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2006 Housing Covenant Campaign
City: 421-a Tax Exemption Program
›"A
Luxurious Giveaway", By Roland Lewis, The New York
Times, OP-ED,
April 16, 2006 (PDF)
Habitat-NYC Covenant Goal: Reform the 421-a Tax Exemption Program to Require
Affordable Housing
› "Reforming New York City's 421-a Property Tax Exemption Program:
Subsidize Affordable Homes, Not Luxury Development," Habitat-NYC and
Pratt Center for Community Development, April 2006 (PDF)
› Read the New York Times
article, "Housing Groups Attack Luxury
Units Tax Breaks" from April 12, 2006 (PDF)
› “Worth the Cost? Evaluating the 421-a Property Tax Exemption,” NYC
Independent Budget Office, 2003 (PDF)
› “A Proposal to Enhance Tax and Zoning Incentives for New Housing
Production,” Citizens Housing and Planning Council, 2002 (PDF)
State: New York State Affordable
Housing Trust Fund
› Habitat-NYC Covenant Goal: Create a True New York
State Housing Trust Fund
› “A Proposal to Enhance New York State’s Support of Affordable
Housing,” Citizens Housing and Planning Council, 2001 (PDF)
Federal: Cuts to Housing Subsidy
Programs (Section 8 and Public Housing)
› Habitat-NYC Covenant Goal: Reverse the Cuts to Federally Subsidized
Housing Programs
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