A new five-year, $25 billion comprehensive Housing Plan to create and preserve 100,000 affordable homes, including 10,000 homes with support services for vulnerable populations, and electrify an additional 50,000 homes as part of the State's plan to electrify 1 million homes and make another 1 million electrification ready.Proposals to increase the supply of, and access to, affordable housing throughout the State including through encouraging transit-oriented development of housng, permitting the creation of accessory dwelling units, authorize New York City to repeal the floor-area ratio limit on residential density, and allowing for the conversion of hotels and commercial office space into residential housing.A $35 million appropriation to support legal services and reprsentation for eviction cases outside of New York City.An appropriation of $20 million to fund the Homeowners Protection Program for assistance to homeowners at risk of foreclosure.An appropriation totaling $77 million for the Governor's Office of Storm Recovery for areas impacted by natural disasters.The utilization of $40 million in excess reserves from the Mortgage Insurance Fund (MIF) to support the Rural Rental Assistance Program, and the Neighborhood and Rural Preservation Programs.Major budget actions in the Executive Budget include:
The Executive Budget recommends a workforce of 625 FTEs, which is an increase of 13 from the FY 2022 Budget. The FY 2023 Executive Budget recommends $5.3 billion in appropriations. DHCR's Rent Administration program is administered through the main office in Queens and local offices in rent regulated communities. Main offices in Albany and Manhattan are responsible for agency-wide administrative functions and the development and execution of DHCR's policies for its Community Development and Housing programs. Organization and StaffingĭHCR maintains three main offices and two regional offices in Buffalo and Syracuse. DHCR performs a number of activities, including oversight and regulation of the State’s public and publicly assisted rental housing administration of the State’s rent regulations and protection of rent regulated tenants and administration of housing development and community preservation programs, including State and Federal grants and loans to housing developers in order to finance construction and renovation of affordable housing.
The Division of Housing and Community Renewal (DHCR) is responsible for the supervision, maintenance, and development of affordable low- and moderate-income housing in New York State.
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