Requires a public housing authority to file in the office of the commissioner of housing and community renewal and with the temporary president of the senate and the speaker of the assembly a physical needs assessment every five years; defines "physical needs assessment".
STATE OF NEW YORK
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1907
2023-2024 Regular Sessions
IN ASSEMBLY
January 23, 2023
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Introduced by M. of A. ZINERMAN -- read once and referred to the Commit-
tee on Housing
AN ACT to amend the public housing law, in relation to physical needs
assessments for public housing authorities
The People of the State of New York, represented in Senate and Assem-bly, do enact as follows:
1 Section 1. Section 37 of the public housing law is amended by adding a
2 new subdivision 3-a to read as follows:
3 3-a. (a) An authority shall file in the office of the commissioner and
4 with the temporary president of the senate and the speaker of the assem-
5 bly a physical needs assessment. Each authority shall file the physical
6 needs assessment every five years.
7 (b) For purposes of this section, a "physical needs assessment" shall
8 mean a standard operating procedure for real estate management consist-
9 ing of a periodic examination and evaluation of real estate to determine
10 a long-term schedule and cost for replacement of major property compo-
11 nents. The physical needs assessment shall provide data to evaluate the
12 viability of the real estate to continue serving its intended purpose
13 into the future. The physical needs assessment shall be deemed a founda-
14 tional document which may be useful for a number of real estate manage-
15 ment functions, including: determining a replacement reserve schedule;
16 developing preventative maintenance plans; performing due diligence at
17 sale, purchase, or financing; marketing and repositioning strategy plan-
18 ning; budgeting; and obtaining or providing grant support.
19 § 2. This act shall take effect immediately.
EXPLANATION--Matter in italics (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
[] is old law to be omitted.
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