This is particularly relevant considering New York City has an ongoing affordable housing crisis. REBNY appreciates the Council’s continued focus on NYC Housing Connect and affordable housing lotteries and welcomes opportunities to work together to further fair housing and housing access. Finally, the bill establishes that HPD will provide developers training regarding applicant selection and maintain a compliance hotline for use by developers. The bill also proposes that HPD provide guidance to developers regarding information it may consider in selecting applicants, specifically prohibiting developers from considering photographs of an applicant’s current living situation or minor children’s report cards, prohibiting developers from rejecting applicants based solely on credit score, and requiring developers consider all sources of an applicant’s income. The legislation also establishes that applicants may file a complaint with HPD or the New York City Housing Development Corporation (HDC), as applicable, if they believe their application was rejected in error. Intro 1817 would establish new rules for housing lotteries including that HPD must ensure that applicants for affordable housing receive written notification stating whether they are accepted or rejected for occupancy in an affordable housing unit, be given sufficient time and information to respond to developers’ requests for information and to appeal a rejection and be made aware of community-based service providers that may assist the applicant. SPONSORS: Council Members Cumbo, Barron, Cornegy and Kallos SUBJECT: This bill would require the Department of Housing Preservation and Development (“HPD”) to promulgate certain minimum rules governing affordable housing lotteries. Thank you to the City Council for the opportunity to testify on this important legislation. REBNY strongly supports policies that expand the local economy, grow, and improve the City’s housing stock and create greater opportunities for all New Yorkers.
Founded in 1896, REBNY represents commercial, residential, and institutional property owners, builders, managers, investors, brokers, salespeople and other organizations and individuals active in New York City real estate. The Real Estate Board of New York (REBNY) is the City’s leading real estate trade association.
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