NY Pub Hsg L § 20 (2021)
2021 New York Laws PBG - Public Housing Article 2 - Division of Housing 20 - Annual Reports.

§  20. Annual reports. 1. The commissioner shall, on or before October   first in each year, beginning in nineteen hundred ninety, submit one  or   more reports to the governor, the temporary president of the senate, the   speaker  of the assembly, the minority leader of the senate and minority   leader of the assembly on the activity and implementation of  the  state   housing  assistance  programs for the previous fiscal year. In addition,   the commissioner shall, on  or  before  February  first  in  each  year,   beginning in nineteen hundred ninety-one, submit an interim report which   contains,  in  tabular  format  only,  the  non-narrative  data compiled   through November thirtieth of each year. The commissioner  shall  submit   on  or  before  February first, nineteen hundred ninety a report for the   fiscal year commencing April first, nineteen  hundred  eighty-eight  and   the  most  up to date non-narrative data, in tabular format only, but in   no event less  than  the  data  compiled  through  September  thirtieth,   nineteen hundred eighty-nine. All such reports shall include, but not be   limited  to  the  low  income housing trust fund program, the affordable   home ownership development program, the urban initiatives  program,  the   rural  area revitalization program, the rural rental assistance program,   the homeless housing and assistance program, the  housing  opportunities   program  for  the elderly, the state of New York mortgage agency forward   commitment and mortgage insurance programs, the housing  finance  agency   secured  loan  rental  program,  the turnkey/enhanced housing trust fund   program, the special needs housing program, the  permanent  housing  for   the  homeless  program,  the  infrastructure  development  demonstration   program and the mobile home cooperative fund program. For the purpose of   producing such report or reports, the commissioner shall  be  authorized   to  rely  on  information  provided  by  each  administering  agency  or   authority. Such report or reports shall, to the extent applicable  to  a   specific  program,  include  but  not be limited to: (i) a narrative for   each  program  reported  describing  the   program   purpose,   eligible   applicants,   eligible  areas,  income  population  to  be  served,  and   limitations on funding;  (ii)  for  each  eligible  applicant  receiving   funding  under  the  Housing Trust Fund or the Affordable Home Ownership   Development programs during the year specified herein, such  applicant's   name  and  address,  a description of the applicant's contract amount, a   narrative description of  the  specific  activities  performed  by  such   applicant,  and  the  income levels of the occupants to be served by the   units all as proposed by the applicant  at  the  time  the  contract  is   awarded;  (iii)  a  description  of  the  distribution of funds for each   category of project funded under each program; (iv) the number of  units   or  beds  under  award, under contract, under construction and completed   based on a change in project status during the year  for  each  program;   (v)  the  number  of  units  or beds assisted during the year under each   program; (vi) the amount and type of assistance provided for such  units   or  beds  placed under contract; (vii) based on total project costs, the   number of  units  or  beds  under  contract  and  assisted  through  new   construction,   substantial   rehabilitation,  moderate  rehabilitation,   improvements to existing units or beds, and through acquisition only for   each program; (viii) for the number of  units  or  beds  under  contract   assisted  through new construction, substantial rehabilitation, moderate   rehabilitation, improvements to existing  units  or  beds,  and  through   acquisition   only,  the  level  of  state  assistance  expressed  as  a   percentage of total project cost; (ix) for those units  and  beds  under   contract  a  calculation  of  the  amount  of  non-state  funds provided   expressed as a percentage of total project cost; (x) the number of units   or beds completed and under award, under contract and under construction   for each program based on the current program pipeline; (xi)  for  units   or  beds  for which mortgage assistance was provided by the state of New    York mortgage agency, the  number  of  existing  and  newly  constructed   units;  and  (xii)  a list, by program, of units or beds assisted within   each county. To the extent that any law  establishing  or  appropriating   funds  for  any of the aforementioned programs requires the commissioner   to produce a  report  containing  data  substantially  similar  to  that   required  herein,  this  report  shall  be  deemed to satisfy such other   requirements.2. The commissioner shall, on or  before  December  thirty-first,  two   thousand  nineteen,  and  on  or  before  December  thirty-first in each   subsequent year, submit and make publicly  available  a  report  to  the   governor,  the  temporary  president  of  the senate, the speaker of the   assembly, and on its website, on the implementation  of  the  system  of   rent regulation pursuant to chapter five hundred seventy-six of the laws   of  nineteen  hundred  seventy-four, chapter two hundred seventy four of   the  laws  of  nineteen  hundred  forty-six,   chapter   three   hundred   twenty-nine  of  the  laws of nineteen hundred sixty-three, chapter five   hundred fifty-five of the laws of nineteen hundred  eighty-two,  chapter   four  hundred  two of the laws of nineteen hundred eighty-three, chapter   one hundred sixteen  of  the  laws  of  nineteen  hundred  ninety-seven,   sections  26-501,  26-502,  and 26-520 of the administrative code of the   city of New York and the housing stability and tenant protection act  of   2019.  Such  report  shall  include  but  not be limited to: a narrative   describing the programs and activities undertaken by the office of  rent   administration and the tenant protection unit, and any other programs or   activities  undertaken  by  the  division  to implement, administer, and   enforce the system of rent regulation; and in tabular format,  for  each   of  the  three fiscal years immediately preceding the date the report is   due: (i) the number of rent  stabilized  housing  accommodations  within   each  county;  (ii) the number of rent controlled housing accommodations   within each county; (iii) the number of applications for  major  capital   improvements  filed  with  the division, the number of such applications   approved as submitted, the number of  such  applications  approved  with   modifications,  and  the  number of such applications rejected; (iv) the   median and mean value of applications  for  major  capital  improvements   approved;  (v)  the  number  of  units  which  were  registered with the   division where the amount charged to and paid by  the  tenant  was  less   than the registered rent for the housing accommodation; (vi) for housing   accommodations  that  were registered with the division where the amount   charged to and paid by the tenant was less than the registered rent  for   the  housing  accommodation,  the median and mean difference between the   registered rent for a housing accommodation and the  amount  charged  to   and  paid  by  the tenant; (vii) the median and mean registered rent for   housing accommodations for which the lease was renewed  by  an  existing   tenant;   (viii)  the  median  and  mean  registered  rent  for  housing   accommodations for which a lease was signed by  a  new  tenant  after  a   vacancy;  (ix)  the  median  and  mean  increase,  in  dollars  and as a   percentage, in the registered rent for housing accommodations where  the   lease  was  signed  by  a new tenant after a vacancy; (x) the median and   mean increase, in dollars and as a percentage, in  the  registered  rent   for  housing  accommodations  where the lease was signed by a new tenant   after a vacancy, where the amount changed  to  and  paid  by  the  prior   tenant  was the full registered rent; (xi) the median and mean increase,   in dollars and as a percentage,  in  the  registered  rent  for  housing   accommodations  where  the  lease  was  signed  by  a new tenant after a   vacancy, where the amount changed to and paid by the  prior  tenant  was   less  than  the  registered  rent;  (xii)  the number of rent overcharge   complaints processed  by  the  division;  (xiii)  the  number  of  final   overcharge   orders   granting   an  overcharge;  (xiv)  the  number  of    investigations commenced by the tenant protection  unit,  the  aggregate   number  of  rent stabilized or rent controlled housing accommodations in   each county that were  the  subject  of  such  investigations,  and  the   dispositions  of such investigations. At the time the report is due, the   commissioner  shall  make  available  to  the  governor,  the  temporary   president  of  the  senate,  the speaker of the assembly, and shall make   publicly available, and on its website in machine readable  format,  the   data used to tabulate the figures required to be included in the report,   taking any steps necessary to protect confidential information regarding   ongoing  investigations,  individual  buildings, housing accommodations,   property owners, and tenants.