New York S 2544: Relates to protecting the rights of Mitchell-Lama residents

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S02544 Summary:

BILL NOS02544 

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SAME ASSAME AS A00484

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SPONSORMYRIE

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COSPNSR

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MLTSPNSR

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Amd §§103, 204 & 206, add §204-a, EDP L; amd §§3, 2 & 16-n, UDC Act; amd §§501, 502, 510 & 520, Gen Muni L;
amd §2, Chap 173 of 1968

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Relates to designating blighted property and blighted areas; establishes criteria for designation; provides definition of blighted property and blighted areas; amends definition of substandard or insanitary area by removing the words "slum" and "deteriorated or deteriorating".

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BILL NOS02544 

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01/21/2025REFERRED TO JUDICIARY

01/07/2026REFERRED TO JUDICIARY

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 STATE OF NEW YORK
 ________________________________________________________________________

 2544

 2025-2026 Regular Sessions

 IN SENATE

 January 21, 2025
 ___________

 Introduced by Sen. MYRIE -- read twice and ordered printed, and when
 printed to be committed to the Committee on Judiciary

 AN ACT to amend the eminent domain procedure law, in relation to desig-
 nating blighted property and blighted areas; to amend the New York
 state urban development corporation act, in relation to the definition
 of blight and substandard or insanitary area; and to amend the general
 municipal law and the New York state urban development and research
 corporation act, in relation to substandard and insanitary areas

 The People of the State of New York, represented in Senate and Assem-
 bly, do enact as follows:

 1 Section 1. Section 103 of the eminent domain procedure law is amended
 2 by adding a new subdivision (H) to read as follows:
 3 (H) "Blighted property" and "blighted area" means property that is
 4 declared blighted under section two hundred four-a of this chapter.
 5 § 2. Subdivision (B) of section 204 of the eminent domain procedure
 6 law is amended by adding a new closing paragraph to read as follows:
 7 A condemnor shall not take action against a property or area when the
 8 public use, benefit, or purpose to be served by the proposed public
 9 project is to remedy blight, unless such property or area satisfies the
 10 definition of "blighted property or blighted area" as defined by section
 11 two hundred four-a of this article. The condemnor shall include such
 12 findings in its determination and findings pursuant to this subdivision
 13 in order to take action against an area or property to remedy blight.
 14 § 3. The eminent domain procedure law is amended by adding a new
 15 section 204-a to read as follows:
 16 § 204-a. Blighted property and blighted areas. (A) Subject to the
 17 exceptions listed in paragraph two of subdivision (B) of this section,
 18 any single property may be declared blighted if:
 19 (1) (a) (I) The property is unfit for human habitation due to iden-
 20 tifiable conditions that endanger the life, health and safety of the
 21 owners, occupants, or general public. Conditions rendering property

 EXPLANATION--Matter in italics (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
 [ ] is old law to be omitted.
 LBD02003-01-5

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 1 unfit for human habitation include, but are not limited to, structural
 2 defects, dilapidation, deterioration, vermin infestation, health
 3 hazards, fire hazards, lack of proper sanitary facilities, obsolete
 4 systems of utilities, or inadequate maintenance; or
 5 (II) The property has deteriorated to the point where:
 6 1. the building is structurally unsound or poses an immediate threat
 7 to life or other property; or
 8 2. the cost of rehabilitation significantly exceeds the post-rehabili-
 9 tation market value.
 10 (b) The owner fails to remedy subparagraph (a) of this paragraph with-
 11 in a reasonable time after receiving notice of violation by the appro-
 12 priate governing body requiring the owner to:
 13 (I) rehabilitate the building to conform to minimum code habitability
 14 requirements; or
 15 (II) demolish the building for health and safety reasons.
 16 (2) The property is abandoned. Property shall be deemed abandoned if:
 17 (a) Property is unoccupied and has been tax delinquent for at least
 18 two years; or
 19 (b) A building is unocc