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Introduced
01/15/2019
01/15/2019
In Committee
01/08/2020
01/08/2020
Crossed Over
Passed
Dead
12/31/2020
12/31/2020
Introduced Session
2019-2020 General Assembly
Bill Summary
AN ACT to amend the real property law, in relation to the visitability of new homes by persons with disabilities The People of the State of New York, represented in Senate and Assem- bly, do enact as follows: 1
AI Summary
This bill amends the real property law in New York to require new homes that receive state or federal financial assistance to be designed and constructed with accessibility features for people with disabilities. The key provisions include requiring at least one accessible entrance, accessible interior doors, accessible environmental controls, and an accessible habitable space and bathroom on the ground level. The bill includes some exclusions for sites where compliance would be unreasonable, and establishes civil penalties for violations that can be enforced by the attorney general or any aggrieved party.
Committee Categories
Housing and Urban Affairs
Sponsors (25)
Will Barclay (R)*,
Kevin Cahill (D)*,
Deborah Glick (D)*,
Richard Gottfried (D)*,
Barbara Lifton (D)*,
Donna Lupardo (D)*,
Jo Anne Simon (D)*,
Carmen Arroyo (OTHER),
William Colton (D),
Vivian Cook (D),
Anthony D'Urso (D),
Jeffrey Dinowitz (D),
Sandy Galef (D),
Bill Magnarelli (D),
Walter Mosley (D),
Félix Ortiz (D),
Amy Paulin (D),
Gary Pretlow (D),
Karines Reyes (D),
Linda Rosenthal (D),
Phil Steck (D),
Al Stirpe (D),
Michele Titus (D),
David Weprin (D),
Jaime Williams (D),
Last Action
referred to housing (on 01/08/2020)
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