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Int 0078-2024

Disposition of real property of the city.

IntroductionFiledCommittee on Housing and Buildingsintroduced 2024-02-08

Filed — closed without being enacted.

Official record · Legistar

Agenda: 2024-02-08Passed: 2025-12-31

Summary

This bill would require that when the city disposes of land for affordable housing, or for any other public use or purpose, it prioritize not-for-profit developers and community land trusts.

Committee on Housing and BuildingsDepartment of Housing Preservation and Development, Department of Buildings and rent regulation.

How it compares

20% of similar bills passed

10 passed · 40 died

This bill: 691 days in committee

Similar bills: median 604 days · 471 days when passed

Sponsors (33)

Public Advocate Jumaane Williams

Lifecycle

IntroducedIntroduced by Council
2024-02-08 · City Council
ActionReferred to Comm by Council
2024-02-08 · City Council
HeardHearing Held by Committee
2025-06-03 · Committee on Housing and Buildings
HeldLaid Over by Committee
2025-06-03 · Committee on Housing and Buildings
ClosedFiled (End of Session)
2025-12-31 · City Council

Heard at (2)

Committee on Housing and Buildings · 2025-06-03 · 10:00 AM · Council Chambers - City Hall
City Council · 2024-02-08 · 1:30 PM · Council Chambers - City Hall

Attachments (10)

Full text
Be it enacted by the Council as follows: Section 1. Subdivision b of section 384 of the New York city charter is amended by adding a new paragraph 6 to read as follows: 6. Notwithstanding the provisions of paragraph one of this subdivision, the mayor shall not, when disposing of real property of the city to be developed for the purpose of providing affordable housing, or for any other public use or purpose, or for the promotion of public utility, comfort, health, enjoyment or adornment, award such property to a for-profit developer unless no not-for-profit developer or community land trust applied for and met any applicable qualifications for such property, provided that this paragraph shall not apply to real property sold pursuant to a state law providing the mayor or the commissioner of housing preservation and development with control over such sale. �2. This local law takes effect 120 days after it becomes law. Session 13 LS #8471 1/19/24 Session 12 XC LS #8471 8/8/22 3:00pm