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Assembly Bill A10044

2011-2012 Legislative Session

Relates to the tolling of charges imposed by meter for residential use of the water supply when such charges are disputed

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2011-A10044 (ACTIVE) - Details

Current Committee:
Assembly Cities
Law Section:
New York City Administrative Code
Laws Affected:
Amd ยง24-340, NYC Ad Cd
Versions Introduced in Other Legislative Sessions:
2013-2014: A796
2015-2016: A2672
2017-2018: A5079
2019-2020: A3950

2011-A10044 (ACTIVE) - Summary

Relates to the tolling of charges imposed by meter for residential use of the water supply when such charges are disputed.

2011-A10044 (ACTIVE) - Bill Text download pdf 

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

                                  10044

                          I N  A S S E M B L Y

                               May 2, 2012
                               ___________

Introduced by M. of A. WEPRIN -- read once and referred to the Committee
  on Cities

AN  ACT  to  amend  the  administrative code of the city of New York, in
  relation to the tolling of charges imposed by  meter  for  residential
  use of the water supply when such charges are disputed

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

  Section 1. The administrative code of the city of New York is  amended
by adding a new section 24-340 to read as follows:
  S  24-340  CHARGES  TOLLED  DURING  APPEALS.  WHENEVER  A PERSON SHALL
DISPUTE THE CHARGE IMPOSED BY THE METERING OF SUCH INDIVIDUAL'S RESIDEN-
TIAL USE OF THE WATER SUPPLY, OR WHENEVER SUCH PERSON DISPUTES THE ACTU-
AL AMOUNT OF WATER USED AS MEASURED BY METER,  THE  CHARGES  IMPOSED  BY
SUCH  METER  SHALL BE HELD IN ABEYANCE PENDING FINAL ADJUDICATION ON THE
MERITS, INCLUDING THE  EXHAUSTION  OF  ADMINISTRATIVE  APPEALS,  BY  THE
DEPARTMENT.  SUCH  CHARGES  SHALL NOT BE ATTACHED AS A LIEN AGAINST SUCH
INDIVIDUAL'S RESIDENCE UNLESS AND UNTIL THE DISPUTE HAS REACHED A  FINAL
ADJUDICATION  ON  THE MERITS, INCLUDING THE EXHAUSTION OF ADMINISTRATIVE
APPEALS, BY THE DEPARTMENT. SUCH CHARGES, IF DISPUTED, SHALL NOT  ACCRUE
INTEREST UNTIL SUCH FINAL ADJUDICATION.
  S 2. This act shall take effect immediately.





 EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
                      [ ] is old law to be omitted.
                                                           LBD15460-01-2

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