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                       2015-2016 Regular Sessions

                          I N  A S S E M B L Y

                               (PREFILED)

                             January 7, 2015
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Introduced  by  M.  of  A. ROSENTHAL, COLTON, CRESPO, DINOWITZ -- Multi-
  Sponsored by -- M. of A.  GOTTFRIED, ORTIZ, PERRY,  ROBINSON  --  read
  once and referred to the Committee on Housing

AN ACT to amend the executive law, in relation to requiring the division
  of  housing  and  community renewal to establish a publicly accessible
  online database of building-wide major capital improvements

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

  Section  1. The executive law is amended by adding a new section 260-a
to read as follows:
  S 260-A. MAJOR CAPITAL IMPROVEMENT DATABASE. THE COMMISSIONER OF HOUS-
ING AND COMMUNITY RENEWAL SHALL PUBLISH ON THE DIVISION OF  HOUSING  AND
COMMUNITY  RENEWAL  WEBSITE  A  DATABASE  OF BUILDING-WIDE MAJOR CAPITAL
IMPROVEMENTS INSTALLED BY ANY LANDLORD IN EVERY CITY WITH  A  POPULATION
OF  MORE  THAN  ONE  MILLION INHABITANTS. SUCH DATABASE SHALL INCLUDE AN
ENTRY THAT DESCRIBES THE ITEM OR REPAIR, INCLUDING:
  1. THE COST;
  2. MAKE AND MODEL;
  3. WHERE THE ITEM WAS PURCHASED;
  4. THE NAME OF COMPANY OR INDIVIDUAL CONDUCTING THE INSTALLATION; AND
  5. THE INSTALLATION COST.
  S 2. This act shall take effect immediately.



 EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
                      [ ] is old law to be omitted.
                                                           LBD04009-01-5