Assembly Bill A9948

2015-2016 Legislative Session

Relates to curb repair in the city of New York

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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-A9948 (ACTIVE) - Details

Current Committee:
Assembly Cities
Law Section:
New York City Administrative Code
Laws Affected:
Amd §19-111, NYC Ad Cd
Versions Introduced in Other Legislative Sessions:
2017-2018: A5324
2019-2020: A4037
2021-2022: A9221
2023-2024: A499

2015-A9948 (ACTIVE) - Summary

Relates to curb repair in the city of New York.

2015-A9948 (ACTIVE) - Bill Text download pdf 

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

                                  9948

                          I N  A S S E M B L Y

                               May 2, 2016
                               ___________

Introduced by M. of A. WEPRIN -- 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 curb repair

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

  Section  1.  Section  19-111 of the administrative code of the city of
New York, as amended by local law number 104 of the city of New York for
the year 1993, is amended to read as follows:
  S 19-111 Curbs. All curbs for the support of sidewalks hereafter to be
laid shall be of the material or materials, dimensions and  construction
required  in  department  specifications  for  such work, which shall be
prescribed by the commissioner and kept on file in his  or  her  office.
ALL CURB AND CURB CUT REPAIRS SHALL BE THE RESPONSIBILITY OF THE DEPART-
MENT  AND ANY OWNER OF A ONE, TWO OR THREE FAMILY HOME, AFTER MAKING HIS
OR HER REQUEST ON NYC 311, THE OFFICIAL WEBSITE OF THE CITY OF NEW YORK,
SHALL BE ENTITLED TO HAVE ALL  REPAIRS  COMPLETED  WITHIN  A  REASONABLE
AMOUNT  OF TIME. FOR THE PURPOSES OF THIS SECTION, "REASONABLE AMOUNT OF
TIME" SHALL MEAN NINETY DAYS FROM THE DATE THE DEPARTMENT  RECEIVES  THE
COMPLAINT.  IF THE REPAIRS ARE NOT COMPLETED WITHIN SUCH TIME, THE HOME-
OWNER SHALL BE ENTITLED TO HAVE ALL REPAIRS DONE BY A LICENSED  CONTRAC-
TOR  AND  TO  RECEIVE  A  PROPERTY TAX CREDIT FOR THE REASONABLE COST OF
COMPLETING SUCH REPAIR.
  S 2. This act shall take effect immediately.




 EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
                      [ ] is old law to be omitted.
                                                           LBD15047-02-6

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