NYSAR Submits Testimony on State’s Housing Needs at Assembly Hearing

On December 18, NYSAR 2023 President John Vernazza submitted written testimony before the State Assembly’s public hearing on “Assessing Housing Needs Across New York State.” The testimony reiterated NYSAR’s support for targeted state funding to grow the state’s housing stock, preserving local control over housing development, creating state tax incentives for commercial to residential conversions, streamlining local permitting and approval processes for new construction, incentivizing the development of ADUs and the legalization of basement apartments, and the establishment of a comprehensive statewide housing plan including the creation of a first-time homebuyer savings account program and statewide housing access voucher program. To read NYSAR’s full testimony, click here.