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Assembly Bill A2672

2015-2016 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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2015-A2672 (ACTIVE) - Details

Current Committee:
Assembly Ways And Means
Law Section:
New York City Administrative Code
Laws Affected:
Amd ยง24-340, NYC Ad Cd
Versions Introduced in Other Legislative Sessions:
2011-2012: A10044
2013-2014: A796
2017-2018: A5079
2019-2020: A3950

2015-A2672 (ACTIVE) - Summary

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

2015-A2672 (ACTIVE) - Bill Text download pdf 

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

                                  2672

                       2015-2016 Regular Sessions

                          I N  A S S E M B L Y

                            January 20, 2015
                               ___________

Introduced  by  M.  of  A.  WEPRIN,  ZEBROWSKI,  COLTON,  COOK,  HOOPER,
  BROOK-KRASNY -- Multi-Sponsored by -- M. of A.  BRAUNSTEIN,  PERRY  --
  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  DISPUTED  CHARGES
IMPOSED  BY  SUCH  METER SHALL BE HELD IN ABEYANCE PENDING FINAL ADJUDI-
CATION  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 LATE PAYMENT CHARGES UNTIL THIRTY DAYS AFTER 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.
                                                           LBD07436-01-5

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