Senate Bill S4087

2019-2020 Legislative Session

Relates to willful neglect of real property prevention

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Archive: Last Bill Status - In Senate Committee Cities Committee


  • 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-S4087 (ACTIVE) - Details

See Assembly Version of this Bill:
A6268
Current Committee:
Senate Cities
Law Section:
New York City Charter
Laws Affected:
Add §1807, NYC Chart
Versions Introduced in Other Legislative Sessions:
2015-2016: S3990, A6618
2017-2018: S3267, A6275
2021-2022: S3307, A4487
2023-2024: S7988, A1270

2019-S4087 (ACTIVE) - Summary

Relates to willful neglect of real property prevention.

2019-S4087 (ACTIVE) - Sponsor Memo

2019-S4087 (ACTIVE) - Bill Text download pdf

                            
 
                     S T A T E   O F   N E W   Y O R K
 ________________________________________________________________________
 
                                   4087
 
                        2019-2020 Regular Sessions
 
                             I N  S E N A T E
 
                             February 27, 2019
                                ___________
 
 Introduced  by  Sen.  PARKER -- read twice and ordered printed, and when
   printed to be committed to the Committee on Cities
 
 AN ACT to amend the New  York  city  charter,  in  relation  to  willful
   neglect of real property prevention
 
   THE  PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK, REPRESENTED IN SENATE AND ASSEM-
 BLY, DO ENACT AS FOLLOWS:
 
   Section 1. The New York city  charter  is  amended  by  adding  a  new
 section 1807 to read as follows:
   §  1807.  WILLFUL NEGLECT OF PROPERTY PREVENTION.  1. FOR THE PURPOSES
 OF THIS SECTION "WILLFUL NEGLECT" SHALL  MEAN  IMPROPER  MAINTENANCE  OR
 LACK  OF MAINTENANCE RESULTING IN SUBSTANTIAL DETERIORATION OF THE PROP-
 ERTY.
   2. WHERE THERE HAVE BEEN THREE OR MORE GOOD FAITH COMPLAINTS, BY OR ON
 BEHALF OF THE TENANT, TO THE DEPARTMENT OF ANY  HEALTH  OR  SAFETY  LAW,
 REGULATION, CODE OR ORDINANCE, OR ANY LAW OF REGULATION WHICH HAS AS ITS
 OBJECTIVE THE REGULATION OF PREMISES USED FOR DWELLING PURPOSES WITHIN A
 PERIOD OF ONE HUNDRED TWENTY DAYS AND THE CONDITIONS HAVE NOT BEEN REME-
 DIED  AND  ARE NOT IN THE PROCESS OF BEING REMEDIED THE DEPARTMENT SHALL
 NOTIFY THE TENANTS AND THE DEPARTMENT OF BUILDINGS  OF  THE  FAILURE  TO
 REPAIR.
   3.  UPON  THE  CONSENSUS OF MORE THAN FIFTY PERCENT OF THE TENANTS, AN
 ACTION SHALL BE COMMENCED BY THE CITY TO COMPEL  THE  PERSON  OR  ENTITY
 REQUIRED  TO MAINTAIN THE PROPERTY TO UNDERTAKE REPAIRS AND IF NECESSARY
 TO CEASE AND DESIST FROM REMOVING AND DESTROYING STRUCTURAL,  MECHANICAL
 AND ELECTRICAL SYSTEMS NECESSARY FOR THE DELIVERY OF ESSENTIAL SERVICES,
 INCLUDING APPLIANCES, TO THE TENANTS.
   4.  IF  THE  REPAIRS  ARE NOT COMPLETED OR IF THE REMOVED OR DESTROYED
 SYSTEMS HAVE NOT BEEN REPLACED WITHIN NINETY DAYS OF  THE  JUDGMENT  THE
 DEPARTMENT  SHALL  NOTIFY  THE PERSON OR ENTITY REQUIRED TO MAINTAIN THE
 PROPERTY THAT THE CITY SHALL PLACE A LIEN ON THE PROPERTY EQUAL  TO  THE
 
  EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
                       [ ] is old law to be omitted.
                                                            LBD05947-01-9
              

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