Assembly Bill A7622A

2023-2024 Legislative Session

Relates to establishing ground rent rebates for eligible homeowners and renters in the Battery Park project area

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  • Introduced
    • In Committee Assembly
    • In Committee Senate
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    • On Floor Calendar Senate
    • Passed Assembly
    • Passed Senate
  • Delivered to Governor
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2023-A7622 - Details

See Senate Version of this Bill:
S2963
Current Committee:
Assembly Corporations, Authorities And Commissions
Law Section:
Public Authorities Law
Laws Affected:
Amd §1974-b, Pub Auth L
Versions Introduced in 2021-2022 Legislative Session:
S9455

2023-A7622 - Summary

Relates to establishing ground rent rebates for eligible homeowners and renters in the Battery Park project area; provides for a rebate program; provides for a process for application and certification.

2023-A7622 - Bill Text download pdf

                             
                     S T A T E   O F   N E W   Y O R K
 ________________________________________________________________________
 
                                   7622
 
                        2023-2024 Regular Sessions
 
                           I N  A S S E M B L Y
 
                               May 25, 2023
                                ___________
 
 Introduced  by  M. of A. FALL -- read once and referred to the Committee
   on Corporations, Authorities and Commissions
 
 AN ACT to amend the public authorities  law,  in  relation  to  freezing
   eligible  homeowners'  and  renters'  ground  rent in the Battery Park
   project area

   THE PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK, REPRESENTED IN SENATE AND  ASSEM-
 BLY, DO ENACT AS FOLLOWS:
 
   Section  1. Section 1974-b of the public authorities law is amended by
 adding a new subdivision 3 to read as follows:
   3. (A) FOR PURPOSES OF  THIS  SUBDIVISION:  (I)  "ELIGIBLE  HOMEOWNER"
 SHALL  MEAN  AN OWNER OF A RESIDENCE LOCATED IN THE BATTERY PARK PROJECT
 AREA WHO OCCUPIES SUCH RESIDENCE AS THE  HOMEOWNER'S  PRIMARY  RESIDENCE
 AND  WHOSE  ANNUAL  HOUSEHOLD  INCOME  DOES NOT EXCEED ONE HUNDRED FIFTY
 PERCENT OF THE AREA MEDIAN INCOME DEFINED AND CALCULATED BY  THE  UNITED
 STATES DEPARTMENT OF HOUSING AND URBAN DEVELOPMENT FOR THE NEW YORK CITY
 REGION, ADJUSTED FOR HOUSEHOLD SIZE; (II) "ELIGIBLE RENTER" SHALL MEAN A
 PERSON  WHOSE  PRIMARY  RESIDENCE IS LOCATED IN THE BATTERY PARK PROJECT
 AREA AND IS DESIGNATED A QUASI-RENT STABILIZED UNIT OR HAS  RESTRICTIONS
 ON  ANNUAL RENT INCREASES PURSUANT TO A REGULATORY AGREEMENT BETWEEN THE
 AUTHORITY AND THE LANDLORD, AND WHOSE ANNUAL HOUSEHOLD INCOME  DOES  NOT
 EXCEED  ONE  HUNDRED FIFTY PERCENT OF THE AREA MEDIAN INCOME DEFINED AND
 CALCULATED BY THE UNITED STATES DEPARTMENT OF HOUSING AND URBAN DEVELOP-
 MENT FOR THE NEW YORK CITY REGION; (III) "REBATE BASE YEAR"  SHALL  MEAN
 THE  YEAR  TWO  THOUSAND TWENTY-TWO FOR ANY HOMEOWNER WHO IS AN ELIGIBLE
 HOMEOWNER OR ANY RENTER WHO IS AN ELIGIBLE RENTER BASED UPON THEIR ANNU-
 AL HOUSEHOLD INCOME FOR THE YEAR TWO THOUSAND TWENTY-THREE, OR THE  YEAR
 PRECEDING  THE YEAR IN WHICH A HOMEOWNER FIRST BECOMES AN ELIGIBLE HOME-
 OWNER OR A RENTER FIRST BECOMES AN  ELIGIBLE  RENTER;  IN  THE  EVENT  A
 PREVIOUSLY  ELIGIBLE  HOMEOWNER  OR A PREVIOUSLY ELIGIBLE RENTER BECOMES
 INELIGIBLE BECAUSE THE HOMEOWNER'S OR RENTER'S HOUSEHOLD INCOME  EXCEEDS
 ONE  HUNDRED FIFTY PERCENT OF THE AREA MEDIAN INCOME FOR TWO CONSECUTIVE
 
  EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
                       [ ] is old law to be omitted.
                                                            LBD07261-01-3
              

2023-A7622A (ACTIVE) - Details

See Senate Version of this Bill:
S2963
Current Committee:
Assembly Corporations, Authorities And Commissions
Law Section:
Public Authorities Law
Laws Affected:
Amd §1974-b, Pub Auth L
Versions Introduced in 2021-2022 Legislative Session:
S9455

2023-A7622A (ACTIVE) - Summary

Relates to establishing ground rent rebates for eligible homeowners and renters in the Battery Park project area; provides for a rebate program; provides for a process for application and certification.

2023-A7622A (ACTIVE) - Bill Text download pdf

                             
                     S T A T E   O F   N E W   Y O R K
 ________________________________________________________________________
 
                                  7622--A
 
                        2023-2024 Regular Sessions
 
                           I N  A S S E M B L Y
 
                               May 25, 2023
                                ___________
 
 Introduced  by  M. of A. FALL -- read once and referred to the Committee
   on Corporations, Authorities and Commissions -- committee  discharged,
   bill  amended,  ordered  reprinted  as amended and recommitted to said
   committee
 
 AN ACT to amend the public authorities law, in relation to  establishing
   ground rent rebates for eligible homeowners and renters in the Battery
   Park project area
 
   THE  PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK, REPRESENTED IN SENATE AND ASSEM-
 BLY, DO ENACT AS FOLLOWS:
 
   Section 1. Section 1974-b of the public authorities law is amended  by
 adding a new subdivision 3 to read as follows:
   3.  (A)  FOR  PURPOSES  OF  THIS SUBDIVISION: (I) "ELIGIBLE HOMEOWNER"
 SHALL MEAN AN OWNER OF A RESIDENCE LOCATED IN THE BATTERY  PARK  PROJECT
 AREA  WHO  OCCUPIES  SUCH RESIDENCE AS THE HOMEOWNER'S PRIMARY RESIDENCE
 AND WHOSE ANNUAL HOUSEHOLD INCOME DOES  NOT  EXCEED  ONE  HUNDRED  FIFTY
 PERCENT  OF  THE AREA MEDIAN INCOME DEFINED AND CALCULATED BY THE UNITED
 STATES DEPARTMENT OF HOUSING AND URBAN DEVELOPMENT FOR THE NEW YORK CITY
 REGION, ADJUSTED FOR HOUSEHOLD SIZE; (II) "ELIGIBLE RENTER" SHALL MEAN A
 PERSON WHOSE PRIMARY RESIDENCE IS LOCATED IN THE  BATTERY  PARK  PROJECT
 AREA  AND IS DESIGNATED A QUASI-RENT STABILIZED UNIT OR HAS RESTRICTIONS
 ON ANNUAL RENT INCREASES PURSUANT TO A REGULATORY AGREEMENT BETWEEN  THE
 AUTHORITY  AND  THE LANDLORD, AND WHOSE ANNUAL HOUSEHOLD INCOME DOES NOT
 EXCEED ONE HUNDRED FIFTY PERCENT OF THE AREA MEDIAN INCOME  DEFINED  AND
 CALCULATED BY THE UNITED STATES DEPARTMENT OF HOUSING AND URBAN DEVELOP-
 MENT  FOR  THE NEW YORK CITY REGION; (III) "REBATE BASE YEAR" SHALL MEAN
 THE YEAR TWO THOUSAND TWENTY-TWO FOR ANY HOMEOWNER WHO  IS  AN  ELIGIBLE
 HOMEOWNER OR ANY RENTER WHO IS AN ELIGIBLE RENTER BASED UPON THEIR ANNU-
 AL  HOUSEHOLD INCOME FOR THE YEAR TWO THOUSAND TWENTY-THREE, OR THE YEAR
 PRECEDING THE YEAR IN WHICH A HOMEOWNER FIRST BECOMES AN ELIGIBLE  HOME-
 OWNER  OR  A  RENTER  FIRST  BECOMES  AN ELIGIBLE RENTER; IN THE EVENT A
 PREVIOUSLY ELIGIBLE HOMEOWNER OR A PREVIOUSLY  ELIGIBLE  RENTER  BECOMES
 
  EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
                       [ ] is old law to be omitted.
                                                            LBD07261-04-3
              

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