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Jan 08, 2020 | referred to housing |
May 06, 2019 | print number 5026a |
May 06, 2019 | amend and recommit to housing |
Feb 06, 2019 | referred to housing |
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Co-Sponsors
Richard Gottfried
Rebecca Seawright
Walter T. Mosley
Inez Barron
Multi-Sponsors
Vivian Cook
Judy Griffin
Joseph Lentol
Tremaine Wright
A5026 - Details
A5026 - Bill Text download pdf
S T A T E O F N E W Y O R K ________________________________________________________________________ 5026 2019-2020 Regular Sessions I N A S S E M B L Y February 6, 2019 ___________ Introduced by M. of A. L. ROSENTHAL, GOTTFRIED, SEAWRIGHT, MOSLEY, BARRON, ORTIZ -- read once and referred to the Committee on Housing AN ACT to amend the multiple dwelling law, in relation to the definition of floor area THE PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK, REPRESENTED IN SENATE AND ASSEM- BLY, DO ENACT AS FOLLOWS: Section 1. The opening paragraph and paragraph b of subdivision 2 of section 26 of the multiple dwelling law, the opening paragraph and para- graph b as amended by chapter 748 of the laws of 1961 and subparagraph 1 of paragraph b as amended by chapter 857 of the laws of 1985, are amended to read as follows: For the purpose of this section certain words are defined herein but, EXCEPT WHERE SPECIFIED, such definitions shall not be held to modify or affect legal interpretations of such terms or words as used in any local law, ordinance, rule or regulation and shall apply in addition to and not in substitution for the provisions of section four of this chapter. b. "Floor area": the sum of the gross horizontal areas of all of the several floors of a dwelling or dwellings and accessory structures on a lot measured from the exterior faces of exterior walls or from the center line of party walls, except THAT NOTWITHSTANDING ANY OTHER PROVISION OF LAW, GENERAL, SPECIAL, OR LOCAL, ANY HABITABLE AREA WITH FLOOR TO CEILING HEIGHT IN EXCESS OF TWELVE FEET SHALL BE COUNTED TWICE, ANY HABITABLE AREA WITH FLOOR TO CEILING HEIGHT IN EXCESS OF TWENTY-FOUR FEET SHALL BE COUNTED THREE TIMES, ANY HABITABLE AREA WITH FLOOR TO CEILING HEIGHT IN EXCESS OF THIRTY-SIX FEET SHALL BE COUNTED FOUR TIMES, AND ANY HABITABLE AREA WITH FLOOR TO CEILING HEIGHT IN EXCESS OF FORTY- EIGHT FEET SHALL BE COUNTED FIVE TIMES. THE FOLLOWING AREAS SHALL BE EXCLUDED FROM FLOOR AREA: (1) cellar space; (2) attic space providing head room of less than eight feet; EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets [ ] is old law to be omitted. LBD06054-01-9
Co-Sponsors
Richard Gottfried
Rebecca Seawright
Walter T. Mosley
Inez Barron
Multi-Sponsors
Vivian Cook
Judy Griffin
Joseph Lentol
Tremaine Wright
A5026A (ACTIVE) - Details
A5026A (ACTIVE) - Bill Text download pdf
S T A T E O F N E W Y O R K ________________________________________________________________________ 5026--A 2019-2020 Regular Sessions I N A S S E M B L Y February 6, 2019 ___________ Introduced by M. of A. L. ROSENTHAL, GOTTFRIED, SEAWRIGHT, MOSLEY, BARRON, ORTIZ, STIRPE, CARROLL, COLTON, EPSTEIN, TAYLOR, ARROYO, SIMON, D'URSO, BENEDETTO, GLICK, DINOWITZ, RICHARDSON, NIOU, DE LA ROSA, QUART, DICKENS, SIMOTAS, FERNANDEZ, AUBRY, RODRIGUEZ, BLAKE -- Multi-Sponsored by -- M. of A. COOK, GRIFFIN, LENTOL, WRIGHT -- read once and referred to the Committee on Housing -- committee discharged, bill amended, ordered reprinted as amended and recommitted to said committee AN ACT to amend the multiple dwelling law, in relation to the definition of floor area THE PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK, REPRESENTED IN SENATE AND ASSEM- BLY, DO ENACT AS FOLLOWS: Section 1. The opening paragraph and paragraph b of subdivision 2 of section 26 of the multiple dwelling law, the opening paragraph and para- graph b as amended by chapter 748 of the laws of 1961 and subparagraph 1 of paragraph b as amended by chapter 857 of the laws of 1985, are amended to read as follows: For the purpose of this section certain words are defined herein but, EXCEPT WHERE SPECIFIED, such definitions shall not be held to modify or affect legal interpretations of such terms or words as used in any local law, ordinance, rule or regulation and shall apply in addition to and not in substitution for the provisions of section four of this chapter. b. "Floor area": the sum of the gross horizontal areas of all of the several floors of a dwelling or dwellings and accessory structures on a lot measured from the exterior faces of exterior walls or from the center line of party walls, (I) except THAT NOTWITHSTANDING ANY OTHER PROVISION OF LAW, GENERAL, SPECIAL, OR LOCAL, ANY SUCH AREAS WITH FLOOR TO STRUCTURAL CEILING HEIGHT GREATER THAN TWELVE FEET AND LESS THAN OR EQUAL TO TWENTY-FOUR FEET SHALL BE COUNTED TWICE, ANY SUCH AREAS WITH FLOOR TO STRUCTURAL CEILING HEIGHT GREATER THAN TWENTY-FOUR FEET AND LESS THAN OR EQUAL TO THIRTY-SIX FEET SHALL BE COUNTED THREE TIMES, ANY EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets [ ] is old law to be omitted.