New York A 11059: Relates to limiting the liability of low-income housing providers who receive government assistance, and establishing a temporary insurance stabilization program for such entities

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A11059 Summary:

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Add Art 33 §§1300 - 1301, Art 34 §§1310 - 1319, Priv Hous Fin L

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Limits the liability of low-income housing providers who receive government assistance; establishes a temporary insurance stabilization program for such entities.

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04/24/2026referred to housing

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 STATE OF NEW YORK
 ________________________________________________________________________

 11059

 IN ASSEMBLY

 April 24, 2026
 ___________

 Introduced by M. of A. DILAN -- read once and referred to the Committee
 on Housing

 AN ACT to amend the private housing finance law, in relation to limiting
 the liability of low-income housing providers who receive government
 assistance, and establishing a temporary insurance stabilization
 program for such entities; and providing for the repeal of certain
 provisions upon the expiration thereof

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

 1 Section 1. The private housing finance law is amended by adding a new
 2 article 33 to read as follows:
 3 ARTICLE XXXIII
 4 LOW-INCOME HOUSING LIABILITY STANDARDS
 5 Section 1300. Definitions.
 6 1301. Limitation of liability for low-income housing providers.
 7 § 1300. Definitions. As used in this article, the following terms
 8 shall have the following meanings:
 9 1. "Covered low-income housing provider" means an entity that:
 10 (a) is a nonprofit organization that:
 11 (i) qualifies as an appropriate nonprofit organization as defined in
 12 section twelve hundred eighty-one of this chapter; and
 13 (ii) holds an ownership stake in the housing property it manages of at
 14 least forty-five percent;
 15 (b) is an entity that meets the definition of housing company as
 16 defined in subdivision three of section three of the public housing law;
 17 or
 18 (c) is an entity that:
 19 (i) provides low rent housing as such term is defined in subdivision
 20 twenty-three of section three of the public housing law; and
 21 (ii) receives some combination of federal, state, or municipal funding
 22 to effectuate the provision of such low rent housing, such that the
 23 housing qualifies as a project as defined in subdivision fourteen of
 24 section three of the public housing law.

 EXPLANATION--Matter in italics (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
 [ ] is old law to be omitted.
 LBD15392-01-6

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 1 2. "Non-medical damages" means any compensatory damages, including a
 2 non-economic loss as such term is defined in section sixteen hundred of
 3 the civil practice law and rules, sought by a plaintiff and resulting
 4 from the willful, wanton or grossly negligent conduct of the defendant,
 5 but shall not include medical expense damages described in paragraph (d)
 6 of subdivision three of this section.
 7 3. "Qualified civil liability action" means a civil action or proceed-
 8 ing brought by any person against a covered low-income housing provider,
 9 but shall not include an action where:
 10 (a) the defendant's conduct giving rise to such action was willful,
 11 wanton, or grossly negligent;
 12 (b) punitive damages are not sought by the plaintiff, nor awarded by
 13 the court;
 14 (c) non-medical damages sought do not exceed five hundred thousand
 15 dollars; and
 16 (d) medical expense damages sought do not exceed the reimbursement
 17 rates in effect for such care under the schedule set forth by the chair
 18 of the workers' compensation board pursuant to section thirteen of the
 19 workers' compensation law.
 20 § 1301. Limitation of liability for low-income housing providers.
 21 Notwithstanding any other provision of law to the contrary, no qualified
 22 civil liability action may be brought in any court in the state.
 23 § 2. The private housing finance law is amended by adding a new arti-
 24 cle 34 to read as follows:
 25 ARTICLE XXXIV
 26 TEMPORARY INSURANCE STABILIZATION PROGRAM
 27 Section 1310. Legislative findings and purpose.
 28 1311. Definitions.
 29 1312. Joint underwriting association.
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