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Assembly Bill A5079

2017-2018 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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2017-A5079 (ACTIVE) - Details

Current Committee:
Assembly Ways And Means
Law Section:
New York City Administrative Code
Laws Affected:
Add §24-340, NYC Ad Cd
Versions Introduced in Other Legislative Sessions:
2011-2012: A10044
2013-2014: A796
2015-2016: A2672
2019-2020: A3950

2017-A5079 (ACTIVE) - Summary

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

2017-A5079 (ACTIVE) - Bill Text download pdf 

                            
 
                     S T A T E   O F   N E W   Y O R K
 ________________________________________________________________________
 
                                   5079
 
                        2017-2018 Regular Sessions
 
                           I N  A S S E M B L Y
 
                             February 6, 2017
                                ___________
 
 Introduced  by  M.  of  A.  WEPRIN,  ZEBROWSKI,  COLTON, COOK, HOOPER --
   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:
   §  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.
   § 2. This act shall take effect immediately.
 
 
 
  EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
                       [ ] is old law to be omitted.
                                                            LBD09102-01-7

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