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                                  9545

                          I N  A S S E M B L Y

                               May 6, 2014
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Introduced  by  M.  of A. GLICK, WRIGHT -- read once and referred to the
  Committee on Housing

AN ACT to amend the multiple dwelling law, in relation  to  coverage  of
  interim multiple dwellings and owner obligations

  THE  PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK, REPRESENTED IN SENATE AND ASSEM-
BLY, DO ENACT AS FOLLOWS:

  Section 1. Section 282-a of the multiple dwelling law, as  amended  by
chapter 159 of the laws of 2011, is amended to read as follows:
  S  282-a.  [Limitation  on  applications] APPLICATIONS for coverage of
interim multiple dwellings and residential units. [1.  All  applications
for  registration  as  an  interim  multiple dwelling or for coverage of
residential units under this article shall be filed with the loft  board
within  six  months after the date the loft board shall have adopted all
rules or regulations necessary in order to implement the  provisions  of
chapter  one  hundred  forty-seven  of the laws of two thousand ten. The
loft board may subsequently amend such rules and  regulations  but  such
amendments  shall  not  recommence the time period in which applications
may be filed.   Notwithstanding any other  provision  of  this  article,
after  such date no further applications for registration or coverage as
an interim multiple dwelling or for coverage under this article shall be
accepted for owners or occupants of buildings that would otherwise qual-
ify as interim multiple dwellings or for coverage pursuant to this arti-
cle.
  2.] Where any occupant has filed an application for coverage  pursuant
to this article and has received a docket number from the loft board, it
shall be unlawful for an owner to cause or intend to cause such occupant
to  vacate, surrender or waive any rights in relation to such occupancy,
due to repeated interruptions or discontinuances of essential  services,
or  an  interruption  or  discontinuance  of an essential service for an
extended duration or of such significance  as  to  substantially  impair
habitability  of such unit, at any time before the loft board has made a
final determination, including appeals, to approve or deny such applica-
tion. This [subdivision] SECTION shall not grant any rights of continued
occupancy other than those otherwise granted by law. Any agreement  that

 EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
                      [ ] is old law to be omitted.
              

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waives  or  limits  the  benefits of this [subdivision] SECTION shall be
deemed void as against public policy. In addition to any other  remedies
provided  in  this  article  for failure to be in compliance, in article
eight  of  this  chapter,  or in the regulations promulgated by the loft
board, an occupant who has filed an application with the loft board  for
coverage  under this article may[, no later than thirty-six months after
the loft board shall have adopted rules and regulations as set forth  in
subdivision  one of this section,] commence an action or proceeding in a
court  of  competent  jurisdiction,  which  notwithstanding  any   other
provision  of  law  shall  include the housing part of the New York city
civil court, to enforce the provisions of this [subdivision] SECTION.
  S 2. Paragraph (vi) of subdivision 1 of section 284  of  the  multiple
dwelling law, as amended by chapter 4 of the laws of 2013, is amended to
read as follows:
  (vi)  Notwithstanding  the provisions of paragraphs (i) through (v) of
this subdivision the owner of an interim multiple dwelling made  subject
to this article by subdivision five of section two hundred eighty-one of
this  article  (A)  shall  file  an  alteration application [within nine
months from the effective date of the chapter of the laws of  two  thou-
sand   ten   which   amended  this  subparagraph]  ON  OR  BEFORE  MARCH
TWENTY-FIRST, TWO THOUSAND ELEVEN, or, for units that became subject  to
this  article  pursuant to the chapter of the laws of two thousand thir-
teen which amended this paragraph, [within nine months of the  promulga-
tion  of  all  necessary  rules  and regulations pursuant to section two
hundred eighty-two-a of this article]ON OR  BEFORE  JUNE  ELEVENTH,  TWO
THOUSAND  FOURTEEN,  OR,  FOR UNITS IN AN INTERIM MULTIPLE DWELLING THAT
WERE LISTED ON AN APPLICATION FOR COVERAGE OR  REGISTRATION  FILED  WITH
THE  LOFT  BOARD  PURSUANT  TO THIS ARTICLE OR IN A COURT PLEADING AFTER
MARCH ELEVENTH, TWO THOUSAND FOURTEEN, WITHIN NINE MONTHS OF EITHER  THE
DATE  OF  THE  INITIAL  APPLICATION FOR COVERAGE OR THE DATE OF THE LOFT
BOARD'S ISSUANCE OF AN INTERIM MULTIPLE DWELLING NUMBER OR THE  DATE  OF
THE  SERVICE  OF  THE PLEADING, WHICHEVER IS EARLIER, and (B) shall take
all reasonable and necessary action to  obtain  an  approved  alteration
permit [within twelve months from such effective date] ON OR BEFORE JUNE
TWENTY-FIRST,  TWO THOUSAND ELEVEN, or, for units that became subject to
this article pursuant to the chapter of the laws of two  thousand  thir-
teen  which amended this paragraph, [within twelve months of the promul-
gation of all necessary rules and regulations pursuant  to  section  two
hundred  eighty-two-a  of this article] ON OR BEFORE SEPTEMBER ELEVENTH,
TWO THOUSAND FOURTEEN, OR, FOR UNITS IN  AN  INTERIM  MULTIPLE  DWELLING
THAT  WERE  LISTED  ON AN APPLICATION FOR COVERAGE OR REGISTRATION FILED
WITH THE LOFT BOARD PURSUANT TO THIS ARTICLE  OR  IN  A  COURT  PLEADING
AFTER  MARCH  ELEVENTH,  TWO  THOUSAND FOURTEEN, WITHIN TWELVE MONTHS OF
EITHER THE DATE OF THE INITIAL APPLICATION FOR COVERAGE OR THE  DATE  OF
THE  LOFT BOARD'S ISSUANCE OF AN INTERIM MULTIPLE DWELLING NUMBER OR THE
DATE OF THE SERVICE OF THE PLEADING, WHICHEVER IS EARLIER, and (C) shall
achieve compliance with the standards of safety and fire protection  set
forth in article seven-B of this chapter for the residential portions of
the  building  within  eighteen  months  from  obtaining such alteration
permit, and (D) shall take all reasonable and necessary action to obtain
a certificate of occupancy as a class A multiple dwelling for the  resi-
dential portions of the building or structure [within thirty months from
such  effective  date]  ON OR BEFORE DECEMBER TWENTY-FIRST, TWO THOUSAND
TWELVE, or for units that became subject to this article pursuant to the
chapter of the laws of two thousand thirteen which  amended  this  para-
graph  [within  thirty months of the promulgation of all necessary rules

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and regulations pursuant to section two  hundred  eighty-two-a  of  this
article]  ON  OR  BEFORE  MARCH  ELEVENTH, TWO THOUSAND SIXTEEN, OR, FOR
UNITS IN AN INTERIM MULTIPLE DWELLING THAT WERE LISTED ON AN APPLICATION
FOR  COVERAGE OR REGISTRATION FILED WITH THE LOFT BOARD PURSUANT TO THIS
ARTICLE OR IN A COURT PLEADING AFTER MARCH ELEVENTH, TWO THOUSAND  FOUR-
TEEN, WITHIN THIRTY MONTHS OF EITHER THE DATE OF THE INITIAL APPLICATION
FOR  COVERAGE  OR  THE  DATE  OF THE LOFT BOARD'S ISSUANCE OF AN INTERIM
MULTIPLE DWELLING NUMBER OR THE DATE OF THE  SERVICE  OF  THE  PLEADING,
WHICHEVER  IS  EARLIER.  The  loft board may, upon good cause shown, and
upon  proof  of  compliance  with  the  standards  of  safety  and  fire
protection  set  forth  in article seven-B of this chapter, twice extend
the time of compliance with the  requirement  to  obtain  a  residential
certificate of occupancy for periods not to exceed twelve months each.
  S  3.  Paragraph  (vi) of subdivision 1 of section 284 of the multiple
dwelling law, as amended by chapter 135 of the laws of 2010, is  amended
to read as follows:
  (vi)  Notwithstanding  the provisions of paragraphs (i) through (v) of
this subdivision the owner of an interim multiple dwelling made  subject
to this article by subdivision five of section two hundred eighty-one of
this  article  (A)  shall  file  an  alteration application [within nine
months from the effective date of the chapter of the laws of  two  thou-
sand   ten   which   amended  this  subparagraph]  ON  OR  BEFORE  MARCH
TWENTY-FIRST, TWO THOUSAND ELEVEN, OR, FOR UNITS IN AN INTERIM  MULTIPLE
DWELLING THAT WERE LISTED ON AN APPLICATION FOR COVERAGE OR REGISTRATION
FILED  WITH THE LOFT BOARD PURSUANT TO THIS ARTICLE OR IN A COURT PLEAD-
ING AFTER MARCH ELEVENTH, TWO THOUSAND FOURTEEN, WITHIN NINE  MONTHS  OF
EITHER  THE  DATE OF THE INITIAL APPLICATION FOR COVERAGE OR THE DATE OF
THE LOFT BOARD'S ISSUANCE OF AN INTERIM MULTIPLE DWELLING NUMBER OR  THE
DATE  OF THE SERVICE OF THE PLEADING, WHICHEVER IS EARLIER and (B) shall
take all reasonable and necessary action to obtain  an  approved  alter-
ation  permit  [within  twelve  months  from  such effective date] ON OR
BEFORE JUNE TWENTY-FIRST, TWO THOUSAND  ELEVEN,  OR,  FOR  UNITS  IN  AN
INTERIM  MULTIPLE DWELLING THAT WERE LISTED ON AN APPLICATION FOR COVER-
AGE OR REGISTRATION FILED WITH THE LOFT BOARD PURSUANT TO  THIS  ARTICLE
OR  IN  A  COURT  PLEADING  AFTER MARCH ELEVENTH, TWO THOUSAND FOURTEEN,
WITHIN TWELVE MONTHS OF EITHER THE DATE OF THE INITIAL  APPLICATION  FOR
COVERAGE OR THE DATE OF THE LOFT BOARD'S ISSUANCE OF AN INTERIM MULTIPLE
DWELLING NUMBER OR THE DATE OF THE SERVICE OF THE PLEADING, WHICHEVER IS
EARLIER  and  (C)  shall achieve compliance with the standards of safety
and fire protection set forth in article seven-B of this chapter for the
residential portions of the building within eighteen months from obtain-
ing such alteration permit [or eighteen months from such effective date,
whichever is later], and (D) shall take  all  reasonable  and  necessary
action to obtain a certificate of occupancy as a class A multiple dwell-
ing  for  the  residential portions of the building or structure [within
thirty-six  months  from  such  effective  date]  ON  OR   BEFORE   JUNE
TWENTY-FIRST,  TWO THOUSAND THIRTEEN, OR, FOR UNITS IN AN INTERIM MULTI-
PLE DWELLING THAT WERE LISTED ON AN APPLICATION FOR COVERAGE  OR  REGIS-
TRATION FILED WITH THE LOFT BOARD PURSUANT TO THIS ARTICLE OR IN A COURT
PLEADING  AFTER MARCH ELEVENTH, TWO THOUSAND FOURTEEN, WITHIN THIRTY-SIX
MONTHS OF EITHER THE DATE OF THE INITIAL APPLICATION FOR COVERAGE OR THE
DATE OF THE LOFT BOARD'S ISSUANCE OF AN INTERIM MULTIPLE DWELLING NUMBER
OR THE DATE OF THE SERVICE OF THE PLEADING, WHICHEVER  IS  EARLIER.  The
loft board may, upon good cause shown, and upon proof of compliance with
the standards of safety and fire protection set forth in article seven-B
of  this  chapter, twice extend the time of compliance with the require-

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ment to obtain a residential certificate of occupancy for periods not to
exceed twelve months each.
  S  4.  This  act  shall take effect immediately and shall be deemed to
have been in full  force  and  effect  on  and  after  March  11,  2014;
provided,  however, that the amendments to paragraph (vi) of subdivision
1 of section 284 of the multiple dwelling law made  by  section  two  of
this  act shall be subject to the expiration and reversion of such para-
graph pursuant to subdivision (h) of section 27 of chapter 4 of the laws
of 2013, as amended, when upon such date the provisions of section three
of this act shall take effect.