Int 1313-2018

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 23 to read as follows: CHAPTER 23 AFFORDABLE HOUSING UNITS FOR PERSONS DISPLACED BY FIRE � 26-2301 Definitions. For the purposes of this chapter, the following terms have the following meanings: Affordable housing unit. The term "affordable housing unit" means a dwelling unit that is (i) required, pursuant to a federal, state or local law, rule or program administered by the city or an agreement with the city or a person acting on the city's behalf, to be affordable for an extremely low income household, a very low income household, a low income household, a moderate income household or a middle income household and (ii) operates pursuant to an agreement administered by the department. City-financed housing. The term "city-financed housing" means a multiple dwelling being rehabilitated or constructed after the effective date of this local law, in conjunction with a state, federal or local program to produce an affordable housing unit, which has received or is expected to receive financial assistance. Financial assistance. The term "financial assistance" means assistance, whether discretionary, or as of right, to create or maintain an affordable housing unit, including but not limited to loans, grants, tax credits, tax exemptions, tax abatements, subsidies, mortgages, debt forgiveness, land conveyances for less than appraised value, land value, or other thing of value allocated, conveyed or expended by the city. Department. The term "department" means the department of housing preservation and development. Dwelling unit. The term "dwelling unit" has the meaning ascribed to such term in the housing maintenance code. � 26-2302 Housing set aside for persons displaced by fire. a. Notwithstanding any other provision of law, for city-financed housing that has or is expected to receive financial assistance, the department shall require that any dwelling unit in such city-financed housing that is vacant on the date that a person, who as the result of a fire has been displaced, applies to acquire such dwelling for purchase or lease be set aside to be acquired through purchase or lease by such person, provided that such person has met the income eligibility criteria required for such city-financed housing. Any such vacant dwelling unit shall be located in the community district where such fire occurred or in a community district adjacent to the community district where such fire occurred. If no such vacant dwelling unit is available in the community district where such fire occurred or any adjacent community district, such vacant dwelling unit shall be located in the borough where such fire occurred. b. Any person who was displaced as the result of a fire and applies for a vacant dwelling unit in city-financed housing pursuant to subdivision a shall have been displaced no earlier than one year from the date in which they apply for such housing and have demonstrated to the satisfaction of the department that they do not currently own or lease a home. c. The department, in conjunction with the fire department, shall maintain a list of persons who have been displaced by a fire during the immediately preceding two years and shall develop an outreach program that shall inform such persons about the potential availability of vacant dwelling units in city-financed housing set aside for persons who have been displaced by a fire. The content of such outreach program shall be posted on the website of the department and updated periodically. � 26-2303 Reporting. The department shall maintain and periodically update a database of current city-financed housing dwelling units that are vacant and are available for lease or purchase by persons who have been displaced due to a fire pursuant to the requirements of section 26-2302. By July 1, 2019 and every six months thereafter, the department shall report to each council member on the availability of such dwelling units in such council member's district. Such report shall include, but not be limited to: 1. the contact information for the individual or entity in control of such vacant dwelling unit; 2. the addresses of such vacant dwelling unit; and 3. the cost of purchasing or leasing such vacant dwelling unit. � 2. This local law takes effect 120 days after it becomes law, except that the commissioner of housing preservation and development may take such action as is necessary for its implementation, including the promulgation of rules, before such effective date. KS LS 5217 7/11/18 5:00 PM 1 1