Senate Bill S3165

2011-2012 Legislative Session

Requires radiator covers for any habitable and occupiable rooms

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  • Introduced
    • In Committee Assembly
    • In Committee Senate
    • On Floor Calendar Assembly
    • On Floor Calendar Senate
    • Passed Assembly
    • Passed Senate
  • Delivered to Governor
  • Signed By Governor

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2011-S3165 (ACTIVE) - Details

Current Committee:
Senate Cities
Law Section:
New York City Administrative Code
Laws Affected:
Add §17-125, NYC Ad Cd
Versions Introduced in 2009-2010 Legislative Session:
S7442

2011-S3165 (ACTIVE) - Summary

Requires radiator covers for dwelling units, when requested; imposes civil penalties for failure to abide with the provisions of the section.

2011-S3165 (ACTIVE) - Sponsor Memo

2011-S3165 (ACTIVE) - Bill Text download pdf

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

                                  3165

                       2011-2012 Regular Sessions

                            I N  S E N A T E

                            February 10, 2011
                               ___________

Introduced  by  Sen. HUNTLEY -- read twice and ordered printed, and when
  printed to be committed to the Committee on Cities

AN ACT to amend the administrative code of the  city  of  New  York,  in
  relation  to  requiring  radiator  covers  when requested for dwelling
  units

  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 17-125 to read as follows:
  S 17-125 RADIATOR COVERS. A. THE OWNER, OR AGENT  WHO  IS  RESPONSIBLE
FOR  THE  LEASING OR MANAGEMENT OF A MULTIPLE DWELLING SHALL PROVIDE AND
INSTALL RADIATOR COVERS FOR ALL RADIATOR UNITS IN A DWELLING UNIT WITHIN
NINETY DAYS OF THE RECEIPT OF A WRITTEN  REQUEST  BY  A  TENANT  OF  THE
DWELLING UNIT.
  B.  ANY OWNER OR AGENT WHO VIOLATES THE PROVISIONS OF SUBDIVISION A OF
THIS SECTION SHALL BE SUBJECT TO A CIVIL PENALTY OF NOT  LESS  THAN  TEN
DOLLARS AND NO MORE THAN FIFTY DOLLARS FOR EACH DWELLING UNIT IN WHICH A
VIOLATION OCCURS BETWEEN JUNE FIRST AND SEPTEMBER THIRTIETH, AND A CIVIL
PENALTY  OF  NOT  LESS  THAN  TWENTY-FIVE  DOLLARS  AND NO MORE THAN ONE
HUNDRED TEN DOLLARS PER DAY FOR EACH DWELLING UNIT IN WHICH A  VIOLATION
OCCURS BETWEEN OCTOBER FIRST AND MAY THIRTY-FIRST.
  S  2.  This  act shall take effect on the ninetieth day after it shall
have become a law.



 EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
                      [ ] is old law to be omitted.
                                                           LBD08777-01-1


              

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