New York A 2208: Relates to conversions of real property in public housing developments in relation to the RAD program

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A02208 Summary:

BILL NOA02208A

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SAME ASSAME AS S06673-A

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SPONSORRosenthal

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COSPNSRReyes, Taylor, Lee

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MLTSPNSR

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Add §62, amd §38, Pub Hous L

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Relates to conversions of real property in public housing developments in relation to the RAD program; sets notice requirements for public housing authorities.

Go to top A02208 Actions:

BILL NOA02208A

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01/15/2025referred to housing

01/07/2026referred to housing

05/08/2026amend and recommit to housing

05/08/2026print number 2208a

05/12/2026reported referred to ways and means

Go to topA02208 Committee&nbspVotes:

Committee:HOUSING Chair:Rosenthal 
DATE:05/12/2026AYE/NAY:20/3 Action: Favorable refer to committee Ways and Means RosenthalAyeFitzpatrickExcused

CookExcusedNovakhovAye

KimAyeBrown K Aye

WalkerAyeBrown EANay

Bichotte HermelAyeBrook-KrasnyAye

DavilaAyeChangAye

EichensteinAyeNorberNay

MeeksExcusedMolitorNay

BurdickExcused

RiveraAye

JacksonAye

KellesAye

TapiaAye

LucasExcused

Chandler-WatermAye

LevenbergAye

DaisAye

TorresAye

ReyesAye

ZaccaroAye

Go to topA02208 Floor&nbspVotes:

There are no Assembly votes for this bill in this legislative session.

Go to topA02208 Text:

 STATE OF NEW YORK
 ________________________________________________________________________

 2208--A

 2025-2026 Regular Sessions

 IN ASSEMBLY

 January 15, 2025
 ___________

 Introduced by M. of A. ROSENTHAL, REYES, TAYLOR, LEE -- read once and
 referred to the Committee on Housing -- recommitted to the Committee
 on Housing in accordance with Assembly Rule 3, sec. 2 -- committee
 discharged, bill amended, ordered reprinted as amended and recommitted
 to said committee

 AN ACT to amend the public housing law, in relation to the conversion
 and transfer of real property in public housing developments

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

 1 Section 1. Legislative findings. The legislature finds and declares
 2 that supplemental protections, enhanced resident engagement, and trans-
 3 parency in reporting are crucial for the stability and welfare of public
 4 housing residents during conversions of public housing projects, as
 5 authorities seek to use private public partnerships to renovate, reha-
 6 bilitate, rebuild, and take measures to preserve public housing develop-
 7 ments.
 8 § 2. The public housing law is amended by adding a new section 62 to
 9 read as follows:
 10 § 62. Supplemental tenant rights and protections. 1. For the purposes
 11 of this section, the following terms shall have the following meanings:
 12 (a) "Conversion" shall include acts by an authority to dispose, trans-
 13 fer, convey, sublease, lease, or mortgage real property, or a leasehold
 14 interest in real property, in a public housing development or ancillary
 15 property owned by such public housing agency, in accordance with the RAD
 16 program, section eighteen of the federal housing act of 1937 (42 U.S.C.
 17 § 1427p), or similar plan approved by the federal department of housing
 18 and urban development.
 19 (b) "Management agent" shall mean the entity being contracted with
 20 through a management agreement or similar contract for the maintenance
 21 of a property following a conversion;

 EXPLANATION--Matter in italics (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
 [ ] is old law to be omitted.
 LBD05754-04-6

 A. 2208--A 2

 1 (c) "RAD program" shall mean the rental assistance demonstration
 2 program pursuant to 42 U.S.C. § 1437f.
 3 2. Upon the provision to tenants of notice that a public housing
 4 development is under consideration for the RAD program, as required
 5 pursuant to such program, an authority shall:
 6 (a) provide notice to tenants, tenant associations, as described by
 7 part nine hundred sixty-four of title twenty-four of the code of federal
 8 regulations, and any group, committee, and any other organization
 9 comprised of tenants that conducts meetings authorized pursuant to
 10 section two hundred thirty of the real property law that the development
 11 is under consideration for a conversion;
 12 (b) distribute RAD handbooks, as described by subdivision three of
 13 this section, to residents between the time the authority gives notice
 14 that the development is under consideration for a conversion