Assembly Bill A7882

                            
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                                  7882

                       2009-2010 Regular Sessions

                          I N  A S S E M B L Y

                             April 28, 2009
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Introduced by M. of A. V. LOPEZ -- read once and referred to the Commit-
  tee on Governmental Operations

AN ACT to amend the executive law, in relation to requiring real proper-
  ty owners in the city of New York to register their properties

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

  Section 1. The executive law is amended by adding a new section  378-a
to read as follows:
  S  378-A.  REGISTRATION  OF  PROPERTY  OWNERS IN THE CITY OF NEW YORK.
EVERY OWNER OF A RESIDENTIAL DWELLING LOCATED IN THE CITY  OF  NEW  YORK
SHALL  FILE IN THE DEPARTMENT OF SUCH CITY CHARGED WITH THE RESPONSIBIL-
ITY FOR ENFORCEMENT OF THE NEW YORK STATE UNIFORM  FIRE  PREVENTION  AND
BUILDING CODE A NOTICE CONTAINING HIS NAME, ADDRESS AND A DESCRIPTION OF
THE  PREMISES,  BY STREET NUMBER OR OTHERWISE, AND THE CLASS AND KIND OF
THE DWELLING THEREON, IN SUCH MANNER AS WILL ENABLE SUCH  DEPARTMENT  TO
FIND  THE  SAME;  AND  ALSO THE NUMBER OF ROOMS, APARTMENTS AND ROOMS IN
EACH APARTMENT, IF ANY, ON EACH STORY, AND THE NUMBER OF FAMILIES  OCCU-
PYING  THE  SAME.  SUCH  NOTICE SHALL CONTAIN THE NAME OF THE OWNER, THE
ADDRESS OF THE OWNER'S PRINCIPAL PLACE OF RESIDENCE AND THE  ADDRESS  OF
THE REGISTERED PROPERTY. FOR THE PURPOSES OF THIS SECTION THE TERM OWNER
SHALL  NOT  INCLUDE  LIMITED  PARTNERS OR INACTIVE PARTNERS OR CO-OWNERS
HAVING TEN PERCENT OR LESS OWNERSHIP OR INTEREST  IN  THE  PROPERTY.  IF
SUCH OWNER OR LESSEE BE A CORPORATION, OTHER THAN A BANKING ORGANIZATION
AS DEFINED IN SECTION TWO OF THE BANKING LAW, A NATIONAL BANKING ASSOCI-
ATION,  A  FEDERAL SAVINGS AND LOAN ASSOCIATION, THE MORTGAGE FACILITIES
CORPORATION, SAVINGS  BANKS  LIFE  INSURANCE  FUND,  THE  SAVINGS  BANKS
RETIREMENT  SYSTEM,  AN  AUTHORIZED  INSURER  AS  DEFINED IN SECTION ONE
HUNDRED SEVEN OF THE INSURANCE LAW, OR A TRUST COMPANY OR  OTHER  CORPO-
RATION  ORGANIZED  UNDER THE LAWS OF THIS STATE ALL THE CAPITAL STOCK OF
WHICH IS OWNED BY AT LEAST TWENTY SAVINGS BANKS OR A  SUBSIDIARY  CORPO-
RATION  ALL OF THE CAPITAL STOCK OF WHICH IS OWNED BY SUCH TRUST COMPANY

 EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
                      [ ] is old law to be omitted.
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OR OTHER CORPORATION, THE NAMES AND RESIDENCE ADDRESSES OF ITS  OFFICERS
SHALL ALSO BE CONTAINED IN SUCH NOTICE.  A SIMILAR NOTICE SHALL BE FILED
WITHIN  THIRTY DAYS FOLLOWING AN ELECTION OF ANY NEW OFFICER OR A CHANGE
OF  ADDRESS  OF  ANY SUCH OFFICER.   THE PROVISIONS OF THIS SECTION ALSO
SHALL APPLY TO SUCCESSORS IN TITLE, OWNERSHIP OR CONTROL  OF  ANY  PREM-
ISES,  WHETHER  BY  ACT OF THE PARTIES OR BY PROCESS OR OPERATION OF LAW
AND, WITHIN THIRTY DAYS  AFTER  SUCH  SUCCESSION,  PARTICULARS  OF  SUCH
OWNERSHIP OR CONTROL SHALL BE FILED IN SUCH DEPARTMENT CHARGED WITH SUCH
ENFORCEMENT.    IF  ANY  SUCCESSOR  IN  INTEREST  BE  UNDER  THE  AGE OF
TWENTY-ONE YEARS HIS DULY APPOINTED GUARDIAN OR, IF THERE BE NO  GUARDI-
AN,  HIS  ADMINISTRATOR  SHALL  COMPLY  WITH THIS SECTION IN HIS BEHALF.
WHERE AFTER THE FILING OF ANY NOTICE UNDER THIS  SECTION,  THE  PREMISES
SHALL  HAVE  BEEN  DECLARED  A PUBLIC NUISANCE TO ANY EXTENT PURSUANT TO
PARAGRAPH B OF SUBDIVISION ONE OF SECTION  THREE  HUNDRED  NINE  OF  THE
MULTIPLE  DWELLING  LAW  AND  SUCH  DECLARATION SHALL HAVE BEEN FILED AS
THEREIN PROVIDED, THE OWNER, IF A  CORPORATION,  OTHER  THAN  A  BANKING
ORGANIZATION  AS  DEFINED  IN SECTION TWO OF THE BANKING LAW, A NATIONAL
BANKING ASSOCIATION, A FEDERAL SAVINGS AND LOAN ASSOCIATION,  THE  MORT-
GAGE  FACILITIES  CORPORATION,  SAVINGS  BANKS  LIFE INSURANCE FUND, THE
SAVINGS BANKS RETIREMENT SYSTEM, AN AUTHORIZED  INSURER  AS  DEFINED  IN
SECTION  ONE  HUNDRED  SEVEN OF THE INSURANCE LAW, OR A TRUST COMPANY OR
OTHER CORPORATION ORGANIZED UNDER THE LAWS OF THIS STATE ALL THE CAPITAL
STOCK OF WHICH IS OWNED BY AT LEAST TWENTY SAVINGS BANKS OR A SUBSIDIARY
CORPORATION ALL OF THE CAPITAL STOCK OF WHICH IS  OWNED  BY  SUCH  TRUST
COMPANY  OR  OTHER  CORPORATION,  SHALL FILE A SIMILAR NOTICE WITHIN TEN
DAYS WHICH SHALL IN ADDITION CONTAIN THE NAME AND RESIDENCE AND BUSINESS
ADDRESS OF EACH DIRECTOR AND STOCKHOLDER OF THE CORPORATION AND OF  EACH
PERSON KNOWN TO HAVE ANY BENEFICIAL INTEREST IN SUCH STOCK.
  S 2. This act shall take effect immediately.