Assembly Bill A1791

2025-2026 Legislative Session

Requires out-of-state affordable housing owners to maintain an escrow account for affordable housing rental units located in New York state

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  • Introduced
    • In Committee Assembly
    • In Committee Senate
    • On Floor Calendar Assembly
    • On Floor Calendar Senate
    • Passed Assembly
    • Passed Senate
  • Delivered to Governor
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2025-A1791 (ACTIVE) - Details

Current Committee:
Assembly Housing
Law Section:
Private Housing Finance Law
Laws Affected:
Add §615, Priv Hous Fin L
Versions Introduced in 2023-2024 Legislative Session:
A9628

2025-A1791 (ACTIVE) - Summary

Requires out-of-state affordable housing owners to maintain an escrow account for the purpose of financing utility costs, property tax obligations, fire services, and regular maintenance costs for affordable housing rental units located in New York state.

2025-A1791 (ACTIVE) - Bill Text download pdf 

                             
                     S T A T E   O F   N E W   Y O R K
 ________________________________________________________________________
 
                                   1791
 
                        2025-2026 Regular Sessions
 
                           I N  A S S E M B L Y
 
                             January 14, 2025
                                ___________
 
 Introduced  by M. of A. BUTTENSCHON, FALL, SIMON, BURKE, SEPTIMO -- read
   once and referred to the Committee on Housing
 
 AN ACT to amend the private housing finance law, in relation to  requir-
   ing  certain  out-of-state  affordable  housing  owners to maintain an
   escrow account for affordable housing rental units located in New York
   state

   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
 section 615 to read as follows:
   § 615. OUT-OF-STATE AFFORDABLE HOUSING OWNER ESCROW ACCOUNT. 1.    FOR
 THE PURPOSES OF THIS SECTION, THE FOLLOWING TERMS SHALL HAVE THE FOLLOW-
 ING MEANINGS:
   (A)  "HUD"  SHALL  MEAN  THE  FEDERAL  DEPARTMENT OF HOUSING AND URBAN
 DEVELOPMENT.
   (B) "OUT-OF-STATE AFFORDABLE HOUSING OWNER" SHALL MEAN  AN  AFFORDABLE
 HOUSING DEVELOPMENT COMPANY THAT:
   (I) IS LOCATED OUTSIDE OF NEW YORK STATE;
   (II)  OWNS  TWENTY  OR MORE AFFORDABLE HOUSING RENTAL UNITS LOCATED IN
 NEW YORK STATE; AND
   (III) RECEIVES FEDERAL FUNDING PURSUANT TO A HUD-ADMINISTERED  PROGRAM
 OR INITIATIVE.
   2.  (A)  EVERY OUT-OF-STATE AFFORDABLE HOUSING OWNER SHALL MAINTAIN AN
 ESCROW ACCOUNT, HELD BY A BANK OR LICENSED LENDER,  AS  SUCH  TERMS  ARE
 DEFINED  BY SECTION TWO OF THE BANKING LAW, FOR THE PURPOSE OF FINANCING
 UTILITY COSTS, TAX OBLIGATIONS, FIRE SERVICES, AND  REGULAR  MAINTENANCE
 COSTS FOR AFFORDABLE HOUSING RENTAL UNITS LOCATED IN NEW YORK STATE.
   (B) SUCH ESCROW ACCOUNT SHALL CONTAIN:
   (I) FIFTY PERCENT OF SUCH OWNER'S PROPERTY TAX OBLIGATIONS FOR AFFORD-
 ABLE  HOUSING  RENTAL  UNITS LOCATED IN NEW YORK STATE FOR THE PRIOR TAX
 YEAR;
 
  EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
                       [ ] is old law to be omitted.
                                                            LBD04486-01-5

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