Assembly Bill A6041A

2015-2016 Legislative Session

Relates to failure to obtain an alteration permit or certificate of occupancy for a multiple dwelling

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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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2015-A6041 - Details

See Senate Version of this Bill:
S3239
Law Section:
Penal Law
Laws Affected:
Add §§270.11 - 270.13, Pen L; amd §304, Mult Dwell L
Versions Introduced in Other Legislative Sessions:
2017-2018: A5528, S1864
2019-2020: A7178, S3674
2021-2022: A6273, S860
2023-2024: S340

2015-A6041 - Summary

Relates to failure to obtain an alteration permit or certificate of occupancy for a multiple dwelling; makes such crimes a felony.

2015-A6041 - Bill Text download pdf

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

                                  6041

                       2015-2016 Regular Sessions

                          I N  A S S E M B L Y

                             March 11, 2015
                               ___________

Introduced  by  M.  of A. BROOK-KRASNY, ABBATE, MALLIOTAKIS -- read once
  and referred to the Committee on Codes

AN ACT to amend the penal law, the multiple dwelling law and the  multi-
  ple  residence  law,  in  relation  to failure to obtain an alteration
  permit or certificate of occupancy for a multiple dwelling

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

  Section  1.  The  penal  law  is  amended by adding three new sections
270.11, 270.12, and 270.13 to read as follows:
S 270.11 DEFINITIONS.
  AS USED IN SECTIONS 270.12 AND 270.13 OF THIS ARTICLE,  THE  FOLLOWING
TERMS SHALL HAVE THE FOLLOWING DEFINITIONS.
  1.  THE  TERMS "ALTERED" AND "ALTERATION" SHALL MEAN ANY CHANGE IN THE
STRUCTURAL PARTS OR EXISTING FACILITIES OF ANY BUILDING OR THE MOVING OF
ANY BUILDING FROM ONE LOCATION OR POSITION TO ANOTHER.
  2. THE TERM "DWELLING" SHALL MEAN ANY BUILDING OR STRUCTURE OR PORTION
THEREOF WHICH IS OCCUPIED IN WHOLE OR IN PART AS THE HOME, RESIDENCE  OR
SLEEPING PLACE OF ONE OR MORE HUMAN BEINGS.
  3.  THE  TERM  "ILLEGALLY ALTERED" SHALL MEAN A MULTIPLE DWELLING WITH
ALTERATIONS THAT VIOLATE THE MULTIPLE DWELLING LAW,  MULTIPLE  RESIDENCE
LAW, OR LOCAL LAW OR REGULATION.
  4.  THE TERM "LOCAL LAW OR REGULATION" SHALL MEAN A LOCAL LAW OR REGU-
LATION THAT HAS BEEN PROMULGATED PURSUANT TO  AUTHORIZATION  GRANTED  IN
EITHER THE MULTIPLE DWELLING LAW OR THE MULTIPLE RESIDENCE LAW.
  5.  THE TERM "MULTIPLE DWELLING" SHALL MEAN A DWELLING THAT IS SUBJECT
TO THE PROVISIONS OF THE MULTIPLE DWELLING LAW, MULTIPLE RESIDENCE  LAW,
OR LOCAL LAW OR REGULATION.
S  270.12 FAILURE TO OBTAIN AN ALTERATION PERMIT OR CERTIFICATE OF OCCU-
           PANCY FOR A MULTIPLE DWELLING IN THE SECOND DEGREE.

 EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
                      [ ] is old law to be omitted.
                                                           LBD08204-01-5

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2015-A6041A (ACTIVE) - Details

See Senate Version of this Bill:
S3239
Law Section:
Penal Law
Laws Affected:
Add §§270.11 - 270.13, Pen L; amd §304, Mult Dwell L
Versions Introduced in Other Legislative Sessions:
2017-2018: A5528, S1864
2019-2020: A7178, S3674
2021-2022: A6273, S860
2023-2024: S340

2015-A6041A (ACTIVE) - Summary

Relates to failure to obtain an alteration permit or certificate of occupancy for a multiple dwelling; makes such crimes a felony.

2015-A6041A (ACTIVE) - Bill Text download pdf

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

                                 6041--A

                       2015-2016 Regular Sessions

                          I N  A S S E M B L Y

                             March 11, 2015
                               ___________

Introduced  by  M.  of  A.  BROOK-KRASNY,  ABBATE,  MALLIOTAKIS,  SIMON,
  O'DONNELL, GOTTFRIED, COOK, MONTESANO -- Multi-Sponsored by --  M.  of
  A.  LAWRENCE,  RIVERA  --  read  once and referred to the Committee on
  Codes -- committee discharged,  bill  amended,  ordered  reprinted  as
  amended and recommitted to said committee

AN ACT to amend the penal law and the multiple dwelling law, in relation
  to  failure to obtain an alteration permit or certificate of occupancy
  for a multiple dwelling

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

  Section  1.  The  penal  law  is  amended by adding three new sections
270.11, 270.12, and 270.13 to read as follows:
S 270.11 DEFINITIONS.
  AS USED IN SECTIONS 270.12 AND 270.13 OF THIS ARTICLE,  THE  FOLLOWING
TERMS SHALL HAVE THE FOLLOWING DEFINITIONS.
  1.  THE  TERMS "ALTERED" AND "ALTERATION" SHALL MEAN ANY CHANGE IN THE
STRUCTURAL PARTS OR EXISTING FACILITIES OF ANY BUILDING OR THE MOVING OF
ANY BUILDING FROM ONE LOCATION OR POSITION TO ANOTHER.
  2. THE TERM "DWELLING" SHALL MEAN ANY BUILDING OR STRUCTURE OR PORTION
THEREOF LOCATED IN A CITY WITH A POPULATION OF ONE MILLION OR MORE WHICH
IS OCCUPIED IN WHOLE OR IN PART AS THE HOME, RESIDENCE OR SLEEPING PLACE
OF ONE OR MORE HUMAN BEINGS.
  3. THE TERM "ILLEGALLY ALTERED" SHALL MEAN A  MULTIPLE  DWELLING  WITH
ALTERATIONS  THAT  VIOLATE  THE  MULTIPLE  DWELLING LAW, OR LOCAL LAW OR
REGULATION.
  4. THE TERM "LOCAL LAW OR REGULATION" SHALL  MEAN  THE  ADMINISTRATIVE
CODE  OF  THE  CITY  OF NEW YORK OR REGULATION THAT HAS BEEN PROMULGATED
THEREUNDER.
  5. THE TERM "MULTIPLE DWELLING" SHALL HAVE THE SAME MEANING AS SECTION
FOUR OF THE MULTIPLE DWELLING LAW OR LOCAL LAW OR REGULATION AND SECTION
27-2004 OF THE ADMINISTRATIVE CODE OF THE CITY OF NEW YORK.

 EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
                      [ ] is old law to be omitted.
                                                           LBD08204-03-5
              

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