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Housing & Urban Development Committee

Overview
The Housing and Urban Development Committee addresses legal and policy issues related to the urban environment with a particular emphasis on affordable housing preservation and development. Topics of interest include:
- Housing Development Fund Companies
- Mitchell-Lama Housing
- Green Buildings
- Inclusionary Housing Programs
- Affordable Housing Finance
- Affordable Homeownership and Foreclosure Prevention
- Tax Incentive Programs
- Development of Affordable Housing
- City, State and New York City Housing Authority Housing Programs
Chairs
- Rachel D. Jaffe
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- Karol S. Robinson
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Reports
- 2023 New York State Legislative Agenda (February 13, 2023) PDF
  
  Author(s): Council on Judicial Administration Council on Children Sex & Law Committee Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual, Transgender and Queer Rights Committee Civil Rights Committee Mental Health Law Committee Women in the Legal Profession Committee Social Welfare Law Committee Government Ethics & State Affairs Committee Election Law Committee Task Force on Civil Right to Counsel Housing Court Committee Antitrust & Trade Regulation Committee Education & the Law Committee Task Force on Mass Incarceration Corrections & Community Reentry Committee Criminal Justice Operations Committee Housing & Urban Development Committee Pro Bono & Legal Services Committee Insurance Law Committee Children & the Law Committee Domestic Violence Committee Criminal Courts Committee Entertainment Law Committee Juvenile Justice Committee Arbitration Committee International Commercial Disputes Committee State Courts of Superior Jurisdiction Committee Litigation Committee Legal Referral Service Committee Small Law Firm Committee - Small Law Firms in NYC Trade Secrets Committee Criminal Justice, Police Reform & Civil Rights Visitor Information
  
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- Report in Support of Creating a Statewide Right to Counsel in Eviction Proceedings (May 25, 2022) PDF
  
  Author(s): Task Force on Civil Right to Counsel Housing Court Committee Housing & Urban Development Committee Pro Bono & Legal Services Committee
  
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- Housing Stability and Tenant Protection Legislation: Co-Op and Condo Recommendations (February 07, 2020) PDF
  
  Author(s): Housing & Urban Development Committee Cooperative & Condominium Law Committee
  
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- Support for the Uniform Partition of Heirs Property Act (June 12, 2019) PDF
  
  Author(s): Commercial Law & Uniform State Laws Committee Housing & Urban Development Committee Pro Bono & Legal Services Committee
  
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- Housing Lottery Legislation: NYC Council Housing & Buildings Committee (March 04, 2019) PDF
  
  Author(s): Housing & Urban Development Committee
  
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- Report in Support of the Home Stability Support Program (February 22, 2019) PDF
  
  Author(s): Social Welfare Law Committee Housing & Urban Development Committee
  
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- Statement Opposing Proposed Changes to Broaden "Public Charge" Rule (October 24, 2018) PDF
  
  Author(s): Social Welfare Law Committee Immigration & Nationality Law Committee Bioethical Issues Committee Civil Rights Committee Council on Children Domestic Violence Committee Family Court & Family Law Committee Federal Courts Committee Health Law Committee Housing Court Committee Housing & Urban Development Committee Labor & Employment Committee Legal Problems of the Aging Committee Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual, Transgender and Queer Rights Committee Mental Health Law Committee Pro Bono & Legal Services Committee Sex & Law Committee Diversity, Equity and Inclusion Committee European Affairs Committee Children & the Law Committee International Human Rights Committee United Nations Committee Disability Law Committee
  
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- TPT Tenant Petitions (May 21, 2018) PDF
  
  Author(s): Housing & Urban Development Committee
  
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- Mapping of Mandatory Inclusionary Housing & the East Harlem Rezoning (November 10, 2017) PDF
  
  Author(s): Housing & Urban Development Committee
  
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- Report on NYC Council Legislation to Require the Auditing of Buildings for Compliance with the Affordability Requirements of the 421-a Tax Exemption Program (March 15, 2017) PDF
  
  Author(s): Housing & Urban Development Committee Land Use Planning & Zoning Committee Real Property Law Committee
  
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- Letter to Governor Cuomo and Legislative Leaders calling for the re-enactment of the 421-a real-estate tax exemption and permanent extension of the Private Activity Bond Allocation Act of 2014 (May 17, 2016) PDF
  
  Author(s): Housing & Urban Development Committee Land Use Planning & Zoning Committee Real Property Law Committee
  
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- Comments on Mayor de Blasio's proposed Mandatory Inclusionary Housing text amendment to the City Planning Commission and New York City Council (January 26, 2016) PDF
  
  Author(s): Housing & Urban Development Committee Cooperative & Condominium Law Committee Land Use Planning & Zoning Committee
  
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- Transition Memo to Mayor de Blasio regarding Housing and Urban Development (April 30, 2014) PDF
  
  Author(s): Housing & Urban Development Committee
  
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- Report on legislation which would require that any disposition of land or buildings by the NYC Housing Authority be subject to and comply with the provisions of NYC's Uniform Land Use Review Procedure (March 18, 2014) PDF
  
  Author(s): Housing & Urban Development Committee
  
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- Report on A.5438/S.226 which would amend Â§ 31 of the PHFL to expand the qualifying income range of eligible families for the Mitchell-Lama Program (June 2013) (June 01, 2013) PDF
  
  Author(s): Housing & Urban Development Committee
  
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- 2013 Policy Recommendations for New York City's Next Mayor (May 01, 2013) PDF
  
  Author(s): Animal Law Committee Banking Law Committee Children & the Law Committee Council on Children Civil Court Committee Civil Rights Committee Consumer Affairs Committee Corrections & Community Reentry Committee Criminal Advocacy Committee Criminal Courts Committee Criminal Justice Operations Committee Criminal Law Committee Disability Law Committee Domestic Violence Committee Cannabis, Drugs and the Law Committee Education & the Law Committee Environmental Law Committee Housing & Urban Development Committee Monday Night Law/Moderate Means Committee Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual, Transgender and Queer Rights Committee Matrimonial Law Committee New York City Affairs Committee Real Property Law Committee Sex & Law Committee Social Welfare Law Committee Transportation Committee United Nations Committee
  
  Subject Area(s):
- Preserving Mitchell-Lama Housing Companies as Affordable Housing for the Future (April 2013) (April 01, 2013) PDF
  
  Author(s): Housing & Urban Development Committee
  
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- Letter to the Urban Homesteading Assistance Board commenting on proposed amendments to the New York Private Housing Finance Law aimed at improving the regulation and operation of housing development fund companies (HDFCs) (March 2013) (March 01, 2013) PDF
  
  Author(s): Housing & Urban Development Committee
  
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News & Media
- Migrants in New York: Dignity in Housing and Healthcare (June 28, 2023)
- Legal Reforms, Bills Featured In NYC Bar Legislative Agenda (Law360) (February 14, 2023)
- City Bar Urges Added Funding to Restore NY Courts to Pre-Pandemic Levels (New York Law Journal) (February 14, 2023)
- New York City Bar Association Releases 2023 New York State Legislative Agenda (February 14, 2023)
- 2023 NYS Legislative Agenda: Expand the Right to Counsel for Tenants Facing Eviction Statewide (February 13, 2023)
- Governor Hochul Acts on Outstanding 2021 Bills Commented on by City Bar Committees (January 10, 2022)
- 2021 New York State Legislative Session Recap: City Bar Policy Successes (January 03, 2022)
- How virtual court could be harming defendants (City & State) (March 17, 2021)
- NYC Housing Courts see tenfold surge in hardship forms that delay eviction proceedings (Queens Daily Eagle) (March 16, 2021)
- Tenant and Homeowner Rights: What You Need to Know about the NY COVID-19 Emergency Eviction and Foreclosure Prevention Act of 2020 (EEFPA) (February 26, 2021)
- How Jim Crow-era laws still tear families from their homes (ABA Journal) (February 01, 2021)
- 2019 New York State Legislative Session Recap Chart (December 20, 2019)
- City Bar Applauds Governor and Legislature on Passage of the Uniform Partition of Heirs’ Property Act (December 06, 2019)
- Owners, lawmakers lament flaws in rent regulation overhaul (Real Estate Weekly) (November 09, 2019)
- Statement by City Bar President Roger Juan Maldonado on the End of the New York State Legislative Session (June 21, 2019)
- De Blasio administration moves to foreclose on hundreds of homes in black and Hispanic neighborhoods (New York Daily News) (May 19, 2019)
- Exploring Innovative Residential Options for Persons with Alzheimer's Disease (October 22, 2018)
- Advancing Environmental Equity in New York City (April 30, 2018)
- What You Need to Know About the New 421-A Tax Break for Developers (April 27, 2017)
- Stroock’s Erica Buckley Is Dropping Government Know-How on the Firm’s Real Estate Practice (August 04, 2016)
- City Bar urges Albany to pass 421a sans prevailing wage (May 18, 2016)
- City Bar Urges Governor and Legislature to Re-Enact Revised 421-a Law and to Renew the Private Activity Bond Allocation Act of 2014 (May 17, 2016)
- DOB Seminar Concentrates on Tenant Protection (May 11, 2016)
- Planning Commission Vote Will Send Zoning Proposals to City Council (February 03, 2016)
- De Blasio’s Housing Plans Coming to City Council in Early February (January 28, 2016)
- NYC Bar Assoc. Asks City to Delay Mandatory Inclusionary Housing until 421a Resolution (January 27, 2016)
- New York City Bar Association Recommends City Planning Commission Consider Postponing Mandatory Inclusionary Housing Amendment and Rezonings Pending Clarity on 421-a Tax Issues (January 27, 2016)
- City Bar Recommends City Planning Commission Consider Postponing Mandatory Inclusionary Housing Amendment and Rezonings Pending Clarity on 421-a Tax Issues (January 26, 2016)
Events
- Current Issues in Affordable Housing in New York City (May 07, 2024)
Of Interest

Policy Recommendations for New York City's Next Mayor (PDF)

Housing & Urban Development Committee

The Housing and Urban Development Committee addresses legal and policy issues related to the urban environment with a particular emphasis on affordable housing preservation and development. Topics of interest include: