Assembly Actions -
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Apr 18, 2012 |
held for consideration in housing |
Jan 04, 2012 |
referred to housing |
Jan 05, 2011 |
referred to housing |
Assembly Bill A328
2011-2012 Legislative Session
Sponsored By
MONTESANO
Archive: Last Bill Status - In Assembly Committee
- Introduced
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- In Committee Assembly
- In Committee Senate
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- On Floor Calendar Assembly
- On Floor Calendar Senate
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- Passed Assembly
- Passed Senate
- Delivered to Governor
- Signed By Governor
Actions
co-Sponsors
Marcus Molinaro
Andrew Raia
Joseph Saladino
Robert Castelli
multi-Sponsors
Thomas McKevitt
2011-A328 (ACTIVE) - Details
2011-A328 (ACTIVE) - Summary
Authorizes municipalities to sell municipally owned 1-4 family residential dwellings requiring rehabilitation to persons of low and moderate income who are first-time homebuyers, for nominal consideration; defines "persons and families of low and moderate income" as persons and families who are determined by the municipality to be in the low and moderate income groups and who cannot afford to pay enough to cause private enterprise in the municipality to build a sufficient supply of adequate, safe and sanitary dwellings.
2011-A328 (ACTIVE) - Bill Text download pdf
S T A T E O F N E W Y O R K ________________________________________________________________________ 328 2011-2012 Regular Sessions I N A S S E M B L Y (PREFILED) January 5, 2011 ___________ Introduced by M. of A. MONTESANO, MOLINARO, RAIA, SALADINO -- read once and referred to the Committee on Housing AN ACT to amend the private housing finance law, in relation to enacting the state homesteading act THE PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK, REPRESENTED IN SENATE AND ASSEM- BLY, DO ENACT AS FOLLOWS: Section 1. The private housing finance law is amended by adding a new article 8-C to read as follows: ARTICLE VIII-C STATE HOMESTEADING ACT SECTION 480. DEFINITIONS. 481. STATE HOMESTEADING. S 480. DEFINITIONS. AS USED IN THIS ARTICLE, THE FOLLOWING TERMS SHALL HAVE THE FOLLOWING MEANINGS: 1. "PERSONS AND FAMILIES OF LOW AND MODERATE INCOME" SHALL MEAN PERSONS AND FAMILIES WHO ARE DETERMINED BY THE MUNICIPALITY TO BE IN THE LOW AND MODERATE INCOME GROUPS AND WHO CANNOT AFFORD TO PAY ENOUGH TO CAUSE PRIVATE ENTERPRISE IN THEIR MUNICIPALITY TO BUILD A SUFFICIENT SUPPLY OF ADEQUATE, SAFE AND SANITARY DWELLINGS. 2. "MUNICIPALITY" SHALL MEAN ANY CITY, TOWN, VILLAGE OR COUNTY. 3. "REHABILITATION" SHALL MEAN REPAIRS, ALTERATIONS OR IMPROVEMENTS OF A HOUSING ACCOMMODATION DESIGNED TO RAISE THE HOUSING STANDARDS THEREIN. S 481. STATE HOMESTEADING. 1. NOTWITHSTANDING ANY GENERAL, SPECIAL, OR LOCAL LAW, A MUNICIPALITY IS HEREBY AUTHORIZED TO SELL UNOCCUPIED MUNI- CIPALLY OWNED ONE- TO FOUR-FAMILY RESIDENTIAL DWELLINGS THAT REQUIRE REHABILITATION TO PERSONS AND FAMILIES OF LOW AND MODERATE INCOME, WHO ARE FIRST-TIME HOMEBUYERS, FOR NOMINAL CONSIDERATION. 2. ANY CONTRACT BETWEEN THE MUNICIPALITY AND AN ELIGIBLE PURCHASER MUST PROVIDE THAT ALL CLOSING COSTS BE PAID BY THE PURCHASER AND THAT EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets [ ] is old law to be omitted. LBD02307-01-1
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