Int. No. 1039-A
By Council Members Williams, Chin, Koo, Mendez, Rodriguez, Lander, Torres, Levine, Johnson, Menchaca, Kallos, Cornegy, Rosenthal, Palma, Levin, Grodenchik, Van Bramer, Salamanca, Crowley, Barron, Reynoso, King, Rose, Ferreras-Copeland, Richards, Gibson, Espinal, Constantinides, Treyger, Lancman, Miller, Perkins, Koslowitz and Dromm
A Local Law to amend the administrative code of the city of New York, in relation to city-owned vacant property that may be suitable for the development of affordable housing
Be it enacted by the Council as follows:
Section 1. Title 26 of the administrative code of the city of New York is amended by adding a new chapter 19 to read as follows:
CHAPTER 19
CITY-OWNED VACANT PROPERTY THAT MAY BE SUITABLE FOR THE DEVELOPMENT OF AFFORDABLE HOUSING
§ 26-1901 City-owned vacant property under the jurisdiction of the department of housing preservation and development that may be suitable for the development of affordable housing.
By no later than November 1, 2018, and by November 1 of each year thereafter, the department of housing preservation and development shall, with the cooperation of all other appropriate agencies, report to the mayor and the speaker of the council the following information disaggregated by council district: a report of vacant buildings or lots under the jurisdiction of the department categorized according to the potential development or feasibility status of such buildings or lots as affordable housing.
§ 2. This local law takes effect 180 days it becomes law, except that the commissioner of housing preservation and development may take any actions necessary to its implementation prior to such effective date.
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