S T A T E O F N E W Y O R K
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6918
2019-2020 Regular Sessions
I N S E N A T E
December 20, 2019
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Introduced by Sen. MAYER -- read twice and ordered printed, and when
printed to be committed to the Committee on Rules
AN ACT to amend the multiple residence law and the multiple dwelling
law, in relation to requiring owners and agents of multiple residences
and multiple dwellings to provide names and contact information of
residents to emergency personnel
THE PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK, REPRESENTED IN SENATE AND ASSEM-
BLY, DO ENACT AS FOLLOWS:
Section 1. The multiple residence law is amended by adding a new
section 16 to read as follows:
§ 16. MULTIPLE RESIDENCE EMERGENCY INFORMATION. IN THE CASE OF AN
EMERGENCY AFFECTING A MULTIPLE RESIDENCE, THE OWNER OR AGENT OF SUCH
MULTIPLE RESIDENCE SHALL PROVIDE EMERGENCY SERVICE PERSONNEL, INCLUDING
BUT NOT LIMITED TO LOCAL POLICE AND FIRE DEPARTMENTS, WITH THE NAMES AND
CONTACT INFORMATION OF ALL AFFECTED RESIDENTS OR OCCUPANTS OF SUCH
MULTIPLE RESIDENCE AS IS REQUIRED TO ASCERTAIN THE SAFETY OF SUCH RESI-
DENTS OR OCCUPANTS. FOR THE PURPOSES OF THIS SECTION, AN EMERGENCY SHALL
INCLUDE BUT NOT BE LIMITED TO FIRES, GAS LEAKS, BUILDING COLLAPSES,
NATURAL DISASTERS, ACTS OF TERRORISM AND OTHER EVENTS WHERE THE PHYSICAL
SAFETY OF RESIDENTS MUST BE ACCOUNTED FOR BY ASCERTAINING THEIR WHERE-
ABOUTS.
§ 2. The multiple dwelling law is amended by adding a new section 15
to read as follows:
§ 15. MULTIPLE DWELLING EMERGENCY INFORMATION. IN THE CASE OF AN EMER-
GENCY AFFECTING A MULTIPLE DWELLING, THE OWNER OR AGENT OF SUCH MULTIPLE
DWELLING SHALL PROVIDE EMERGENCY SERVICE PERSONNEL, INCLUDING BUT NOT
LIMITED TO LOCAL POLICE AND FIRE DEPARTMENTS, WITH THE NAMES AND CONTACT
INFORMATION OF ALL AFFECTED RESIDENTS OR OCCUPANTS OF SUCH MULTIPLE
DWELLING AS IS REQUIRED TO ASCERTAIN THE SAFETY OF SUCH RESIDENTS OR
OCCUPANTS. FOR THE PURPOSES OF THIS SECTION, AN EMERGENCY SHALL INCLUDE
BUT NOT BE LIMITED TO FIRES, GAS LEAKS, BUILDING COLLAPSES, NATURAL
EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
[ ] is old law to be omitted.
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DISASTERS, ACTS OF TERRORISM AND OTHER EVENTS WHERE THE PHYSICAL SAFETY
OF RESIDENTS MUST BE ACCOUNTED FOR BY ASCERTAINING THEIR WHEREABOUTS.
§ 3. This act shall take effect on the ninetieth day after it shall
have become a law.