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Senate Bill S6903

2015-2016 Legislative Session

Prohibits home improvement contractors from continuing to work on new construction if the home improvement contractor license is revoked

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2015-S6903 (ACTIVE) - Details

Current Committee:
Senate Cities
Law Section:
New York City Administrative Code
Laws Affected:
Amd ยง20-386, NYC Ad Cd
Versions Introduced in 2017-2018 Legislative Session:
S1418

2015-S6903 (ACTIVE) - Summary

Prohibits home improvement contractors from continuing to work on new construction if the home improvement contractor license is revoked.

2015-S6903 (ACTIVE) - Sponsor Memo

2015-S6903 (ACTIVE) - Bill Text download pdf 

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

                                  6903

                            I N  S E N A T E

                              March 4, 2016
                               ___________

Introduced  by  Sen.  AVELLA -- 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 home improvement contractors

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

  Section 1. Subdivision 2 of section 20-386 of the administrative  code
of  the  city of New York, as amended by local law 23 of the city of New
York for the year 1996, is amended to read as follows:
  2. "Home improvement" means  the  construction,  repair,  replacement,
remodeling,  alteration, conversion, rehabilitation, renovation, modern-
ization, improvement, or addition to  any  land  or  building,  or  that
portion  thereof  which is used or designed to be used as a residence or
dwelling place and shall include but not be limited to the construction,
erection, replacement, or  improvement  of  driveways,  swimming  pools,
terraces,  patios,  landscaping, fences, porches, garages, fallout shel-
ters, basements, and other improvements to structures or upon land which
is adjacent to a dwelling house. "Home improvement"  shall  not  include
(i)  [the  construction  of  a  new  home  or building or work done by a
contractor in compliance with a guarantee of completion of a new  build-
ing  project,  (ii)]  the  sale  of  goods  or materials by a seller who
neither arranges to perform nor performs directly or indirectly any work
or labor in connection with the installation of or  application  of  the
goods  or  materials,  [(iii)] (II) residences owned by or controlled by
the state or any municipal subdivision thereof, or [(iv)] (III) painting
or decorating of a building, residence,  home  or  apartment,  when  not
incidental  or  related  to home improvement work as [herein] defined IN
THIS SECTION. Without regard to the extent of affixation, "home improve-
ment" shall also include the installation  of  central  heating  or  air
conditioning  systems,  central  vacuum cleaning systems, storm windows,
awnings or communication systems.
  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.
                                                           LBD13010-01-5

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