assembly Bill A7767

2017-2018 Legislative Session

Relates to requiring landlords to provide fire extinguishers in all rented apartments

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Jan 03, 2018 referred to governmental operations
May 15, 2017 referred to governmental operations

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A7767 (ACTIVE) - Details

See Senate Version of this Bill:
S6250
Law Section:
Executive Law
Laws Affected:
Amd §378, Exec L
Versions Introduced in Other Legislative Sessions:
2019-2020: A1666, S2813
2021-2022: A3819, S3443
2023-2024: A1172, S1219

A7767 (ACTIVE) - Summary

Requires landlords to provide fire extinguishers in all rented apartments; authorizes the promulgation of standards related thereto.

A7767 (ACTIVE) - Bill Text download pdf 


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

                                  7767

                       2017-2018 Regular Sessions

                          I N  A S S E M B L Y

                              May 15, 2017
                               ___________

Introduced  by M. of A. VANEL -- read once and referred to the Committee
  on Governmental Operations

AN ACT to amend the executive law, in relation to requiring fire  extin-
  guishers in every rented dwelling

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

  Section 1. Section 378 of the executive law is amended by adding a new
subdivision 5-e to read as follows:
  5-E. STANDARDS FOR INSTALLATION OF FIRE EXTINGUISHERS  REQUIRING  THAT
EVERY  LIVING  UNIT NOT OCCUPIED BY THE OWNER OF SUCH LIVING UNIT, WHICH
SHALL INCLUDE BUT NOT BE LIMITED  TO,  A  TWO-FAMILY  DWELLING,  OR  ANY
DWELLING  ACCOMMODATION  LOCATED IN A BUILDING OWNED AS A CONDOMINIUM OR
COOPERATIVE IN THE STATE OR ANY MULTIPLE DWELLINGS SHALL HAVE  INSTALLED
AN  OPERABLE FIRE EXTINGUISHER OF SUCH MANUFACTURE, DESIGN AND INSTALLA-
TION STANDARDS AS ARE ESTABLISHED BY THE COUNCIL. FOR PURPOSES  OF  THIS
SUBDIVISION,  MULTIPLE  DWELLING MEANS A DWELLING WHICH IS EITHER RENTED
OR LEASED TO BE OCCUPIED, OR IS OCCUPIED AS THE TEMPORARY  OR  PERMANENT
RESIDENCE OR HOME OF THREE OR MORE FAMILIES LIVING INDEPENDENTLY OF EACH
OTHER,  INCLUDING  BUT  NOT  LIMITED  TO THE FOLLOWING: A TENEMENT, FLAT
HOUSE, MAISONETTE APARTMENT, APARTMENT HOUSE, APARTMENT  HOTEL,  TOURIST
HOUSE,  BACHELOR APARTMENT, STUDIO APARTMENT, DUPLEX APARTMENT, KITCHEN-
ETTE APARTMENT, HOTEL, LODGING HOUSE,  ROOMING  HOUSE,  BOARDING  HOUSE,
BOARDING AND NURSERY SCHOOL, FURNISHED ROOM HOUSE, CLUB, SORORITY HOUSE,
FRATERNITY HOUSE, COLLEGE AND SCHOOL DORMITORY, CONVALESCENT, OLD AGE OR
NURSING HOMES OR RESIDENCES.
  § 2. This act shall take effect immediately.


 EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
                      [ ] is old law to be omitted.
                                                           LBD11438-01-7