Center for NYC Neighborhoods and Empire Justice Center Applaud HOPP Funding in One-House Budgets

Joint statement from Kristin Brown, President and CEO of Empire Justice Center and Christie Peale, CEO and Executive Director of the Center for NYC Neighborhoods

“The Center for NYC Neighborhoods and Empire Justice Center applaud the inclusion of full $40 million funding in both the Assembly and Senate one-house budgets. As the ongoing affordability crisis drives rising mortgage delinquencies and housing scams, support for homeowners has never been more critical. We thank Senate Housing Committee Chair Brian Kavanagh, Assembly Housing Committee Chair Linda B. Rosenthal, Assemblymember Michaelle C. Solages, and the many lawmakers who championed this program, and notably Governor Hochul for including HOPP in her executive budget for the second year in a row. HOPP remains the first and last line of defense for thousands of New York homeowners against foreclosure and displacement. This is an important step toward ensuring families have the free housing counseling and legal services they need to stay in their homes and build lasting stability for their communities, and we look forward to seeing full funding and codification included in the final state budget to make these protections permanent.”