate Committee on Housing, Construction and Community Development advanced S.1399 on Monday, a bill to codify the Vacant Rental Improvement Program and allow state funding of up to $75,000 per unit to return vacant units to the rental market.

Chair State Senator Brian Kalama, chair of the committee, said the bill codifies a program funded in the last two state budgets and administered by New York State Homes and Community Renewal (HCR). \"The bill allows for up to $75,000 — that's a maximum,\" Kalama said. \"It would be the amount necessary to make repairs that will get the apartment in decent shape.\" He said the program is available statewide outside New York City and is intended to help return individual vacant units to service rather than fund building-wide gut rehabs.

Supporters say the program is designed to be a modest, cost-effective tool to increase the supply of rentable units, particularly in small, low-rise buildings where a single vacant unit can remove housing from the market. Kalama told the committee the program drew more proposals than funding in its first year: with $40 million available, HCR received roughly $65 million in requests. The committee also heard that the state again funded the program in the current budget.

Several members pressed for more affordability. One senator questioned whether $75,000 per unit in buildings of up to five units — a potential $375,000 per building — would yield meaningful long-term affordability if units are only required to be rented at 80% of area median income (AMI) for 10 years. Senator Cleary said she planned to vote for the bill but asked the sponsor and HCR to consider whether the affordability levels could be tightened. \"80% is not affordable to a lot of people,\" Cleary said.

Committee discussion clarified program limits: the per-unit $75,000 figure is a statutory cap, not an automatic payment; HCR will evaluate proposals and award funds based on demonstrated need and scope of repairs. Kalama said the program targets units that are individually non-rentable but are part of otherwise habitable buildings, not buildings requiring full-scale reconstruction.

The committee recorded a motion from Senator Jackson, seconded by Senator Cleary, to report the bill to the Senate Finance Committee; the bill was reported out of committee. The transcript records no detailed roll-call tally in the committee minutes beyond recorded affirmative and some recorded ''AWR'' (answers with reservation) annotations; the committee clerk's record should be consulted for the official vote tally.

The bill text would amend the Private Housing Finance Law and related state finance provisions to codify the program. The committee asked staff to provide additional operational details from HCR on take-up, typical per-unit awards, and the geographic distribution of proposals.

Funding context noted in committee remarks: the program was funded in the previous year with $40 million and drew roughly $65 million in proposals; the state's budget also included larger capital housing investments generally, referenced at about $2.4 billion in this committee's capital package. The committee chair said more specific program data could be supplied to members.

The committee advanced S.1399 to Finance for further consideration.","The Senate Committee on Housing advanced S.1399, codifying the state's Vacant Rental Improvement Program and allowing up to $75,000 per unit for repairs in buildings of up to five units outside New York City; lawmakers pressed sponsors on whether the 80% AMI requirement and per-unit caps produce sufficient affordability.","actionData","errors"]

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