Senate Bill S942

2021-2022 Legislative Session

Establishes minimum regulations for the design and construction of new homes to provide visitability to such homes by persons with disabilities.

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  • Introduced
    • In Committee Assembly
    • In Committee Senate
    • On Floor Calendar Assembly
    • On Floor Calendar Senate
    • Passed Assembly
    • Passed Senate
  • Delivered to Governor
  • Signed By Governor

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2021-S942 (ACTIVE) - Details

See Assembly Version of this Bill:
A2247
Current Committee:
Senate Judiciary
Law Section:
Real Property Law
Laws Affected:
Add Art 16 §§480 - 484, RP L
Versions Introduced in Other Legislative Sessions:
2009-2010: S8150, A9409
2011-2012: S429, A9642, A1918
2013-2014: S3160, A5398, A5068
2015-2016: S4597, A6402
2017-2018: S3315, A1023
2019-2020: S2718, A1588
2023-2024: S763, A1625

2021-S942 (ACTIVE) - Summary

Requires access to new homes by persons with disabilities.

2021-S942 (ACTIVE) - Sponsor Memo

2021-S942 (ACTIVE) - Bill Text download pdf

                            
 
                     S T A T E   O F   N E W   Y O R K
 ________________________________________________________________________
 
                                    942
 
                        2021-2022 Regular Sessions
 
                             I N  S E N A T E
 
                                (PREFILED)
 
                              January 6, 2021
                                ___________
 
 Introduced  by Sens. KRUEGER, ADDABBO, BAILEY, SEPULVEDA, THOMAS -- read
   twice and ordered printed, and when printed to  be  committed  to  the
   Committee on Judiciary
 
 AN  ACT  to amend the real property law, in relation to the visitability
   of new homes by persons with disabilities

   THE PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK, REPRESENTED IN SENATE AND  ASSEM-
 BLY, DO ENACT AS FOLLOWS:
 
   Section 1. The real property law is amended by adding a new article 16
 to read as follows:
                                ARTICLE 16
                     VISITABILITY OF NEW CONSTRUCTION
 SECTION 480. PURPOSE.
         481. APPLICABILITY OF NEW CONSTRUCTION.
         482. VISITABILITY REQUIREMENT.
         483. EXCLUSION.
         484. ENFORCEMENT.
   §  480.  PURPOSE.  THE PURPOSE OF THIS ARTICLE IS TO ESTABLISH MINIMUM
 REGULATIONS FOR THE DESIGN AND CONSTRUCTION  OF  NEW  HOMES  TO  PROVIDE
 VISITABILITY TO SUCH HOMES BY PERSONS WITH DISABILITIES.
   §  481. APPLICABILITY OF NEW CONSTRUCTION. ANY NEW DWELLING UNIT WHICH
 WAS DESIGNED, CONSTRUCTED,  OR  COMMISSIONED,  CONTRACTED  OR  OTHERWISE
 ARRANGED FOR DESIGN OR CONSTRUCTION, BY ANY PERSON OR ENTITY WHO, AT ANY
 TIME  DURING THE COMMISSIONING DESIGN OR CONSTRUCTION, RECEIVED NEW YORK
 STATE OR FEDERAL FINANCIAL ASSISTANCE FOR SUCH  DESIGN  OR  CONSTRUCTION
 SHALL  COMPLY  WITH  THE  PROVISIONS  OF THIS ARTICLE.   STATE FINANCIAL
 ASSISTANCE SHALL NOT INCLUDE LOANS BACKED BY THE STATE OF NEW YORK MORT-
 GAGE AGENCY (SONYMA).  FEDERAL FINANCIAL ASSISTANCE  SHALL  NOT  INCLUDE
 LOANS  BACKED  BY  FEDERAL NATIONAL MORTGAGE ASSOCIATION (FANNIE MAE) OR
 FEDERAL HOUSING ADMINISTRATION (FHA) FINANCING OR OTHER  MORTGAGE  LOANS
 BACKED  BY  A  FEDERAL  MORTGAGE  LOAN  PROGRAM.    FOR PURPOSES OF THIS
 
  EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
              

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