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Assembly Bill A2219

2009-2010 Legislative Session

Requires establishment of standards for cleaning and fencing vacant lots in New York city

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2009-A2219 (ACTIVE) - Details

See Senate Version of this Bill:
S2307
Current Committee:
Assembly Cities
Law Section:
General City Law
Laws Affected:
Add ยง18-e, Gen City L
Versions Introduced in Other Legislative Sessions:
2011-2012: A3618
2013-2014: A2306

2009-A2219 (ACTIVE) - Summary

Requires that local legislative bodies in cities with a population of one million or more shall establish standards for the cleaning and fencing of vacant lots; provides that the owner of property shall bear cost, even if the city does the work; allows civil fines to be imposed in amounts to be determined by the legislative body of such city.

2009-A2219 (ACTIVE) - Bill Text download pdf 

                            
                    S T A T E   O F   N E W   Y O R K
________________________________________________________________________

                                  2219

                       2009-2010 Regular Sessions

                          I N  A S S E M B L Y

                            January 15, 2009
                               ___________

Introduced  by  M. of A. CLARK, COLTON, BRENNAN -- Multi-Sponsored by --
  M. of A. MILLMAN, PHEFFER -- read once and referred to  the  Committee
  on Cities

AN  ACT  to  amend  the  general city law, in relation to vacant lots in
  certain cities

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

  Section  1.    The general city law is amended by adding a new section
18-e to read as follows:
  S 18-E. VACANT LOTS. 1. THE LOCAL LEGISLATIVE BODY IN A  CITY  WITH  A
POPULATION  OF  ONE  MILLION  OR  MORE SHALL ESTABLISH STANDARDS FOR THE
CLEANING AND FENCING OF VACANT LOTS PURSUANT TO THIS SECTION.
  2. THE COST FOR SUCH CLEANING AND FENCING SHALL BE BORNE BY THE  OWNER
OF SUCH VACANT LOT.
  3. IF, AFTER RECEIVING NOTICE FROM THE CITY, THE OWNER OF A VACANT LOT
FAILS  TO CLEAN OR TO FENCE SUCH LOT, THE CITY SHALL CLEAN OR FENCE SUCH
LOT AS MAY BE NECESSARY AND SHALL RECOVER THE COST OF SUCH  CLEANING  OR
FENCING FROM THE OWNER.
  4.  THE  CITY MAY IMPOSE A CIVIL FINE IN AN AMOUNT TO BE DETERMINED BY
THE LEGISLATIVE BODY OF SUCH CITY UPON THE OWNER OF A VACANT  LOT  WHICH
HAS BEEN DETERMINED BY THE CITY TO BE IN NEED OF CLEANING OR FENCING.
  S 2.  This act shall take effect immediately.




 EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
                      [ ] is old law to be omitted.
                                                           LBD04977-01-9

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