Establishes a moratorium on the voluntary dissolution of cooperative limited-profit (Mitchell-Lama) housing companies without the consent of the commissioner of housing or supervising agency until June 30, 2012. /
Sponsor: KRUGER Committee: HOUSING, CONSTRUCTION AND COMMUNITY DEVELOPMENT

Allows residents of rentals and cooperatives to deduct certain tuition and school related expenses in an amount not to exceed one thousand five hundred dollars for each dependent child who is a full-time college student for purposes of determining probable aggregate annual income for purposes of eligibility for admission to limited-profit housing company projects. /
Sponsor: KRUGER Committee: HOUSING, CONSTRUCTION AND COMMUNITY DEVELOPMENT

Provides that in the case of dwelling accommodations of limited-profit housing companies, the probable aggregate annual income required to determine the eligibility of tenants, shall not include the cost of tuition, books, room and board paid for dependent children; limits such exclusion to fifteen hundred dollars for each dependent child who is a full time student. /
Sponsor: KRUGER Committee: HOUSING, CONSTRUCTION AND COMMUNITY DEVELOPMENT

Requires landlords to make books and records available regarding income and other certain information upon request of the rent guidelines board to be used in determining whether certain rents for housing accommodations within a city having a population of one million or more shall be adjusted; requires the rent guidelines board to keep such information confidential; and authorizes the rent guidelines board to administer oaths, issue subpoenas and perform other certain duties. /
Sponsor: KRUGER Committee: HOUSING, CONSTRUCTION AND COMMUNITY DEVELOPMENT

Requires limited-profit and limited-dividend housing companies to include information on tax abatement and exemption in their annual reports. /
Sponsor: KRUGER Committee: HOUSING, CONSTRUCTION AND COMMUNITY DEVELOPMENT

Provides that receivership shall not be material nor a defense to the appointment of an administrator, pursuant to provisions of the real property actions and proceedings law relating to special proceedings by tenants of dwellings in the city of New York, to deposit rent and make repairs to multiple dwellings, although a receiver in foreclosure may participate in such proceeding and may be appointed as administrator if the court so decides; provides that a receiver need not be named as a party or served with process in such special proceeding; requires receiver to register with the municipal department within seven days of appointment or else any action taken by such receiver may be voided by the court. /
Sponsor: KRUGER Committee: HOUSING, CONSTRUCTION AND COMMUNITY DEVELOPMENT

Provides that a non-eviction plan submitted for conversion of dwelling units to cooperative or condominium ownership shall not be declared effective until at least 25% of the tenants shall have executed and delivered written agreement to purchase under such plan; requires a sponsor of a conversion to cooperative or condominium ownership to provide a reserve fund of at least 5% of the total offering price to be used exclusively for capital repairs, replacements or improvements; requires building to be certified in writing by municipality that such building is free of building or housing code violations prior to approval or acceptance for filing of plan; defines "vacancies" to mean dwelling units not occupied on a date that is 110 days after the date the offering was first submitted to the attorney general; defines "excessive" to mean a vacancy rate in excess of 5% of the total number of dwelling units in the building; makes other related changes; requires that the board of directors or board of managers of a converted cooperative or condominium shall be comprised of a majority of members elected by shareholders or owners in occupancy; requires purchasers of occupied units to sign affidavit of rent regulatory compliance. /
Sponsor: KRUGER Committee: HOUSING, CONSTRUCTION AND COMMUNITY DEVELOPMENT

Prohibits any increase in the average monthly rental of a property by a limited-profit housing company unless the appropriate local housing agency certifies that there exists no recorded violations against such property or that all recorded violations have been cleared, corrected or abated, and that such company is maintaining all essential services required to be furnished. /
Sponsor: KRUGER Committee: HOUSING, CONSTRUCTION AND COMMUNITY DEVELOPMENT

Increases the ability to remove persons from premises used for illegal purposes; enables tenants, block associations and community organizations within 1,000 feet of a property being used for an illegal activity to serve owners with a written notice requiring the owner to make application for the removal of the person using the premises for illegal activities and allows such organizations to bring a proceeding when the owner fails to act. /
Sponsor: KRUGER Committee: HOUSING, CONSTRUCTION AND COMMUNITY DEVELOPMENT

Provides that, for purposes of veterans seeking to qualify for public housing, "probable annual aggregate income" shall not include disability benefits paid by federal government to veterans for service-connected disabilities; provides that such disability benefits shall not be included in computing any surcharge against such veterans. /
Sponsor: KRUGER Committee: HOUSING, CONSTRUCTION AND COMMUNITY DEVELOPMENT

Relates to rent regulation; relates to recovery of certain housing accommodations by a landlord; relates to the declaration of emergencies for certain rental housing accommodations; extends certain provisions of law relating to rent regulation; relates to the adjustment of maximum allowable rent; relates to vacancy decontrol; relates to extending the length of time over which major capital improvement expenses may be recovered. /
Sponsor: ESPAILLAT Committee: HOUSING, CONSTRUCTION AND COMMUNITY DEVELOPMENT

Relates to interim multiple dwellings in a city with a population of one million or more persons. /
Sponsor: Lopez V Committee: HOUSING, CONSTRUCTION AND COMMUNITY DEVELOPMENT

Prohibits the interruption of service during review of an application by the loft board. /
Sponsor: Lopez V Committee: HOUSING, CONSTRUCTION AND COMMUNITY DEVELOPMENT

Establishes the home ownership assistance program; allows qualified individuals to receive home ownership assistance payments when they purchase an eligible home; defines who is eligible for such assistance payments and how much those assistance payments will be. /
Sponsor: PERKINS Committee: HOUSING, CONSTRUCTION AND COMMUNITY DEVELOPMENT

Provides that penalties may be levied against a person who intentionally withholds a housing accommodation from the market, including for the purpose of future co-operative conversion. /
Sponsor: PERKINS Committee: HOUSING, CONSTRUCTION AND COMMUNITY DEVELOPMENT

Establishes an exemption from local taxation in cities having a population of one million or more for newly constructed housing with 3 or less dwelling units. /
Sponsor: YOUNG Committee: HOUSING, CONSTRUCTION AND COMMUNITY DEVELOPMENT

Relates to the collection of charges for heat-related residential utility service. /
Sponsor: PERKINS Committee: HOUSING, CONSTRUCTION AND COMMUNITY DEVELOPMENT

Relates to application of the state uniform fire prevention and building code; directs OGS to implement a phase-in of compliance for existing premises owned or leased by the state or certain public authorities. /
Sponsor: GOLDEN Committee: HOUSING, CONSTRUCTION AND COMMUNITY DEVELOPMENT

Creates a real property tax exemption for capital improvements to multiple dwellings in certain cities. /
Sponsor: MCDONALD Committee: HOUSING, CONSTRUCTION AND COMMUNITY DEVELOPMENT

Prevents landlords from receiving a financial windfall from major capital improvements funded by the New York State energy and research development authority. /
Sponsor: DUANE Committee: HOUSING, CONSTRUCTION AND COMMUNITY DEVELOPMENT