Housing and Community Renewal, Division of

Agency Web Site: https://hcr.ny.gov/division-housing-and-community-renewal

Mission

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. 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.

Organization and Staffing

DHCR maintains three main offices and two regional offices in Buffalo and Syracuse. 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. DHCR's Rent Administration program is administered through the main office in Queens and local offices in rent regulated communities.

Budget Highlights

The FY 2024 Executive Budget recommends $771.5 million in appropriations, a decrease of $5.2 billion from the FY 2023 budget primarily attributable to the appropriation for the five-year Housing Program in the FY 2023 budget becoming a reappropriation in the FY 2024 budget.

The Executive Budget recommends a workforce of 671 FTEs, which is an increase of 46 from the FY 2023 Budget, primarily to implement and enforce the provisions of the New York Housing Compact.

Major budget actions in the Executive Budget include:

Utilizing $90.7 million in reserves from the Mortgage Insurance Fund (MIF) to support the Rural Rental Assistance Program, the Neighborhood Preservation Program, the Rural Preservation Program, and homeless housing programs.

Incentivizing and enabling the supply of, and access to, affordable housing throughout the State including by: requiring local governments to meet growth targets for the devlopment of housing, requiring local governments to rezone areas near transit stops, simplifying the process by which localities can declare dangerous, vacant residential properties as abandoned , incentivizing the creation of accessory dwelling units, and authorizing New York City to repeal the floor-area ratio limit on residential density and to enable the conversion of hotels and commerical office space into residential housing,

Establishing the Infrastructure Support Fund and Planning Assistance Fund to assist localities in meeting new zoning requirements,

Iincreasing and stabilizing homeownership in low-income communties of color,

Establishing the Housing Review Board and Planning Office, both of which will enfore and assist localities in complying with the provisions of the Governor's Housing Compact,

Providing $20 million to assist landlords in meeting lead remediation requirements to protect tenants from the harms of lead exposure,

Requiring zoning and housing production data to be reported by local governments, and developing an IT system for mapping such data,

Expanding the Tenant Protection Unit to add offices outside of New York City, particularaly in areas with high concentraions of mobile home parks,

Continuing the investment in the 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.

For more information on this agency's budget recommendations located in the Executive Budget Briefing Book, click on the following link:

Briefing Book – Human Services (PDF)

Program Highlights

Finance and Development

Funds the development and preservation of affordable housing, including the Low Income Housing Tax Credit programs, tax exempt and taxable bond finance programs, single family loan and capital awards programs.

Housing Preservation

Oversees programs that maintain and enhance the State’s portfolio of existing affordable housing, including DHCR’s Public Housing portfolio, the Office of Rent Administration, the Section 8 Program, Asset Management, and the Weatherization Assistance Program.

Community Renewal

Supports programs targeting community and economic development, job creation and downtown revitalization, including the NYS Community Development Block Grant Program, New York’s Main Street Program, the Affordable Housing Corporation, the Neighborhood Stabilization program and the Neighborhood and Rural Preservation Programs.

ALL FUNDS
APPROPRIATIONS
(dollars)
Category	Available FY 2023	Appropriations Recommended FY 2024	Change From FY 2023	Reappropriations Recommended FY 2024
State Operations	134,689,000	181,574,000	46,885,000	203,072,000
Aid To Localities	538,235,000	110,750,000	(427,485,000)	962,503,500
Capital Projects	5,303,200,000	479,700,000	(4,823,500,000)	7,685,645,000
Total	5,976,124,000	772,024,000	(5,204,100,000)	8,851,220,500

ALL FUND TYPES
PROJECTED LEVELS OF EMPLOYMENT BY PROGRAM
FILLED ANNUAL SALARIED POSITIONS
Program	FY 2023 Estimated FTEs 03/31/23	FY 2024 Estimated FTEs 03/31/24	FTE Change
F&D - Community Development
Special Revenue Funds - Other	64	64	0
OHP - Low Income Weatherization
Special Revenue Funds - Federal	28	28	0
OHP - Rent Administration
General Fund	13	13	0
Special Revenue Funds - Other	371	371	0
OHP - Housing
Special Revenue Funds - Federal	45	45	0
Special Revenue Funds - Other	52	52	0
OPS - Administration
General Fund	17	63	46
Special Revenue Funds - Other	35	35	0
Total	625	671	46

STATE OPERATIONS
ALL FUNDS FINANCIAL REQUIREMENTS BY FUND TYPE
APPROPRIATIONS
(dollars)
Fund Type	Available FY 2023	Recommended FY 2024	Change
General Fund	12,474,000	18,984,000	6,510,000
Special Revenue Funds - Federal	16,308,000	56,308,000	40,000,000
Special Revenue Funds - Other	105,907,000	106,282,000	375,000
Total	134,689,000	181,574,000	46,885,000

STATE OPERATIONS
ALL FUNDS FINANCIAL REQUIREMENTS BY PROGRAM
APPROPRIATIONS
(dollars)
Program	Available FY 2023	Recommended FY 2024	Change
F&D - Community Development
General Fund	689,000	689,000	0
Special Revenue Funds - Other	8,277,000	8,404,000	127,000
HOMEOWNER STABILIZATION FUND
General Fund	0	120,000	120,000
HOUSING PLANNING
General Fund	0	4,020,000	4,020,000
HOUSING REVIEW BOARD
General Fund	0	1,200,000	1,200,000
LEAD ABATEMENT
General Fund	0	268,000	268,000
OCR - Community Renewal
General Fund	327,000	327,000	0
OFFICE OF RESILIENT HOMES AND COMMUNITIES
General Fund	0	500,000	500,000
OHP - Housing
General Fund	864,000	864,000	0
Special Revenue Funds - Federal	11,584,000	11,584,000	0
Special Revenue Funds - Other	9,503,000	9,552,000	49,000
OHP - Low Income Weatherization
Special Revenue Funds - Federal	4,724,000	44,724,000	40,000,000
OHP - Rent Administration
General Fund	1,825,000	2,227,000	402,000
Special Revenue Funds - Other	83,417,000	83,616,000	199,000
OPS - Administration
General Fund	8,769,000	8,769,000	0
Special Revenue Funds - Other	4,710,000	4,710,000	0
Total	134,689,000	181,574,000	46,885,000

STATE OPERATIONS - GENERAL FUND
SUMMARY OF PERSONAL SERVICE APPROPRIATIONS AND CHANGES
FY 2024 RECOMMENDED
(dollars)
Program	Total		Personal Service Regular (Annual Salaried)
Program	Amount	Change	Amount	Change
F&D - Community Development	684,000	0	674,000	0
HOMEOWNER STABILIZATION FUND	101,000	101,000	100,000	100,000
HOUSING PLANNING	3,001,000	3,001,000	3,000,000	3,000,000
HOUSING REVIEW BOARD	1,001,000	1,001,000	1,000,000	1,000,000
LEAD ABATEMENT	201,000	201,000	200,000	200,000
OCR - Community Renewal	322,000	0	315,000	0
OFFICE OF RESILIENT HOMES AND COMMUNITIES	451,000	451,000	450,000	450,000
OHP - Housing	859,000	0	855,000	0
OHP - Rent Administration	2,088,000	301,000	2,084,000	300,000
OPS - Administration	2,037,000	0	2,022,000	0
Total	10,745,000	5,056,000	10,700,000	5,050,000

STATE OPERATIONS - GENERAL FUND
SUMMARY OF PERSONAL SERVICE APPROPRIATIONS AND CHANGES
FY 2024 RECOMMENDED CONTINUED
(dollars)
Program	Temporary Service (Nonannual Salaried)		Holiday/Overtime Pay
Program	Amount	Change	Amount	Change
F&D - Community Development	0	0	10,000	0
HOMEOWNER STABILIZATION FUND	0	0	1,000	1,000
HOUSING PLANNING	0	0	1,000	1,000
HOUSING REVIEW BOARD	0	0	1,000	1,000
LEAD ABATEMENT	0	0	1,000	1,000
OCR - Community Renewal	0	0	7,000	0
OFFICE OF RESILIENT HOMES AND COMMUNITIES	0	0	1,000	1,000
OHP - Housing	0	0	4,000	0
OHP - Rent Administration	0	0	4,000	1,000
OPS - Administration	0	0	15,000	0
Total	0	0	45,000	6,000

STATE OPERATIONS - GENERAL FUND
SUMMARY OF NONPERSONAL SERVICE AND MAINTENANCE UNDISTRIBUTED
APPROPRIATIONS AND CHANGES
FY 2024 RECOMMENDED
(dollars)
Program	Total		Supplies and Materials
Program	Amount	Change	Amount	Change
F&D - Community Development	5,000	0	1,000	0
HOMEOWNER STABILIZATION FUND	19,000	19,000	5,000	5,000
HOUSING PLANNING	1,019,000	1,019,000	20,000	20,000
HOUSING REVIEW BOARD	199,000	199,000	10,000	10,000
LEAD ABATEMENT	67,000	67,000	10,000	10,000
OCR - Community Renewal	5,000	0	1,000	0
OFFICE OF RESILIENT HOMES AND COMMUNITIES	49,000	49,000	1,000	1,000
OHP - Housing	5,000	0	1,000	0
OHP - Rent Administration	139,000	101,000	6,000	5,000
OPS - Administration	6,732,000	0	311,000	0
Total	8,239,000	1,454,000	366,000	51,000

STATE OPERATIONS - GENERAL FUND
SUMMARY OF NONPERSONAL SERVICE AND MAINTENANCE UNDISTRIBUTED
APPROPRIATIONS AND CHANGES
FY 2024 RECOMMENDED CONTINUED
(dollars)
Program	Travel		Contractual Services
Program	Amount	Change	Amount	Change
F&D - Community Development	2,000	0	1,000	0
HOMEOWNER STABILIZATION FUND	7,000	7,000	5,000	5,000
HOUSING PLANNING	10,000	10,000	980,000	980,000
HOUSING REVIEW BOARD	10,000	10,000	169,000	169,000
LEAD ABATEMENT	10,000	10,000	37,000	37,000
OCR - Community Renewal	2,000	0	1,000	0
OFFICE OF RESILIENT HOMES AND COMMUNITIES	1,000	1,000	46,000	46,000
OHP - Housing	2,000	0	1,000	0
OHP - Rent Administration	45,000	10,000	86,000	85,000
OPS - Administration	157,000	0	6,002,000	0
Total	246,000	48,000	7,328,000	1,322,000

STATE OPERATIONS - GENERAL FUND
SUMMARY OF NONPERSONAL SERVICE AND MAINTENANCE UNDISTRIBUTED
APPROPRIATIONS AND CHANGES
FY 2024 RECOMMENDED CONTINUED
(dollars)
Program	Equipment
Program	Amount	Change
F&D - Community Development	1,000	0
HOMEOWNER STABILIZATION FUND	2,000	2,000
HOUSING PLANNING	9,000	9,000
HOUSING REVIEW BOARD	10,000	10,000
LEAD ABATEMENT	10,000	10,000
OCR - Community Renewal	1,000	0
OFFICE OF RESILIENT HOMES AND COMMUNITIES	1,000	1,000
OHP - Housing	1,000	0
OHP - Rent Administration	2,000	1,000
OPS - Administration	262,000	0
Total	299,000	33,000

STATE OPERATIONS - OTHER THAN GENERAL FUND
SUMMARY OF APPROPRIATIONS AND CHANGES
FY 2024 RECOMMENDED
(dollars)
Program	Total		Personal Service
Program	Amount	Change	Amount	Change
F&D - Community Development	8,404,000	127,000	4,250,000	0
OHP - Housing	21,136,000	49,000	11,631,000	0
OHP - Low Income Weatherization	44,724,000	40,000,000	11,543,000	10,000,000
OHP - Rent Administration	83,616,000	199,000	31,531,000	0
OPS - Administration	4,710,000	0	2,717,000	0
Total	162,590,000	40,375,000	61,672,000	10,000,000

STATE OPERATIONS - OTHER THAN GENERAL FUND
SUMMARY OF APPROPRIATIONS AND CHANGES
FY 2024 RECOMMENDED CONTINUED
(dollars)
Program	Nonpersonal Service
Program	Amount	Change
F&D - Community Development	4,154,000	127,000
OHP - Housing	9,505,000	49,000
OHP - Low Income Weatherization	33,181,000	30,000,000
OHP - Rent Administration	52,085,000	199,000
OPS - Administration	1,993,000	0
Total	100,918,000	30,375,000

AID TO LOCALITIES
ALL FUNDS FINANCIAL REQUIREMENTS BY FUND TYPE
APPROPRIATIONS
(dollars)
Fund Type	Available FY 2023	Recommended FY 2024	Change
General Fund	159,735,000	23,250,000	(136,485,000)
Special Revenue Funds - Federal	363,500,000	72,500,000	(291,000,000)
Special Revenue Funds - Other	15,000,000	15,000,000	0
Total	538,235,000	110,750,000	(427,485,000)

AID TO LOCALITIES
ALL FUNDS FINANCIAL REQUIREMENTS BY PROGRAM
APPROPRIATIONS
(dollars)
Program	Available FY 2023	Recommended FY 2024	Change
Association for Neighborhood and Housing Development
General Fund	150,000	0	(150,000)
Community Controlled Affordable Housing
General Fund	1,000,000	1,000,000	0
F&D - Housing Development Fund Program
Special Revenue Funds - Other	15,000,000	15,000,000	0
FAIR CHANCE HOUSING REFORMS
General Fund	250,000	250,000	0
Fair Housing Testing
General Fund	2,000,000	2,000,000	0
HEAL THE VIOLENCE PROGRAM
General Fund	250,000	0	(250,000)
Homeowner Protection
General Fund	35,000,000	0	(35,000,000)
Hurricane IDA Relief
Special Revenue Funds - Federal	41,000,000	0	(41,000,000)
LAND BANKS
General Fund	50,000,000	0	(50,000,000)
Legal Representation for Eviction
General Fund	35,000,000	0	(35,000,000)
OCR - Small Cities Community Development Block Grant
Special Revenue Funds - Federal	40,000,000	40,000,000	0
OHP - Low Income Weatherization
Special Revenue Funds - Federal	282,500,000	32,500,000	(250,000,000)
OHP - Periodic Subsidies - Local Areas
General Fund	2,985,000	0	(2,985,000)
PLANNING ASSISTANCE FUND
General Fund	0	20,000,000	20,000,000
Pa'lante Harlem, Inc
General Fund	100,000	0	(100,000)
SENATE PRIORITIES FOR HOUSING INITIATIVES
General Fund	1,000,000	0	(1,000,000)
Total	506,235,000	110,750,000	(395,485,000)

CAPITAL PROJECTS
ALL FUNDS FINANCIAL REQUIREMENTS BY PROGRAM
APPROPRIATIONS
(dollars)
Comprehensive Construction Program	Available FY 2023	Recommended FY 2024	Change	Reappropriations FY 2024
Access to Home
Housing Program Fund	1,000,000	1,000,000	0	457,000
Adaptive Reuse Afforable Housing Program
Housing Program Fund	0	0	0	100,000,000
Affordable Housing Corporation
Housing Program Fund	36,000,000	26,000,000	(10,000,000)	160,306,000
Governor's Office of Storm Recovery
Housing Program Fund	77,000,000	28,000,000	(49,000,000)	93,960,000
Homes for Working Families Program
Housing Program Fund	14,000,000	14,000,000	0	58,848,000
Housing Opportunity Program For Elderly
Housing Program Fund	3,400,000	1,400,000	(2,000,000)	6,236,000
Housing Our Neighbors with Dignity
Housing Program Fund	100,000,000	0	(100,000,000)	100,000,000
Housing Program
Housing Program Fund	4,505,000,000	0	(4,505,000,000)	5,541,656,000
Infrastructure Investment – Settlement Funds	0	0	0	63,278,000
Housing Program Capital Improvement
Capital Projects Fund	0	0	0	84,245,000
Low Income Housing Trust Fund
Housing Program Fund	44,200,000	44,200,000	0	183,629,000
Main Street Program
Housing Program Fund	4,200,000	4,200,000	0	10,014,000
Manufactured Home Advantage Program
Housing Program Fund	5,000,000	5,000,000	0	13,743,000
Mitchell Lama Rehabilitation and Preservation Program and All Affordable Program
Housing Assistance Fund	0	0	0	5,911,000
Mitchell-Lama Preservation and Homeownership Program
Housing Program Fund	100,000,000	0	(100,000,000)	100,000,000
New Facilities
Federal Capital Projects Fund	0	0	0	10,100,000
Housing Program Fund	0	349,500,000	349,500,000	0
New York City Housing Authority Program
Housing Program Fund	0	0	0	350,000,000
Public Housing Assistance Program
Housing Program Fund	400,000,000	0	(400,000,000)	400,000,000
Public Housing Modernization Program
Housing Program Fund	6,400,000	6,400,000	0	47,642,000
Public Housing Preservation Program
Housing Program Fund	0	0	0	16,276,000
Public Housing Program
Housing Program Fund	0	0	0	325,000,000
Small Rental Housing Development Initiative
Housing Program Fund	7,000,000	0	(7,000,000)	7,000,000
State Housing Bond Fund
State Housing Bond Fund	0	0	0	7,344,000
Total	5,303,200,000	479,700,000	(4,823,500,000)	7,685,645,000

Note: Most recent estimates as of 02/01/2023

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