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Jan 06, 2010 |
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Jan 07, 2009 |
referred to housing, construction and community development |
Senate Bill S500
2009-2010 Legislative Session
Sponsored By
(R, C, IP, RFM) 24th Senate District
Archive: Last Bill Status - In Senate Committee Housing, Construction And Community Development Committee
- Introduced
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- In Committee Assembly
- In Committee Senate
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- On Floor Calendar Assembly
- On Floor Calendar Senate
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- Passed Assembly
- Passed Senate
- Delivered to Governor
- Signed By Governor
Actions
2009-S500 (ACTIVE) - Details
- See Assembly Version of this Bill:
- A5185
- Current Committee:
- Senate Housing, Construction And Community Development
- Law Section:
- Multiple Dwelling Law
- Laws Affected:
- Amd ยง53, Mult Dwell L
- Versions Introduced in Other Legislative Sessions:
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2011-2012:
A4573
2013-2014: A3574
2015-2016: A2744
2017-2018: A7308
2009-S500 (ACTIVE) - Summary
Requires the owner, lessee, agent or other person who manages or controls a multiple dwelling to provide, install, and maintain, a window guard on the windows of each apartment in which a child or children ten years of age or under reside, and on the windows, if any, in the public halls of a multiple dwelling in which such children reside; prohibits a padlock, key lock, combination lock or any other locking mechanism on any window guard, except that such window guards may be secured with a latch system that is capable of releasing in such a manner that immediate access to such fire escape is not impeded; provides that any violation shall constitute a civil violation subject to a penalty of not more than five hundred dollars per violation.
2009-S500 (ACTIVE) - Sponsor Memo
BILL NUMBER: S500 TITLE OF BILL : An act to amend the multiple dwelling law, in relation to window guards on fire escape windows for multiple dwellings PURPOSE : Provides that window guards be installed in multiple dwellings in which children 10 years of age and under reside. SUMMARY OF PROVISIONS : This bill adds a new paragraph, (e), to subsection 1 of section 53 of the multiple dwelling law to state that: (1) The person who manages or controls the multiple dwelling shall provide, install, and maintain, a window guard on windows in apartments and public halls in dwellings with children 10 years of age and under; (2) The latch release system will be the only form of locking device allowed because the immediate access to the fire escape will not be impeded; (3) Any violation of the provisions shall be guilty of a misdemeanor punishable by a fine up to $500 or imprisonment for up to six months
2009-S500 (ACTIVE) - Bill Text download pdf
S T A T E O F N E W Y O R K ________________________________________________________________________ 500 2009-2010 Regular Sessions I N S E N A T E (PREFILED) January 7, 2009 ___________ Introduced by Sen. LANZA -- read twice and ordered printed, and when printed to be committed to the Committee on Housing, Construction and Community Development AN ACT to amend the multiple dwelling law, in relation to window guards on fire escape windows for multiple dwellings THE PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK, REPRESENTED IN SENATE AND ASSEM- BLY, DO ENACT AS FOLLOWS: Section 1. Paragraph c of subdivision 1 of section 53 of the multiple dwelling law, as amended by chapter 814 of the laws of 1992, is amended to read as follows: c. Access to any fire-escape shall not be obstructed by sinks or kitchen fixtures or in any other way. Iron bars, grilles, gates, or other obstructing devices on any window giving access to [fire-escapes or to] a required secondary means of egress shall be unlawful unless such devices are of a type approved by the board of appeals and are installed and maintained as prescribed by the board; provided, however, that in a city having a population of one million or more, such devices shall be of a type approved, installed and maintained as prescribed by the fire commissioner, or as previously approved and prescribed by the board of standards and appeals of such city, except as otherwise provided by said commissioner. S 2. Subdivision 1 of section 53 of the multiple dwelling law is amended by adding a new paragraph e to read as follows: E. (1) THE OWNER, LESSEE, AGENT OR OTHER PERSON WHO MANAGES OR CONTROLS A MULTIPLE DWELLING SHALL PROVIDE, INSTALL, AND MAINTAIN, A WINDOW GUARD ON THE WINDOWS OF EACH APARTMENT IN WHICH A CHILD OR CHIL- DREN TEN YEARS OF AGE OR UNDER RESIDE, AND ON THE WINDOWS, IF ANY, IN THE PUBLIC HALLS OF A MULTIPLE DWELLING IN WHICH SUCH CHILDREN RESIDE. (2) NO WINDOW GUARD SHALL BE EQUIPPED WITH A PADLOCK, KEY LOCK, COMBI- NATION LOCK OR ANY OTHER LOCKING MECHANISM, EXCEPT THAT SUCH WINDOW EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets [ ] is old law to be omitted.
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