New York legislation · 2025-2026 General Assembly
New York A1625: Establishes the homeownership protection program
Status: In committee, June 3, 2026
Establishes the homeowner protection program; provides that the department of law shall establish the homeowner protection program to ensure the availability of free housing counseling and legal services to homeowners for the purposes of mitigating threats to homeownership; provides that the department of law shall provide grants to eligible not-for-profit housing counseling organizations and legal services organizations to provide services under the program.
What the bill says
An act to amend the real property law, in relation to establishing the homeowner protection program.
From the amended text, May 8, 2025:
AN ACT to amend the real property law, in relation to establishing the homeowner protection program THE PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK, REPRESENTED IN SENATE AND ASSEMBLY, DO ENACT AS FOLLOWS: Section 1. The real property law is amended by adding a new section 265-c to read as follows: § 265-C. HOMEOWNER PROTECTION PROGRAM. 1. (A) WITHIN ONE YEAR OF THE EFFECTIVE DATE OF THIS SECTION, THE DEPARTMENT OF LAW SHALL ESTABLISH THE HOMEOWNER PROTECTION PROGRAM TO ENSURE THE AVAILABILITY OF FREE HOUSING COUNSELING AND LEGAL SERVICES TO HOMEOWNERS FOR THE PURPOSES OF MITIGATING THREATS TO HOMEOWNERSHIP INCLUDING, BUT NOT LIMITED TO, HOMEOWNERSHIP RETENTION, HOME PRESERVATION, ESTATE PLANNING, AS A TOOL FOR PREVENTING THEFT OF REAL PROPERTY AND OTHER SCAMS TARGETED TO HOMEOWNERS, PREVENTING AVOIDABLE FORECLOSURES AND DISPLACEMENT, PRESERVING HOME EQUITY, PRESERVING HOMEOWNERSHIP, ESPECIALLY IN COMMUNITIES OF COLOR, AND FOR ANY OTHER PURPOSES RELATED TO PRESERVING HOMEOWNERSHIP. SUCH PROGRAM SHALL BE FUNDED BY ANNUAL APPROPRIATION. (B) THE DEPARTMENT OF LAW SHALL PROVIDE GRANTS TO ELIGIBLE NOT-FORPROFIT HOUSING COUNSELING ORGANIZATIONS AND LEGAL SERVICES ORGANIZATIONS TO PROVIDE SERVICES UNDER THE PROGRAM. SUCH SERVICES SHALL INCLUDE, BUT NOT BE LIMITED TO, ASSISTANCE WITH LOSS MITIGATION AND LOAN AND WORKOUT APPLICATIONS AND NEGOTIATIONS; ASSISTANCE IN APPLYING FOR ASSISTANCE PROGRAMS FOR HOMEOWNERS; ASSISTANCE WITH RESOLVING PROPERTY TAX, UTILITY AND BUILDING CODE VIOLATION DEBTS …
Sponsors
- Michaelle Solages (D, 22) · primary sponsor
- Sarahana Shrestha (D, 103)
- Jeffrey Dinowitz (D, 81)
- Jo Simon (D, 52)
- Karines Reyes (D, 87)
- Linda Rosenthal (D, 67)
- Alfred Taylor (D, 71)
- Tony Simone (D, 75)
- Alicia Hyndman (D, 29)
- Kenneth Blankenbush (R, 117)
- Christopher Burdick (D, 93)
- Judy Griffin (D, 21)
Latest actions
- : SUBSTITUTED BY S2627A
- : ORDERED TO THIRD READING RULES CAL.387
- : RULES REPORT CAL.387
- : REPORTED
- : REPORTED REFERRED TO RULES
- : REFERRED TO WAYS AND MEANS
- : REPORTED REFERRED TO WAYS AND MEANS
- : PRINT NUMBER 1625A
- : AMEND AND RECOMMIT TO HOUSING
- : REFERRED TO HOUSING
Votes
- Assembly Ways And Means Committee: Favorable refer to committee Rules (June 3, 2026): 32 yea, 0 nay, passed
- Assembly Rules Committee: Favorable (June 3, 2026): 29 yea, 0 nay, passed
Subjects: Real Property Law
Common questions
- What is A1625?
- A1625 is a bill in the New York Legislature (2025-2026 General Assembly): Establishes the homeownership protection program.
- What does A1625 do?
- In its own words: An act to amend the real property law, in relation to establishing the homeowner protection program.
- What is the status of A1625?
- In committee as of June 3, 2026. Latest action: SUBSTITUTED BY S2627A (June 3, 2026).
- Who sponsored A1625?
- Michaelle Solages (D, 22), with 11 co-sponsors.
- Where is the official record for A1625?
- On the New York Legislature website: https://www.nysenate.gov/legislation/bills/2025/A1625
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