Pelham, N.Y., Code of Ordinances ch. 25 (eCode360 ed. 2026) § 25-4
Time period of affordability
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An AFFH unit must remain affordable for a minimum of 50 years from the date of initial certificate of occupancy issued on or immediately preceding it becoming an AFFH unit for rental property and from the date of original sale as an AFFH unit for ownership.
Under Pelham, N.Y., Code of Ordinances ch. 25 § 25-4, any unit designated as an Affirmatively Furthering Fair Housing (AFFH) unit is subject to a long-term affordability requirement. Rental AFFH units must remain affordable for at least 50 years starting from the date of the initial certificate of occupancy issued on or immediately preceding the unit's AFFH designation. For ownership AFFH units, the 50-year affordability period runs from the date the unit was originally sold as an AFFH unit.
Plain English — not legal advice.
Operators of rental properties with AFFH units under ch. 25 § 25-4 generally maintain documentation of the initial certificate of occupancy to establish the precise start date of the 50-year affordability period. For ownership units, the original sale date as an AFFH unit triggers the clock, so keeping clear records of that transaction is a standard compliance practice. Compliant operators typically build the full duration of the affordability covenant into any long-range planning for the property, including financing, resale, or redevelopment decisions.
General guidance for property managers — not legal advice for your specific situation. Consult an attorney for advice on your case.
Section 25-4 of Pelham's Code of Ordinances ch. 25 establishes that an AFFH unit's affordability protections run for a minimum of 50 years, giving tenants and buyers a long-term basis for asserting those protections. If a landlord or seller appears to be treating a unit as no longer subject to affordability requirements before that period has elapsed, tenants may raise the affordability covenant as a relevant issue in any applicable administrative or legal proceeding. Tenant-rights organizations and local housing offices can be useful starting points for understanding how this provision applies to a particular AFFH unit's history.
General guidance for tenants — not legal advice for your specific situation. Consult a tenant-rights organization or attorney for advice on your case.
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