NY State Senate Bill 2017-S580

Senate Bill S580

2017-2018 Legislative Session

Increases civil penalties for violations of building maintenance standards within the city of New York

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Archive: Last Bill Status - In Senate Committee Housing, Construction And Community Development Committee

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- In Committee Senate
- On Floor Calendar Assembly
- On Floor Calendar Senate
- Passed Assembly
- Passed Senate
Delivered to Governor
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Jan 03, 2018	referred to housing, construction and community development
Jan 04, 2017	referred to housing, construction and community development

2017-S580 (ACTIVE) - Details

See Assembly Version of this Bill:: A3804
Current Committee:: Senate Housing, Construction And Community Development
Law Section:: New York City Administrative Code
Laws Affected:: Amd §27-2115, NYC Ad Cd
Versions Introduced in Other Legislative Sessions:: 2009-2010: S7393, A10627
2011-2012: S601, A3988
2013-2014: S59, A5404
2015-2016: S1310, A3564
2019-2020: A3510
2021-2022: A1625

2017-S580 (ACTIVE) - Summary

Increases civil penalties for violations of state and local laws which pertain to building maintenance and operation within the city of New York.

2017-S580 (ACTIVE) - Sponsor Memo

                                 BILL NUMBER:  S580

 TITLE OF BILL :

An act to amend the administrative code of the city of New York, in
relation to the imposition of civil penalties for violation of state
and local laws for building maintenance and operation

 PURPOSE :

To increase penalties for violation of laws for building maintenance
and operation.

 SUMMARY OF PROVISIONS :

Subdivision (a) of section 27-2115 of the administrative code of the
City of New York, as amended by local law number 65 of the city of New
York for the year 1987 is amended. The bill would increase, to a more
reasonable amount, fines for violation of state and local laws
pertaining to building maintenance and operation. Violation of any law
relating to housing standards shall bring a penalty of not less than
fifteen dollars, nor more than seventy-five dollars for each class A
violation; not less than fifty dollars nor more than two hundred and
twenty dollars per day for each class B violation; and fifty dollars
per day for each class C violation occurring in a multiple dwelling
containing five or fewer dwelling units, from the date set for

correction in the notice of violation until the violation is
corrected, and not less than fifty dollars nor more than one hundred
fifty dollars per day for each class C violation, occurring in a
multiple dwelling containing more than five dwelling units, from the
date set for correction in the notice of violation until the violation
is corrected. Fines for false certification of correction shall be
raised to not less than seventy-five dollars or more than three
hundred dollars for each violation falsely certified.

 JUSTIFICATION :

Passage of the bill is important to keep fines for building violation
in line with present day costs. This is especially important in the
area of dangerous violations, where there is a threat to health or
life. The present fines are so low that it is often less expensive for
an owner found violating the law to pay a fine a number of times than
to improve the building.

 LEGISLATIVE HISTORY :

2015-2016 - S1310
2013-2014 - S.59
2011-12: S.601
2010: S.7393/A.10627

 FISCAL IMPLICATIONS :

To be determined.

 EFFECTIVE DATE :
This act shall take effect on the sixtieth day after it shall have
become a law.

2017-S580 (ACTIVE) - Bill Text download pdf

                            
 
                     S T A T E   O F   N E W   Y O R K
 ________________________________________________________________________
 
                                    580
 
                        2017-2018 Regular Sessions
 
                             I N  S E N A T E
 
                                (PREFILED)
 
                              January 4, 2017
                                ___________
 
 Introduced  by  Sen. PERALTA -- read twice and ordered printed, and when
   printed to be committed to the Committee on Housing, Construction  and
   Community Development
 
 AN  ACT  to  amend  the  administrative code of the city of New York, in
   relation to the imposition of civil penalties for violation  of  state
   and local laws for building maintenance and operation
 
   THE  PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK, REPRESENTED IN SENATE AND ASSEM-
 BLY, DO ENACT AS FOLLOWS:
 
   Section 1.  Subdivision (a) of section 27-2115 of  the  administrative
 code  of  the city of New York, as amended by local law number 65 of the
 city of New York for the year 1987, is amended to read as follows:
   (a)  A person who violates any law relating to housing standards shall
 be subject to a civil penalty of not less than [ten] FIFTEEN dollars nor
 more than [fifty] SEVENTY-FIVE dollars for each [non-hazardous] CLASS  A
 violation, not less than [twenty-five] FIFTY dollars nor more than [one]
 TWO hundred [dollars] and [ten] TWENTY dollars per day for each [hazard-
 ous]  CLASS B violation, AND fifty dollars per day for each [immediately
 hazardous] CLASS C violation, occurring in a multiple dwelling  contain-
 ing  five  or  fewer dwelling units, from the date set for correction in
 the notice of violation until the violation is corrected, and  not  less
 than fifty dollars nor more than one hundred fifty dollars and, in addi-
 tion,  one  hundred  twenty-five  dollars  per day for each [immediately
 hazardous] CLASS C violation, occurring in a multiple dwelling  contain-
 ing  more  than five dwelling units, from the date set for correction in
 the notice of violation until the violation  is  corrected.    A  person
 wilfully making a false certification of correction of a violation shall
 be  subject  to  a  civil  penalty of not less than [fifty] SEVENTY-FIVE
 dollars nor more than [two hundred fifty] THREE HUNDRED dollars for each
 violation falsely certified, in addition to the other  penalties  herein
 provided.
 
  EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets

                       [ ] is old law to be omitted.
                                                            LBD00068-01-7

 S. 580                              2
 
   §  2.    This act shall take effect on the sixtieth day after it shall
 have become a law.

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