Assembly Bill A5648

2025-2026 Legislative Session

Relates to physical needs assessments for public housing authorities

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Current Bill Status - In Assembly Committee

  • Introduced
    • In Committee Assembly
    • In Committee Senate
    • On Floor Calendar Assembly
    • On Floor Calendar Senate
    • Passed Assembly
    • Passed Senate
  • Delivered to Governor
  • Signed By Governor

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2025-A5648 (ACTIVE) - Details

Current Committee:
Assembly Housing
Law Section:
Public Housing Law
Laws Affected:
Amd §37, Pub Hous L
Versions Introduced in Other Legislative Sessions:
2021-2022: A7839
2023-2024: A1907

2025-A5648 (ACTIVE) - Summary

Requires a public housing authority to file in the office of the commissioner of housing and community renewal and with the temporary president of the senate and the speaker of the assembly a physical needs assessment every five years; defines "physical needs assessment".

2025-A5648 (ACTIVE) - Bill Text download pdf 

                             
                     S T A T E   O F   N E W   Y O R K
 ________________________________________________________________________
 
                                   5648
 
                        2025-2026 Regular Sessions
 
                           I N  A S S E M B L Y
 
                             February 19, 2025
                                ___________
 
 Introduced by M. of A. ZINERMAN -- read once and referred to the Commit-
   tee on Housing
 
 AN  ACT  to  amend the public housing law, in relation to physical needs
   assessments for public housing authorities
 
   THE PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK, REPRESENTED IN SENATE AND  ASSEM-
 BLY, DO ENACT AS FOLLOWS:

   Section 1. Section 37 of the public housing law is amended by adding a
 new subdivision 3-a to read as follows:
   3-A. (A) AN AUTHORITY SHALL FILE IN THE OFFICE OF THE COMMISSIONER AND
 WITH THE TEMPORARY PRESIDENT OF THE SENATE AND THE SPEAKER OF THE ASSEM-
 BLY  A PHYSICAL NEEDS ASSESSMENT. EACH AUTHORITY SHALL FILE THE PHYSICAL
 NEEDS ASSESSMENT EVERY FIVE YEARS.
   (B) FOR PURPOSES OF THIS SECTION, A "PHYSICAL NEEDS ASSESSMENT"  SHALL
 MEAN  A STANDARD OPERATING PROCEDURE FOR REAL ESTATE MANAGEMENT CONSIST-
 ING OF A PERIODIC EXAMINATION AND EVALUATION OF REAL ESTATE TO DETERMINE
 A LONG-TERM SCHEDULE AND COST FOR REPLACEMENT OF MAJOR  PROPERTY  COMPO-
 NENTS.  THE PHYSICAL NEEDS ASSESSMENT SHALL PROVIDE DATA TO EVALUATE THE
 VIABILITY OF THE REAL ESTATE TO CONTINUE SERVING  ITS  INTENDED  PURPOSE
 INTO THE FUTURE. THE PHYSICAL NEEDS ASSESSMENT SHALL BE DEEMED A FOUNDA-
 TIONAL  DOCUMENT WHICH MAY BE USEFUL FOR A NUMBER OF REAL ESTATE MANAGE-
 MENT FUNCTIONS, INCLUDING: DETERMINING A REPLACEMENT  RESERVE  SCHEDULE;
 DEVELOPING  PREVENTATIVE  MAINTENANCE PLANS; PERFORMING DUE DILIGENCE AT
 SALE, PURCHASE, OR FINANCING; MARKETING AND REPOSITIONING STRATEGY PLAN-
 NING; BUDGETING; AND OBTAINING OR PROVIDING GRANT SUPPORT.
   § 2. This act shall take effect immediately.
 
 
 
  EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
                       [ ] is old law to be omitted.
                                                            LBD09279-01-5

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