Establishes the manufactured home community preservation act

Latest action Apr 22, 2026

Establishes the manufactured home community preservation act to provide financial and technical assistance, within funds available to counties, municipalities, rural preservation companies, and other non-profit housing organizations for their housing preservation efforts; provides that funds in the mortgage insurance fund can be used to provide financial support to local governments and eligible non-profit housing organizations.

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Where it stands

Passed one of the two chambers; it still needs the other.

Introduced
In committee
Up for a vote
Passed one chamber
Passed
Enacted

New York State Senate

Same as A4893, the matching bill in the Assembly.

Amends the Private Housing Finance Law.

Committee

Housing · New York State Assembly

Also referred to Housing, Construction And Community Development · New York State Senate.

Purpose, from the sponsor's memo

To ensure that mobile and manufactured home communities remain a viable affordable housing option for rural communities in the state by purchas- ing development rights from owners and by providing funding to non-pro- fit organizations to purchase the mobile and manufactured home community and preserve its affordability through a covenant in the deed.

Filed with the bill. Read it on nysenate.gov (opens in a new tab)

Recorded votes

Vote: Floor vote
NY SenateApr 21, 2026Result: passed
(51) (11) (0) (1)
Vote: Committee vote · Finance
Senate FinanceMar 24, 2026Result: passed
(22) (0) (0) (0)
Vote: Committee vote · Housing, Construction And Community Development
Senate Housing, Construction And Community DevelopmentFeb 10, 2026Result: passed
(10) (1) (0) (0)
Vote: Committee vote · Housing, Construction And Community Development
Senate Housing, Construction And Community DevelopmentMay 19, 2025Result: passed
(9) (1) (0) (1)

Cosponsors

Anna Kelles, Rachel May and 1 more on Agora

Democratic3

See the full list on nysenate.gov

The sponsor's argument

Why Michelle Hinchey says this is needed

Mobile and manufactured home communities or mobile home parks are a vital affordable housing option in rural parts of the state. However, manufactured home communities in our state are under threat from real estate speculators who purchase them, increase rents and fees to drive out residents, and finally to develop them into more expensive housing options. Due in part to this speculation, mobile and manufactured home communities have declined from 1,800 in 2019 to only 1,200 in 2022. Because these homes represent 14% of rural housing stock, this loss is a significant blow to available affordable housing in rural communities. As New York State faces a dire shortage of housing stock, especially affordable and workforce housing, we need to focus our efforts on ensur- ing available housing for low-income earners. Protecting mobile and manufactured home communities is a crucial part of that effort. This bill will protect our rural communities from speculators and ensure that mobile and manufactured homes remain a viable affordable housing option. It does this in two ways. First by empowering local governments or eligible non-profit housing organizations to purchase development rights from owners, this bill enables owners to retain ownership of the property and profit from its development potential while ensuring that the property stays a mobile home park. Second, it allocates funding to non-profit organizations to purchase mobile home communities and preserve their affordability through a covenant in the deed.

This is the sponsor's own case for the bill, quoted from their memorandum. It is not Agora's description of what the bill does.

Full history

Apr 22, 2026
Referred to committee
REFERRED TO HOUSING
NY Assembly
Apr 21, 2026
Sent to the executive
DELIVERED TO ASSEMBLY
NY Senate
Apr 21, 2026
Passed a chamber
PASSED SENATE
NY Senate
Mar 26, 2026
Advanced to Third Reading
ADVANCED TO THIRD READING
NY Senate
Mar 25, 2026
2ND Report CAL.
2ND REPORT CAL.
NY Senate

Show full history (7 earlier events)

Mar 24, 2026
1ST Report CAL.599
1ST REPORT CAL.599
NY Senate
Feb 10, 2026
Reported out of committee
REPORTED AND COMMITTED TO FINANCE
NY Senate
Jan 7, 2026
Referred to committee
REFERRED TO HOUSING
NY Assembly
Jan 7, 2026
Referred to committee
REFERRED TO HOUSING, CONSTRUCTION AND COMMUNITY DEVELOPMENT
NY Senate
May 19, 2025
Reported out of committee
REPORTED AND COMMITTED TO FINANCE
NY Senate
Feb 10, 2025
Referred to committee
REFERRED TO HOUSING
NY Assembly
Jan 30, 2025
Referred to committee
REFERRED TO HOUSING, CONSTRUCTION AND COMMUNITY DEVELOPMENT
NY Senate

About this record

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