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Senate Bill S1872

2013-2014 Legislative Session

Requires notice to adjoining owners of construction, excavation or demolition work

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2013-S1872 (ACTIVE) - Details

See Assembly Version of this Bill:
A3722
Current Committee:
Senate Cities
Law Section:
New York City Administrative Code
Laws Affected:
Amd ยง28-105.12.7.1, NYC Ad Cd
Versions Introduced in Other Legislative Sessions:
2009-2010: S7412, A10511
2011-2012: S402, A317
2015-2016: S2814, A4040
2017-2018: S4519, A5823

2013-S1872 (ACTIVE) - Summary

Requires notice to adjoining owners of construction, excavation or demolition work.

2013-S1872 (ACTIVE) - Sponsor Memo

2013-S1872 (ACTIVE) - Bill Text download pdf 

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

                                  1872

                       2013-2014 Regular Sessions

                            I N  S E N A T E

                               (PREFILED)

                             January 9, 2013
                               ___________

Introduced  by  Sen.  MONTGOMERY  -- 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 permits for construction, excavation or demolition

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

  Section 1. Section 28-105.12.7.1 of the  administrative  code  of  the
city of New York, as added by local law number 8 of the city of New York
for the year 2008, is amended to read as follows:
  S  28-105.12.7.1  Insurance coverage for adjacent properties. A person
who obtains a permit for construction, EXCAVATION  or  demolition  oper-
ations shall, at such person's own expense, procure and maintain for the
duration  of the operations, insurance of a kind and in an amount speci-
fied by rule of the department, to insure any and all adjacent  property
owners and their lawful occupants fully for all risks of loss, damage to
property  or  injury  to  or  death  of  persons,  arising  out of or in
connection with the performance of the proposed work.  Such person shall
submit proof of insurance to the department when applying for  a  permit
for  construction,  EXCAVATION  or  demolition  work.  SUCH PERSON SHALL
PROVIDE PROOF OF SUCH INSURANCE TOGETHER WITH THE PERMIT TO  THE  OWNERS
OF  ADJOINING  PROPERTY  THIRTY  DAYS  PRIOR  TO THE COMMENCEMENT OF THE
CONSTRUCTION, EXCAVATION OR DEMOLITION WORK.
  S 2. This act shall take effect immediately.



 EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
                      [ ] is old law to be omitted.
                                                           LBD00148-01-3

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