S T A T E O F N E W Y O R K
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10008--B
I N A S S E M B L Y
February 24, 2010
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Introduced by M. of A. GOTTFRIED, ROSENTHAL, KELLNER, GLICK, COLTON,
REILLY, CHRISTENSEN, ESPAILLAT, O'DONNELL, MILLMAN, BARRON -- Multi-
Sponsored by -- M. of A. BING, BOYLAND, BRENNAN, HEVESI, JAFFEE, KOLB,
McDONOUGH, McKEVITT, NOLAN -- read once and referred to the Committee
on Housing -- committee discharged, bill amended, ordered reprinted as
amended and recommitted to said committee -- reported and referred to
the Committee on Rules -- Rules Committee discharged, bill amended,
ordered reprinted as amended and recommitted to the Committee on Rules
AN ACT to amend the multiple dwelling law and the administrative code of
the city of New York, in relation to clarifying certain provisions
relating to occupancy of class A multiple dwellings
THE PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK, REPRESENTED IN SENATE AND ASSEM-
BLY, DO ENACT AS FOLLOWS:
Section 1. Paragraph a of subdivision 8 of section 4 of the multiple
dwelling law, as amended by chapter 562 of the laws of 1954, is amended
to read as follows:
a. A "class A" multiple dwelling is a multiple dwelling [which] THAT
is occupied[, as a rule,] for permanent residence purposes. This class
shall include tenements, flat houses, maisonette apartments, apartment
houses, apartment hotels, bachelor apartments, studio apartments, duplex
apartments, kitchenette apartments, garden-type maisonette dwelling
projects, and all other multiple dwellings except class B multiple
dwellings. A CLASS A MULTIPLE DWELLING SHALL ONLY BE USED FOR PERMANENT
RESIDENCE PURPOSES. FOR THE PURPOSES OF THIS DEFINITION, "PERMANENT
RESIDENCE PURPOSES" SHALL CONSIST OF OCCUPANCY OF A DWELLING UNIT BY THE
SAME NATURAL PERSON OR FAMILY FOR THIRTY CONSECUTIVE DAYS OR MORE AND A
PERSON OR FAMILY SO OCCUPYING A DWELLING UNIT SHALL BE REFERRED TO HERE-
IN AS THE PERMANENT OCCUPANTS OF SUCH DWELLING UNIT. THE FOLLOWING USES
OF A DWELLING UNIT BY THE PERMANENT OCCUPANTS THEREOF SHALL NOT BE
DEEMED TO BE INCONSISTENT WITH THE OCCUPANCY OF SUCH DWELLING UNIT FOR
PERMANENT RESIDENCE PURPOSES:
(1) (A) OCCUPANCY OF SUCH DWELLING UNIT FOR FEWER THAN THIRTY CONSEC-
UTIVE DAYS BY OTHER NATURAL PERSONS LIVING WITHIN THE HOUSEHOLD OF THE
EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
[ ] is old law to be omitted.
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PERMANENT OCCUPANT SUCH AS HOUSE GUESTS OR LAWFUL BOARDERS, ROOMERS OR
LODGERS; OR
(B) INCIDENTAL AND OCCASIONAL OCCUPANCY OF SUCH DWELLING UNIT FOR
FEWER THAN THIRTY CONSECUTIVE DAYS BY OTHER NATURAL PERSONS WHEN THE
PERMANENT OCCUPANTS ARE TEMPORARILY ABSENT FOR PERSONAL REASONS SUCH AS
VACATION OR MEDICAL TREATMENT, PROVIDED THAT THERE IS NO MONETARY
COMPENSATION PAID TO THE PERMANENT OCCUPANTS FOR SUCH OCCUPANCY.
(2) IN A CLASS A MULTIPLE DWELLING OWNED BY AN ACCREDITED NOT-FOR-PRO-
FIT COLLEGE OR UNIVERSITY OR LEASED BY SUCH A COLLEGE OR UNIVERSITY
UNDER A NET LEASE FOR A TERM OF FORTY-NINE YEARS OR MORE, THE USE OF
DESIGNATED DWELLING UNITS FOR OCCUPANCY FOR FEWER THAN THIRTY CONSEC-
UTIVE DAYS SHALL NOT BE INCONSISTENT WITH THE OCCUPANCY OF SUCH MULTIPLE
DWELLING FOR PERMANENT RESIDENCE PURPOSES IF:
(A) NO MORE THAN FIVE PERCENT OF THE DWELLING UNITS IN SUCH MULTIPLE
DWELLING BUT NOT LESS THAN ONE DWELLING UNIT, ARE DESIGNATED FOR SUCH
USE AND THE DESIGNATION OF A UNIT ONCE MADE MAY NOT BE CHANGED TO ANOTH-
ER UNIT;
(B) A LIST OF THE DESIGNATED DWELLING UNITS CERTIFIED BY AN AUTHORIZED
REPRESENTATIVE OF THE COLLEGE OR UNIVERSITY IS KEPT ON THE PREMISES BY
THE OWNER OR NET LESSEE AND MADE AVAILABLE UPON REQUEST FOR INSPECTION
BY THE DEPARTMENT OR THE FIRE DEPARTMENT OF SUCH CITY;
(C) ONLY DESIGNATED DWELLING UNITS ON THE CERTIFIED LIST ARE USED FOR
OCCUPANCY FOR FEWER THAN THIRTY CONSECUTIVE DAYS AND ONLY BY (I) NATURAL
PERSONS, OTHER THAN PERSONS WHOSE ONLY RELATIONSHIP WITH THE COLLEGE OR
UNIVERSITY IS AS A STUDENT, FOR WHOM THE COLLEGE OR UNIVERSITY HAS
UNDERTAKEN TO PROVIDE HOUSING ACCOMMODATIONS SUCH AS VISITING PROFESSORS
AND ACADEMICS, GRADUATE STUDENTS WITH RESEARCH OR TEACHING FELLOWSHIPS,
RESEARCHERS AND PERSONS PRESENTING ACADEMIC PAPERS, INTERVIEWING FOR
POSITIONS OF EMPLOYMENT OR HAVING OTHER SIMILAR BUSINESS WITH THE
COLLEGE OR UNIVERSITY, OR (II) NATURAL PERSONS FOR WHOM A HOSPITAL
AFFILIATED WITH SUCH COLLEGE OR UNIVERSITY HAS UNDERTAKEN TO PROVIDE
HOUSING ACCOMMODATIONS SUCH AS PATIENTS, PATIENTS' FAMILIES AND/OR
ACCOMPANYING ESCORTS, MEDICAL PROFESSIONALS AND HEALTHCARE CONSULTANTS
OR PERSONS HAVING OTHER SIMILAR BUSINESS WITH SUCH HOSPITAL. A LOG SHALL
BE MAINTAINED ON THE PREMISES OF THE NAMES AND ADDRESSES OF SUCH PERSONS
AND THE DURATION AND REASON FOR THEIR STAY. SUCH LOG SHALL BE ACCESSIBLE
UPON REQUEST FOR INSPECTION BY THE DEPARTMENT AND THE FIRE DEPARTMENT OF
SUCH MUNICIPALITY;
(D) NO RENT OR OTHER PAYMENT IS COLLECTED FOR SUCH OCCUPANCY; AND
(E) THE FIRE DEPARTMENT OF SUCH CITY SHALL REQUIRE THE FILING OF A
FIRE SAFETY PLAN OR OTHER APPROPRIATE FIRE SAFETY PROCEDURE.
S 2. Section 67 of the multiple dwelling law is amended by adding a
new subdivision 16 to read as follows:
16. A. NOTWITHSTANDING ANY OTHER PROVISION OF LAW TO THE CONTRARY,
WITHIN A DWELLING TO WHICH THIS SECTION IS APPLICABLE THE USE OF DWELL-
ING UNITS AS A HOTEL FOR OTHER THAN PERMANENT RESIDENCE PURPOSES, AS
DEFINED IN PARAGRAPH A OF SUBDIVISION EIGHT OF SECTION FOUR OF THIS
CHAPTER, THAT WOULD OTHERWISE BE PROHIBITED SHALL BE PERMITTED TO
CONTINUE FOR A PERIOD OF TWO YEARS AFTER THE EFFECTIVE DATE OF THIS
SUBDIVISION PROVIDED THAT:
(1) SUCH DWELLING UNITS WERE USED FOR OTHER THAN PERMANENT RESIDENCE
PURPOSES ON JANUARY FIRST, TWO THOUSAND NINE AND ON THE EFFECTIVE DATE
OF THIS SUBDIVISION AND FIFTY-ONE PERCENT OR MORE OF THE TOTAL NUMBER OF
DWELLING UNITS IN SUCH DWELLING WERE USED FOR OTHER THAN PERMANENT RESI-
DENCE PURPOSES ON SUCH DATES;
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(2) SUCH DWELLING WAS OCCUPIED AS A HOTEL FOR OTHER THAN PERMANENT
RESIDENCE PURPOSES ON DECEMBER FIFTEENTH, NINETEEN HUNDRED SIXTY-ONE;
(3) SUCH DWELLING IS OF FIREPROOF CONSTRUCTION AND WAS OF FIREPROOF
CONSTRUCTION ON JANUARY FIRST, TWO THOUSAND NINE;
(4) SUCH DWELLING UNITS USED FOR OTHER THAN PERMANENT RESIDENCE
PURPOSES HAVE AT LEAST TWO LAWFUL MEANS OF EGRESS, INCLUDING EXIT
STAIRS, FIRE TOWERS OR EXTERIOR STAIRS BUT EXCLUDING FIRE ESCAPES AND
HAD SUCH LAWFUL MEANS OF EGRESS ON JANUARY FIRST, TWO THOUSAND NINE;
(5) SUCH DWELLING HAS OPERATIONAL EXIT SIGNS AND A FIRE ALARM SYSTEM
COMPLYING WITH THE PROVISIONS FOR EXISTING TRANSIENT OCCUPANCIES IN
ACCORDANCE WITH LOCAL LAW AND HAD SUCH EXIT SIGNS AND FIRE ALARM SYSTEM
ON JANUARY FIRST, TWO THOUSAND NINE; AND
(6) SUCH DWELLING UNITS USED FOR OTHER THAN PERMANENT RESIDENCE
PURPOSES ARE REGISTERED WITH THE DEPARTMENT WITHIN ONE HUNDRED EIGHTY
DAYS AFTER THE EFFECTIVE DATE OF THIS SUBDIVISION IN A FORM AND MANNER
TO BE PROVIDED BY SUCH DEPARTMENT, INCLUDING A REQUIREMENT THAT THE
APPLICANT SUBMIT CERTIFICATION OF COMPLIANCE WITH SUBPARAGRAPHS THREE,
FOUR AND FIVE OF THIS PARAGRAPH, SIGNED AND SEALED BY A REGISTERED
ARCHITECT OR LICENSED PROFESSIONAL ENGINEER IN GOOD STANDING UNDER THE
EDUCATION LAW. THE DEPARTMENT MAY ASSESS FEES TO COVER ALL COSTS ASSO-
CIATED WITH SUCH REGISTRATION. THE DEPARTMENT MAY REFUSE TO REGISTER
DWELLING UNITS OR MAY REVOKE SUCH REGISTRATION IF IT DETERMINES SUCH
DWELLING UNITS OR DWELLING DO NOT COMPLY WITH THE CONDITIONS FOR REGIS-
TRATION SET FORTH IN SUBPARAGRAPHS ONE THROUGH FIVE OF THIS PARAGRAPH.
B. THE OWNER SHALL OBTAIN A CERTIFICATE OF OCCUPANCY FOR THE USE OF
REGISTERED DWELLING UNITS FOR OTHER THAN PERMANENT RESIDENCE PURPOSES
WITHIN TWO YEARS AFTER THE EFFECTIVE DATE OF THIS SUBDIVISION. UPON
APPLICATION PRIOR TO THE EXPIRATION OF SUCH TWO YEAR PERIOD, THE DEPART-
MENT MAY, FOR GOOD CAUSE, EXTEND SUCH TIME FOR UP TO ONE ADDITIONAL YEAR
BUT NO SUCH EXTENSION SHALL BE GRANTED UNLESS THE DEPARTMENT FINDS THAT:
(1) THE OWNER HAS OBTAINED THE NECESSARY PERMIT OR PERMITS FOR ALL
WORK NECESSARY TO BRING SUCH DWELLING INTO COMPLIANCE WITH THE REQUIRE-
MENTS OF THIS CHAPTER AND ALL LOCAL HOUSING, BUILDING AND FIRE CODES FOR
THE USE OF DWELLING UNITS FOR OTHER THAN PERMANENT RESIDENCE PURPOSES;
(2) ALL CONSTRUCTION AUTHORIZED BY SUCH PERMIT OR PERMITS HAS BEEN
SUBSTANTIALLY COMPLETED; AND
(3) THERE ARE NO CONSIDERATIONS OF PUBLIC SAFETY, HEALTH AND WELFARE
THAT HAVE BECOME APPARENT SINCE THE ISSUANCE OF THE ABOVE DESCRIBED
PERMIT OR PERMITS THAT INDICATE AN OVERRIDING BENEFIT TO THE PUBLIC IN
ENFORCING THE REQUIREMENT THAT THE APPLICANT OBTAIN A CERTIFICATE OF
OCCUPANCY FOR THE USE OF REGISTERED DWELLING UNITS FOR OTHER THAN PERMA-
NENT RESIDENCE PURPOSES WITHIN TWO YEARS AFTER THE EFFECTIVE DATE OF
THIS SUBDIVISION.
C. UPON APPLICATION PRIOR TO THE EXPIRATION OF THE TIME FOR OBTAINING
A CERTIFICATE OF OCCUPANCY, AS EXTENDED BY THE DEPARTMENT PURSUANT TO
PARAGRAPH B OF THIS SUBDIVISION, THE BOARD OF STANDARDS AND APPEALS MAY
GRANT FURTHER EXTENSIONS OF TIME TO OBTAIN A CERTIFICATE OF OCCUPANCY IN
A CASE WHERE THERE ARE CIRCUMSTANCES BEYOND THE APPLICANT'S CONTROL OR
HARDSHIP IN THE WAY OF OBTAINING SUCH CERTIFICATE WITHIN THE TIME
ALLOWED BY THE DEPARTMENT BUT NO MORE THAN TWO SUCH EXTENSIONS OF ONE
YEAR EACH SHALL BE GRANTED FOR A BUILDING AND NO SUCH EXTENSION SHALL BE
GRANTED UNLESS THE BOARD FINDS THAT THERE ARE NO OUTSTANDING BUILDING OR
FIRE CODE VIOLATIONS OF RECORD AT THE PROPERTY.
D. THE DEPARTMENT SHALL ISSUE SUCH CERTIFICATE OF OCCUPANCY UPON PROOF
THAT SAID DWELLING CONFORMS IN ALL RESPECTS TO THE REQUIREMENTS OF THIS
CHAPTER AND ALL LOCAL HOUSING, BUILDING AND FIRE CODES FOR THE USE OF
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DWELLING UNITS FOR OTHER THAN PERMANENT RESIDENCE PURPOSES. IF NO SUCH
CERTIFICATE OF OCCUPANCY IS ISSUED WITHIN TWO YEARS AFTER THE EFFECTIVE
DATE OF THIS SUBDIVISION OR, IF APPLICABLE, WITHIN THE TIME AS EXTENDED
BY THE DEPARTMENT OR AS FURTHER EXTENDED BY THE BOARD OF STANDARDS AND
APPEALS, ALL USE OF DWELLING UNITS FOR OTHER THAN PERMANENT RESIDENCE
PURPOSES SHALL THEREAFTER CEASE.
E. IF AFTER A CERTIFICATE OF OCCUPANCY IS ISSUED PURSUANT TO PARAGRAPH
D OF THIS SUBDIVISION, THE USE OF SUCH DWELLING UNITS FOR OTHER THAN
PERMANENT RESIDENCE PURPOSES IS DISCONTINUED, NOTHING IN THIS SUBDIVI-
SION SHALL BE CONSTRUED TO LIMIT THE APPLICATION OF THE LOCAL ZONING
RESOLUTION WITH RESPECT TO SUCH DISCONTINUANCE.
S 3. Article 4 of the multiple dwelling law is amended by adding a new
title 3 to read as follows:
TITLE 3
CERTAIN CLASS A MULTIPLE DWELLINGS ERECTED PRIOR TO
DECEMBER 15, 1961
SECTION 120. USE OF DWELLING UNITS IN A CLASS A MULTIPLE DWELLING FOR
OTHER THAN PERMANENT RESIDENCE PURPOSES.
S 120. USE OF DWELLING UNITS IN A CLASS A MULTIPLE DWELLING FOR OTHER
THAN PERMANENT RESIDENCE PURPOSES. 1. NOTWITHSTANDING ANY OTHER
PROVISION OF LAW TO THE CONTRARY, WITHIN A CLASS A MULTIPLE DWELLING TO
WHICH THIS ARTICLE IS APPLICABLE THE USE OF DWELLING UNITS AS A HOTEL
FOR OTHER THAN PERMANENT RESIDENCE PURPOSES, AS DEFINED IN PARAGRAPH A
OF SUBDIVISION EIGHT OF SECTION FOUR OF THIS CHAPTER, THAT WOULD OTHER-
WISE BE PROHIBITED SHALL BE PERMITTED TO CONTINUE FOR A PERIOD OF TWO
YEARS AFTER THE EFFECTIVE DATE OF THIS SECTION PROVIDED THAT:
A. SUCH DWELLING UNITS WERE USED FOR OTHER THAN PERMANENT RESIDENCE
PURPOSES ON JANUARY FIRST, TWO THOUSAND NINE AND ON THE EFFECTIVE DATE
OF THIS SUBDIVISION AND FIFTY-ONE PERCENT OR MORE OF THE TOTAL NUMBER OF
DWELLING UNITS IN SUCH DWELLING WERE USED FOR OTHER THAN PERMANENT RESI-
DENCE PURPOSES ON SUCH DATES;
B. (1) SUCH DWELLING WAS INITIALLY CONSTRUCTED AS AND IDENTIFIED ON
ITS INITIAL CERTIFICATE OF OCCUPANCY AS "APARTMENT HOTEL" OR "CLASS A
HOTEL" AND OCCUPIED AS A HOTEL FOR OTHER THAN PERMANENT RESIDENCE
PURPOSES ON DECEMBER FIFTEENTH, NINETEEN HUNDRED SIXTY-ONE OR, IF SUCH
DWELLING WAS UNDER CONSTRUCTION AND NOT YET COMPLETE ON SUCH DATE, WAS
OCCUPIED AS A HOTEL FOR OTHER THAN PERMANENT RESIDENCE PURPOSES AT THE
TIME THE DWELLING WAS COMPLETED, OR (2) SUCH DWELLING IS IN ZONING
DISTRICT C5 AS DESIGNATED IN THE NEW YORK CITY ZONING RESOLUTION AND WAS
INITIALLY CONSTRUCTED AS A HOTEL FOR OTHER THAN PERMANENT RESIDENCE
PURPOSES PRIOR TO DECEMBER FIFTEENTH, NINETEEN HUNDRED SIXTY-ONE AND
OCCUPIED AS A HOTEL FOR OTHER THAN PERMANENT RESIDENCE PURPOSES ON
DECEMBER FIFTEENTH, NINETEEN HUNDRED SIXTY-ONE, OR (3) SUCH DWELLING (A)
IS WITHIN TWELVE HUNDRED FEET OF ZONING DISTRICT C5 AS DESIGNATED IN THE
NEW YORK CITY ZONING RESOLUTION, (B) WAS INITIALLY CONSTRUCTED AS A
HOTEL FOR OTHER THAN PERMANENT RESIDENCE PURPOSES IN ACCORDANCE WITH A
PERMIT THAT WAS ISSUED PRIOR TO DECEMBER FIFTEENTH, NINETEEN HUNDRED
SIXTY-ONE, AND (C) WAS COMPLETED AFTER DECEMBER FIFTEENTH, NINETEEN
HUNDRED SIXTY-ONE AND WAS INITIALLY OCCUPIED AS A HOTEL FOR OTHER THAN
PERMANENT RESIDENCE PURPOSES;
C. SUCH DWELLING IS OF FIREPROOF CONSTRUCTION AND WAS OF FIREPROOF
CONSTRUCTION ON JANUARY FIRST, TWO THOUSAND NINE;
D. SUCH DWELLING UNITS USED FOR OTHER THAN PERMANENT RESIDENCE
PURPOSES HAVE AT LEAST TWO LAWFUL MEANS OF EGRESS, INCLUDING EXIT
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STAIRS, FIRE TOWERS OR EXTERIOR STAIRS BUT EXCLUDING FIRE ESCAPES AND
HAD SUCH LAWFUL MEANS OF EGRESS ON JANUARY FIRST, TWO THOUSAND NINE;
E. SUCH DWELLING HAS OPERATIONAL EXIST SIGNS AND A FIRE ALARM SYSTEM
COMPLYING WITH THE PROVISIONS FOR EXISTING TRANSIENT OCCUPANCIES IN
ACCORDANCE WITH LOCAL LAW AND HAD SUCH EXIT SIGNS AND FIRE ALARM SYSTEM
ON JANUARY FIRST, TWO THOUSAND NINE; AND
F. SUCH DWELLING UNITS USED FOR OTHER THAN PERMANENT RESIDENCE
PURPOSES ARE REGISTERED WITH THE DEPARTMENT WITHIN ONE HUNDRED EIGHTY
DAYS AFTER THE EFFECTIVE DATE OF THIS SECTION IN A FORM AND MANNER TO BE
PROVIDED BY SUCH DEPARTMENT, INCLUDING A REQUIREMENT THAT THE APPLICANT
SUBMIT CERTIFICATION OF COMPLIANCE WITH PARAGRAPHS D AND E OF THIS
SUBDIVISION, SIGNED AND SEALED BY A REGISTERED ARCHITECT OR LICENSED
PROFESSIONAL ENGINEER IN GOOD STANDING UNDER THE EDUCATION LAW. THE
DEPARTMENT MAY ASSESS FEES TO COVER ALL COSTS ASSOCIATED WITH SUCH
REGISTRATION. THE DEPARTMENT MAY REFUSE TO REGISTER DWELLING UNITS OR
MAY REVOKE SUCH REGISTRATION IF IT DETERMINES SUCH DWELLING UNITS OR
DWELLING DO NOT COMPLY WITH THE CONDITIONS FOR REGISTRATION SET FORTH IN
PARAGRAPHS A THROUGH E OF THIS SUBDIVISION.
2. THE OWNER SHALL OBTAIN A CERTIFICATE OF OCCUPANCY FOR THE USE OF
REGISTERED DWELLING UNITS FOR OTHER THAN PERMANENT RESIDENCE PURPOSES
WITHIN TWO YEARS AFTER THE EFFECTIVE DATE OF THIS SECTION. UPON APPLICA-
TION PRIOR TO THE EXPIRATION OF SUCH TWO YEAR PERIOD, THE DEPARTMENT
MAY, FOR GOOD CAUSE, EXTEND SUCH TIME FOR UP TO ONE ADDITIONAL YEAR BUT
NO SUCH EXTENSION SHALL BE GRANTED UNLESS THE DEPARTMENT FINDS THAT:
A. THE OWNER HAS OBTAINED THE NECESSARY PERMIT OR PERMITS FOR ALL WORK
NECESSARY TO BRING SUCH DWELLING INTO COMPLIANCE WITH THE REQUIREMENTS
OF THIS CHAPTER AND ALL LOCAL HOUSING, BUILDING AND FIRE CODES FOR THE
USE OF DWELLING UNITS FOR OTHER THAN PERMANENT RESIDENCE PURPOSES;
B. ALL CONSTRUCTION AUTHORIZED BY SUCH PERMIT OR PERMITS HAS BEEN
SUBSTANTIALLY COMPLETED; AND
C. THERE ARE NO CONSIDERATIONS OF PUBLIC SAFETY, HEALTH AND WELFARE
THAT HAVE BECOME APPARENT SINCE THE ISSUANCE OF THE ABOVE DESCRIBED
PERMIT OR PERMITS THAT INDICATE AN OVERRIDING BENEFIT TO THE PUBLIC IN
ENFORCING THE REQUIREMENT THAT THE APPLICANT OBTAIN A CERTIFICATE OF
OCCUPANCY FOR THE USE OF REGISTERED DWELLING UNITS FOR OTHER THAN PERMA-
NENT RESIDENCE PURPOSES WITHIN TWO YEARS AFTER THE EFFECTIVE DATE OF
THIS SECTION.
3. UPON APPLICATION PRIOR TO THE EXPIRATION OF THE TIME FOR OBTAINING
A CERTIFICATE OF OCCUPANCY, AS EXTENDED BY THE DEPARTMENT PURSUANT TO
SUBDIVISION TWO OF THIS SECTION, THE BOARD OF STANDARDS AND APPEALS MAY
GRANT FURTHER EXTENSIONS OF TIME TO OBTAIN A CERTIFICATE OF OCCUPANCY IN
A CASE WHERE THERE ARE CIRCUMSTANCES BEYOND THE APPLICANT'S CONTROL OR
HARDSHIP IN THE WAY OF OBTAINING SUCH CERTIFICATE WITHIN THE TIME
ALLOWED BY THE DEPARTMENT BUT NO MORE THAN TWO SUCH EXTENSIONS OF ONE
YEAR EACH SHALL BE GRANTED FOR A BUILDING AND NO SUCH EXTENSION SHALL BE
GRANTED UNLESS THE BOARD FINDS THAT THERE ARE NO OUTSTANDING BUILDING OR
FIRE CODE VIOLATIONS OF RECORD AT THE PROPERTY.
4. THE DEPARTMENT SHALL ISSUE SUCH CERTIFICATE OF OCCUPANCY UPON PROOF
THAT SAID DWELLING CONFORMS IN ALL RESPECTS TO THE REQUIREMENTS OF THIS
CHAPTER AND ALL LOCAL HOUSING, BUILDING AND FIRE CODES FOR THE USE OF
DWELLING UNITS FOR OTHER THAN PERMANENT RESIDENCE PURPOSES. IF NO SUCH
CERTIFICATE OF OCCUPANCY IS ISSUED WITHIN TWO YEARS AFTER THE EFFECTIVE
DATE OF THIS SECTION OR, IF APPLICABLE, WITHIN THE TIME AS EXTENDED BY
THE DEPARTMENT OR AS FURTHER EXTENDED BY THE BOARD OF STANDARDS AND
APPEALS, ALL USE OF DWELLING UNITS FOR OTHER THAN PERMANENT RESIDENCE
PURPOSES SHALL THEREAFTER CEASE.
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5. IF AFTER A CERTIFICATE OF OCCUPANCY IS ISSUED PURSUANT TO SUBDIVI-
SION FOUR OF THIS SECTION, THE USE OF SUCH DWELLING UNITS FOR OTHER THAN
PERMANENT RESIDENCE PURPOSES IS DISCONTINUED, NOTHING IN THIS SECTION
SHALL BE CONSTRUED TO LIMIT THE APPLICATION OF THE LOCAL ZONING RESOL-
UTION WITH RESPECT TO SUCH DISCONTINUANCE.
S 4. Subdivisions 1 and 16 of section 248 of the multiple dwelling
law, subdivision 1 as amended by chapter 116 of the laws of 1950, are
amended to read as follows:
1. It shall be unlawful to occupy any frame multiple dwelling for
single room occupancy. It shall be unlawful to occupy any other existing
class A dwelling or part thereof as a rooming house or furnished room
house or for single room occupancy unless such dwelling or part shall
conform to the provisions of this section and to such other provisions
of this chapter as were applicable to such dwelling before such conver-
sion. This section shall not be construed to prohibit the letting by a
family of one or more rooms within their apartment to not more than a
total of four boarders, roomers or lodgers provided, however, that every
room in such apartment shall have free and unobstructed access to each
required exit from such apartment as required by the provisions of para-
graphs a, b and c of subdivision four of this section. A dwelling occu-
pied pursuant to this section shall be deemed a class A dwelling AND
DWELLING UNITS OCCUPIED PURSUANT TO THIS SECTION SHALL BE OCCUPIED FOR
PERMANENT RESIDENCE PURPOSES, AS DEFINED IN PARAGRAPH A OF SUBDIVISION
EIGHT OF SECTION FOUR OF THIS CHAPTER.
[16. It shall be unlawful to rent any room in any such dwelling for a
period of less than a week.]
S 5. Section 27-265 of the administrative code of the city of New York
is amended to read as follows:
S 27-265 Occupancy group J-2. Shall include buildings with three or
more dwelling units that are [primarily occupied for the shelter and
sleeping accommodation of individuals on a month-to-month or longer-term
basis] OCCUPIED FOR PERMANENT RESIDENCE PURPOSES AS DEFINED IN SUBPARA-
GRAPH (A) OF PARAGRAPH EIGHT OF SUBDIVISION A OF SECTION 27-2004 OF THE
HOUSING MAINTENANCE CODE.
S 6. Section 310.1.2 of BC 310 of the New York City building code of
chapter 7 of title 28 of the administrative code of the city of New
York, as added by local law number 33 of the city of New York for the
year 2007, is amended to read as follows:
310.1.2 Group R-2. This occupancy shall include buildings or portions
thereof containing sleeping units or more than two dwelling units that
are occupied[, as a rule, for shelter and sleeping accommodation on a
long-term basis for a month or more at a time] FOR PERMANENT RESIDENCE
PURPOSES AS DEFINED IN SUBPARAGRAPH (A) OF PARAGRAPH EIGHT OF SUBDIVI-
SION A OF SECTION 27-2004 OF THE NEW YORK CITY HOUSING MAINTENANCE CODE.
Such occupancy shall be subject to the New York State Multiple Dwelling
Law. This group shall include, but not be limited to, the following:
Adult homes or enriched housing with 16 or fewer occupants requiring
supervised care on a 24-hour basis in the same building, provided that
the number of occupants per dwelling unit does not exceed the definition
of a family
Apartment houses
Apartment hotels (nontransient)
Class A multiple dwellings as defined in Section 27-2004 of the New
York City Housing Maintenance Code and Section 4 of the New York State
Multiple Dwelling Law, including the following:
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1. Dwelling units where the resident of the unit provides custodial
care to no more than four persons on less than a 24-hour basis and not
overnight.
2. Dwelling units where the resident of the unit provides child custo-
dial care as a family day care home registered with the New York City
Department of Health and Mental Hygiene in accordance with the New York
State Social Services Law with no more than six children between the
ages of 2 and 13, or with no more than five children if any are under
the age of 2, receiving supervised care on less than a 24-hour basis and
not overnight.
Exception: Class A multiple dwellings classified in Group I-1.
Convents and monasteries with more than 20 occupants in the building
Student apartments
S 7. Subparagraph (a) of paragraph 8 of subdivision a of section
27-2004 of the administrative code of the city of New York is amended to
read as follows:
(a) A class A multiple dwelling is a multiple dwelling [which] THAT is
occupied[, as a rule,] for permanent residence purposes. This class
shall include tenements, flat houses, maisonette apartments, apartment
houses, apartment hotels, bachelor apartments, studio apartments, duplex
apartments, kitchenette apartments, garden-type maisonette dwelling
projects, and all other multiple dwellings except class B multiple
dwellings. A CLASS A MULTIPLE DWELLING SHALL ONLY BE USED FOR PERMANENT
RESIDENCE PURPOSES. FOR THE PURPOSES OF THIS SUBPARAGRAPH, "PERMANENT
RESIDENCE PURPOSES" SHALL CONSIST OF OCCUPANCY OF A DWELLING UNIT BY THE
SAME NATURAL PERSON OR FAMILY FOR THIRTY CONSECUTIVE DAYS OR MORE, AND A
NATURAL PERSON OR FAMILY SO OCCUPYING A DWELLING UNIT SHALL BE REFERRED
TO HEREIN AS THE PERMANENT OCCUPANTS OF SUCH DWELLING UNIT. THE FOLLOW-
ING USES OF A DWELLING UNIT BY THE PERMANENT OCCUPANTS THEREOF SHALL NOT
BE DEEMED TO BE INCONSISTENT WITH OCCUPANCY OF SUCH DWELLING UNIT FOR
PERMANENT RESIDENCE PURPOSES:
(1) (A) OCCUPANCY OF SUCH DWELLING UNIT FOR FEWER THAN THIRTY CONSEC-
UTIVE DAYS BY OTHER NATURAL PERSONS LIVING WITHIN THE HOUSEHOLD OF THE
PERMANENT OCCUPANT SUCH AS HOUSE GUESTS OR LAWFUL BOARDERS, ROOMERS OR
LODGERS; OR
(B) INCIDENTAL AND OCCASIONAL OCCUPANCY OF SUCH DWELLING UNIT FOR
FEWER THAN THIRTY CONSECUTIVE DAYS BY OTHER NATURAL PERSONS WHEN THE
PERMANENT OCCUPANTS ARE TEMPORARILY ABSENT FOR PERSONAL REASONS SUCH AS
VACATION OR MEDICAL TREATMENT, PROVIDED THAT THERE IS NO MONETARY
COMPENSATION PAID TO THE PERMANENT OCCUPANTS FOR SUCH OCCUPANCY.
(2) IN A CLASS A MULTIPLE DWELLING OWNED BY AN ACCREDITED NOT-FOR-PRO-
FIT COLLEGE OR UNIVERSITY OR LEASED BY SUCH A COLLEGE OR UNIVERSITY
UNDER A NET LEASE FOR A TERM OF FORTY-NINE YEARS OR MORE, THE USE OF
DESIGNATED DWELLING UNITS FOR OCCUPANCY FOR FEWER THAN THIRTY CONSEC-
UTIVE DAYS SHALL NOT BE INCONSISTENT WITH THE OCCUPANCY OF SUCH MULTIPLE
DWELLING FOR PERMANENT RESIDENCE PURPOSES IF:
(A) NO MORE THAN FIVE PERCENT OF THE DWELLING UNITS IN SUCH MULTIPLE
DWELLING BUT NOT LESS THAN ONE DWELLING UNIT, ARE DESIGNATED FOR SUCH
USE AND THE DESIGNATION OF A UNIT ONCE MADE MAY NOT BE CHANGED TO ANOTH-
ER UNIT;
(B) A LIST OF THE DESIGNATED DWELLING UNITS CERTIFIED BY AN AUTHORIZED
REPRESENTATIVE OF THE COLLEGE OR UNIVERSITY IS KEPT ON THE PREMISES BY
THE OWNER OR NET LESSEE AND MADE AVAILABLE UPON REQUEST FOR INSPECTION
BY THE DEPARTMENT OR THE FIRE DEPARTMENT OF SUCH CITY;
(C) ONLY DESIGNATED DWELLING UNITS ON THE CERTIFIED LIST ARE USED FOR
OCCUPANCY FOR FEWER THAN THIRTY CONSECUTIVE DAYS AND ONLY BY (I) NATURAL
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PERSONS, OTHER THAN PERSONS WHOSE ONLY RELATIONSHIP WITH THE COLLEGE OR
UNIVERSITY IS AS A STUDENT, FOR WHOM THE COLLEGE OR UNIVERSITY HAS
UNDERTAKEN TO PROVIDE HOUSING ACCOMMODATIONS SUCH AS VISITING PROFESSORS
AND ACADEMICS, GRADUATE STUDENTS WITH RESEARCH OR TEACHING FELLOWSHIPS,
RESEARCHERS AND PERSONS PRESENTING ACADEMIC PAPERS, INTERVIEWING FOR
POSITIONS OF EMPLOYMENT OR HAVING OTHER SIMILAR BUSINESS WITH THE
COLLEGE OR UNIVERSITY, OR (II) NATURAL PERSONS FOR WHOM A HOSPITAL
AFFILIATED WITH SUCH COLLEGE OR UNIVERSITY HAS UNDERTAKEN TO PROVIDE
HOUSING ACCOMMODATIONS SUCH AS PATIENTS, PATIENTS' FAMILIES AND/OR
ACCOMPANYING ESCORTS, MEDICAL PROFESSIONALS AND HEALTHCARE CONSULTANTS
OR PERSONS HAVING OTHER SIMILAR BUSINESS WITH SUCH HOSPITAL. A LOG SHALL
BE MAINTAINED ON THE PREMISES OF THE NAMES AND ADDRESSES OF SUCH PERSONS
AND THE DURATION AND REASON FOR THEIR STAY. SUCH LOG SHALL BE ACCESSIBLE
UPON REQUEST FOR INSPECTION BY THE DEPARTMENT AND THE FIRE DEPARTMENT OF
SUCH MUNICIPALITY;
(D) NO RENT OR OTHER PAYMENT IS COLLECTED FOR SUCH OCCUPANCY; AND
(E) THE FIRE DEPARTMENT OF SUCH CITY SHALL REQUIRE THE FILING OF A
FIRE SAFETY PLAN OR OTHER APPROPRIATE FIRE SAFETY PROCEDURE.
S 8. This act shall take effect immediately and shall apply to all
buildings in existence on such effective date and to buildings
constructed after such effective date.