This bill allows the city of Albany to add unpaid fines for housing, building, and fire code violations to a property owner's annual tax bill. To qualify for this measure, the fines must be at least five percent of the property's tax value, remain unpaid for one year, and apply only to non-owner-occupied residential properties. The legislation also requires the city to notify owners of these additions and to create a support program for tenants facing potential foreclosure due to unpaid violations. Property owners can avoid foreclosure by paying the owed amount before the tax auction deadline or by entering into a payment plan with the city. If a property is sold at auction, any remaining balance after covering the fines and costs can still be pursued against the former owner.
This bill modifies the notice requirements for landlords operating in municipalities with good cause eviction laws. It allows landlords to omit a specific mandatory notice from initial leases, lease renewals, and eviction-related documents. The change directly affects rental properties located within designated good cause eviction areas. By removing this requirement, the legislation simplifies the documentation landlords must include when initiating or renewing tenancy agreements.
This bill authorizes the village of Upper Brookville in Nassau County to sell a specific 0.366-acre parcel of land currently designated as parkland. Under the legislation, the village can sell the property at fair market value to a private buyer for the purpose of building a residence, provided the land has never been used for public open space. To offset the loss of this area, the village must dedicate other land as new parkland of equal or greater value, or contribute the difference in value toward acquiring additional parkland or improving existing recreational facilities. The bill also includes conditions requiring the village to follow federal rules if the land was previously supported by federal funding.
Provides that no tax exemption shall be given for any unit that has not agreed in writing to maintain such unit as their primary residence for no less than five years from the acquisition of such unit.
Provides that a homeowners' association may include in its declaration, bylaws, or recorded covenants and restrictions a provision expressly prohibiting the use of a no-impact home-based business; provides that any such provision shall be approved by at least ninety percent of the total eligible voters of the homeowner's association; provides that any declaration, bylaws, or recorded covenants and restrictions prohibiting such use shall also include a provision stating that such prohibition may be eliminated by a simple majority vote.
Relates to the payment of shelter and rent arrears; provides that all shelter arrears payments authorized for applicants to receive an emergency grant to pay for rent, property taxes or mortgage arrears shall be limited to once every year unless the district determines at its discretion that additional shelter arrears payments are necessary based on the individual circumstances.
Enacts the "teardown tax act"; establishes a dwelling unit removal surcharge on the conversion of multiple dwelling units into single-family dwellings in the city of New York.
Enacts the "teardown tax act"; establishes a dwelling unit removal surcharge on the conversion of multiple dwelling units into single-family dwellings in the city of New York.
Enacts the "middle-class homebuyer protection act" to increase the additional tax imposed on residential real property if the consideration for the conveyance from $1,000,000 to $4,500,000 where the residential structure contains five thousand square feet or more of livable interior space.
Prohibits the location of homeless shelters within five hundred feet of a school, place of worship or transit facility; provides an exception for a shelter program or food program operated by a place of worship.
