New York S 6198: Authorizes commissioner of housing and community renewal to maintain housing registry called "Access-New York"

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Authorizes the commissioner of housing and community renewal to maintain a housing registry of accessible or adaptable housing for the disabled called "Access-New York"; provides that certain owners shall provide certain information in relation to "Access-New York"; establishes a special advisory review panel to assist the commissioner in performance of duties of "Access-New York".

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03/06/2025REFERRED TO HOUSING, CONSTRUCTION AND COMMUNITY DEVELOPMENT

01/07/2026REFERRED TO HOUSING, CONSTRUCTION AND COMMUNITY DEVELOPMENT

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 STATE OF NEW YORK
 ________________________________________________________________________

 6198

 2025-2026 Regular Sessions

 IN SENATE

 March 6, 2025
 ___________

 Introduced by Sen. PARKER -- read twice and ordered printed, and when
 printed to be committed to the Committee on Housing, Construction and
 Community Development

 AN ACT to amend the public housing law, in relation to establishing a
 centralized statewide registry of accessible or adaptable housing for
 people with disabilities to be known as "Access-New York"

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

 1 Section 1. Short title. This act shall be known and may be cited as
 2 the "Access-New York Act".
 3 § 2. The public housing law is amended by adding a new section 14-a to
 4 read as follows:
 5 § 14-a. Additional duties in relation to "Access-New York Act". 1.
 6 For purposes of this section, the following terms shall have the follow-
 7 ing meanings:
 8 (a) "Accessible unit" means a residential unit in a covered premise
 9 which meets the criteria established for such units by the commissioner
 10 pursuant to paragraph (b) of subdivision two of this section.
 11 (b) "Adaptable unit" means a residential unit in a covered premise
 12 which meets the criteria established for such units by the commissioner
 13 pursuant to paragraph (b) of subdivision two of this section.
 14 (c) "Covered owner" means an owner, manager, operator or other private
 15 or public entity engaged in the sale or rental of covered premises in
 16 the state of New York, including, but not limited to, housing authori-
 17 ties.
 18 (d) "Covered premises" means any privately or publicly owned building
 19 containing three or more residential dwelling units which are offered
 20 for sale or rent.
 21 (e) "Accessible web site" shall have the same meaning as defined in
 22 requirements of section five hundred eight of the Federal Rehabilitation
 23 Act of 1973, as amended, and its implementing regulations.

 EXPLANATION--Matter in italics (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
 [ ] is old law to be omitted.
 LBD10647-01-5

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 1 2. (a) The commissioner shall develop no later than one year after the
 2 effective date of this section and maintain a statewide housing registry
 3 called "Access-New York" to consist of a database to track accessible
 4 and adaptable units, and to maintain information about such housing
 5 availability. The database shall use the latest technology, including
 6 but not limited to, accessible web site technology and toll-free tele-
 7 communications systems that include a toll-free telephone number to a
 8 live operator and a toll-free TTY line. These technologies shall make
 9 available ongoing accessible or adaptable housing information to disa-
 10 bility agencies, advocacy organizations and people with disabilities.
 11 (b) The commissioner shall establish criteria to identify and categor-
 12 ize residential dwelling units in covered premises which units are
 13 offered for rent or sale and which are accessible to persons with disa-
 14 bilities or which are adaptable to accommodate persons with disabili-
 15 ties. Such criteria shall be based on the provisions of section one
 16 thousand one hundred seven of the building code of New York state and
 17 other standards which the commissioner deems relevant.
 18 The categories established by the commi