Assembly Bill A1300

2019-2020 Legislative Session

Imposes penalties for non-compliance of division of housing and community renewal orders

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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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2019-A1300 (ACTIVE) - Details

Current Committee:
Assembly Housing
Law Section:
Public Housing Law
Laws Affected:
Add §14-a, Pub Hous L; add Title 26 Chap 1 §26-101, NYC Ad Cd
Versions Introduced in Other Legislative Sessions:
2009-2010: A10922
2011-2012: A1717
2013-2014: A1125
2015-2016: A682
2017-2018: A4171
2021-2022: A3284
2023-2024: A3829

2019-A1300 (ACTIVE) - Summary

Imposes penalties for non-compliance of DHCR orders by owners of multiple dwelling units; provides a fine of $5,000 for each instance of non-compliance.

2019-A1300 (ACTIVE) - Bill Text download pdf 

                            
 
                     S T A T E   O F   N E W   Y O R K
 ________________________________________________________________________
 
                                   1300
 
                        2019-2020 Regular Sessions
 
                           I N  A S S E M B L Y
 
                             January 14, 2019
                                ___________
 
 Introduced by M. of A. L. ROSENTHAL, DINOWITZ, GOTTFRIED, JAFFEE, AUBRY,
   MOSLEY  --  Multi-Sponsored  by -- M. of A. CRESPO, GLICK -- read once
   and referred to the Committee on Housing
 
 AN ACT to amend the public housing law and the  administrative  code  of
   the  city  of New York, in relation to penalties for non-compliance of
   division of housing and community renewal orders
 
   THE PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK, REPRESENTED IN SENATE AND  ASSEM-
 BLY, DO ENACT AS FOLLOWS:
 
   Section  1.  The public housing law is amended by adding a new section
 14-a to read as follows:
   § 14-A. PENALTIES FOR NON-COMPLIANCE.  ANY  LANDLORD  OR  OWNER  OF  A
 MULTIPLE  DWELLING WHO FAILS TO COMPLY WITH ANY ORDER BY THE DIVISION OF
 HOUSING SHALL BE SUBJECT TO A  FINE  OF  NOT  MORE  THAN  FIVE  THOUSAND
 DOLLARS FOR EACH INSTANCE OF NON-COMPLIANCE.
   §  2.  Title  26 of the administrative code of the city of New York is
 amended by adding a new chapter 1 to read as follows:
                                 CHAPTER 1
                               MISCELLANEOUS
 SECTION 26-101 PENALTIES FOR NON-COMPLIANCE.
   § 26-101 PENALTIES FOR NON-COMPLIANCE. 1. ANY OWNER OF A DWELLING UNIT
 WHO FAILS TO COMPLY WITH ANY ORDER BY THE DIVISION OF HOUSING AND COMMU-
 NITY RENEWAL SHALL BE SUBJECT TO A FINE OF NOT MORE THAN  FIVE  THOUSAND
 DOLLARS FOR EACH INSTANCE OF NON-COMPLIANCE.
   2. FOR PURPOSES OF THIS SECTION:
   (A) THE TERM "OWNER" SHALL MEAN AND INCLUDE THE OWNER OR OWNERS OF THE
 FREEHOLD OF THE PREMISES OR LESSER ESTATE THEREIN, A MORTGAGEE OR VENDEE
 IN  POSSESSION,  ASSIGNEE OF RENTS, RECEIVER, EXECUTOR, TRUSTEE, LESSEE,
 AGENT, OR ANY OTHER PERSON, FIRM OR CORPORATION, DIRECTLY OR  INDIRECTLY
 IN CONTROL OF A DWELLING; AND
   (B)  THE TERM "DWELLING UNIT" SHALL MEAN ANY RESIDENTIAL ACCOMMODATION
 IN A MULTIPLE DWELLING OR PRIVATE DWELLING.
   § 3. This act shall take effect on the sixtieth  day  after  it  shall
 have become a law.

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