------------------------------ OMB APPROVAL ------------------------------ OMB Number: 3235-0287 Expires: January 31, 2005 Estimated average burden hours per response.........0.5 ------------------------------ UNITED STATES SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION Washington, DC 20549 FORM 4 STATEMENT OF CHANGES IN BENEFICIAL OWNERSHIP Filed pursuant to Section 16(a) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, Section 17(a) of the Public Utility Holding Company Act of 1935 or Section 30(h) of the Investment Company Act of 1940 |_| Check this box if no longer subject to Section 16. Form 4 or Form 5 obligations may continue. See Instruction 1(b). (Print of Type Responses) ________________________________________________________________________________ 1. Name and Address of Reporting Person* Leenhouts . Norman P. -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- (Last) (First) (Middle) 10 Knollwood Drive -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- (Street) Rochester NY 14618 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- (City) (State) (Zip) ________________________________________________________________________________ 2. Issuer Name and Ticker or Trading Symbol Home Properties of New York, Inc. (HME) ________________________________________________________________________________ 3. I.R.S. Identification Number of Reporting Person, if an entity (voluntary) ________________________________________________________________________________ 4. Statement for Month/Day/Year February 27, 2003 ________________________________________________________________________________ 5. If Amendment, Date of Original (Month/Day/Year) ________________________________________________________________________________ 6. Relationship of Reporting Person(s) to Issuer (Check all applicable) |x| Director |_| 10% Owner |x| Officer (give title below) |_| Other (specify below) Chairman, Co-Chief Executive Officer ________________________________________________________________________________ 7. Individual or Joint/Group Filing (Check Applicable line) |x| Form Filed by One Reporting Person |_| Form Filed by More than One Reporting Person ________________________________________________________________________________ ================================================================================ Table I -- Non-Derivative Securities Acquired, Disposed of, or Beneficially Owned ================================================================================ 5. Amount of 6. 4. Securities Owner- Securities Acquired (A) or Beneficially ship 2A. 3. Disposed of (D) Owned Form: 7. 2. Deemed Transaction (Instr. 3, 4 and 5) Following Direct Nature of Trans- Execution Code ------------------------------- Reported (D) or Indirect 1. action Date, if (Instr. 8) (A) Transaction(s) Indirect Beneficial Title of Security Date any ------------ or (Instr. 3 & (I) Ownership (Instr. 3) (mm/dd/yy) (mm/dd/yy) Code V Amount (D) Price Instr.4) (Instr.4) (Instr.4) ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ Common Stock, Par value $.01 02/03/03 G V 2 A ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ Common Stock, Par value $.01 02/27/03 A 16,000 A 143,992 D ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ Common Stock, Par value $.01 9,702 I shares in custodial account for minor grand- children (1) ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ ==================================================================================================================================== FORM 4 (continued) Table II -- Derivative Securities Acquired, Disposed of, or Beneficially Owned (e.g., puts, calls, warrants, options, convertible securities) ================================================================================ 9. Number 10. of Owner- deriv- ship ative Form 2. Secur- of Conver- 5. 7. ities Deriv- 11. sion Number of Title and Amount Bene- ative Nature or Derivative 6. of Underlying 8. ficially Secur- of Exer- 3A. 4. Securities Date Securities Price Owned ity: In- cise Deemed Trans- Acquired (A) Exercisable and (Instr. 3 and 4) of Follow- Direct direct Price 3. Execut- action or Disposed Expiration Date ---------------- Deriv- ing (D) or Bene- 1. of Trans- ion Code of(D) (Month/Day/Year) Amount ative Reported In- ficial Title of Deriv- action Date if (Instr. (Instr. 3, ---------------- or Secur- Trans- direct Owner- Derivative ative Date any 8) 4 and 5) Date Expira- Number ity action(s) (I) ship Security Secur- (mm/dd/ (mm/dd/ ------ ------------ Exer- tion of (Instr. (Instr. (Instr. (Instr. (Instr. 3) ity yy) yy) Code V (A) (D) cisable Date Title Shares 5) 4) 4) 4) ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ Units of Limited Partnership (2) * * * * * * * * * * 467 D ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ Units of Limited Partnership (2) * * * * * * * * * * 4,005 I Leenhouts Ventures(3) ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ Units of Limited Partnership (2) * * * * * * * * * * 214,688 I Home Leasing (4) ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ Units of Limited Partnership (2) * * * * * * * * * * 50,000 I Spouse(1) ----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Option to Purchase Common Stock $26.50 * * * * * * * * * * 15,000 D ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ Option to Purchase Common Stock $25.125 * * * * * * * * * * 3,000 D ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ Option to Purchase Common Stock $27.125 * * * * * * * * * * 47,278 D ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ Option to Purchase Common Stock $31.375 * * * * * * * * * 50,000 D ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ Option to Purchase Common Stock $30.15 * * * * * * * * * 50,000 D ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ Option to Purchase Common Stock $34.65 * * * * * * * * * 50,000 D ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ Phantom Stock Common Unit 1-for-1 02/27/03 A 6,933(5) (6) (6) Stock 6,933 (5) 16,272(6) D ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ ==================================================================================================================================== Explanation of Responses: * Previously Reported. (1) The Reporting Person disclaims beneficial ownership of these securities and this report shall not be deemed an admission that the Reporting Person is the beneficial owner of such securities for purposes of Section 16 or for any other purposes. (2) Units of Limited Partnership interests in Home Properties of New York, L.P. a New York limited partnership of which the Issuer is the general partner. The Reporting Person has the right to redeem for shares of Common Stock at the rate of one unit for one share of common stock or cash, at the option of the Issuer. (3) Norman Leenhouts is a general partner of Leenhouts Ventures. Represents his proportionate interest in that entity. (4) Norman Leenhouts is a director, shareholder and Chairman of Home Leasing Corporation. Represents his proportionate interest in that entity. (5) Represents phantom stock units accrued to the Reporting Person's account pursuant to the dividend reinvestment feature of the Issuer's Deferred Bonus Plan of prices ranging from $30.75 to $31.30 per share. Represents phantom stock units accrued in lieu of cash in payment of bonus amounts, the Issuer's contribution to the account pursuant to the Plan and hypothetical shares accrued pursuant to the dividend reinvestment feature of the Plan. (6) The Reporting Person will be paid in the form of the Issuer's Common Stock on or about the 3rd, 5th or 10th anniversary of the deferral depending on the election of the Reporting Person. /s/ Norman P. Leenhouts By Ann M. McCormick attorney-in-fact March 3, 2003 --------------------------------------------- ----------------------- **Signature of Reporting Person Date Reminder: Report on a separate line for each class of securities beneficially owned directly or indirectly. * If the form is filed by more than one reporting person, see Instruction 4(b)(v). ** Intentional misstatements or omissions of facts constitute Federal Criminal Violations. See 18 U.S.C. 1001 and 15 U.S.C. 78ff(a). Note: File three copies of this Form, one of which must be manually signed. If space is insufficient, see Instruction 6 for procedure. Page 2