Assembly Actions -
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Jan 08, 2020 |
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Oct 23, 2019 |
referred to housing |
Assembly Bill A8710
2019-2020 Legislative Session
Sponsored By
LENTOL
Archive: Last Bill Status - In Assembly Committee
- Introduced
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- In Committee Assembly
- In Committee Senate
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- On Floor Calendar Assembly
- On Floor Calendar Senate
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- Passed Assembly
- Passed Senate
- Delivered to Governor
- Signed By Governor
Actions
co-Sponsors
Tremaine Wright
Walter T. Mosley
2019-A8710 (ACTIVE) - Details
- Current Committee:
- Assembly Housing
- Law Section:
- New York City Administrative Code
- Laws Affected:
- Add §28-103.34.1, NYC Ad Cd
2019-A8710 (ACTIVE) - Bill Text download pdf
S T A T E O F N E W Y O R K ________________________________________________________________________ 8710 2019-2020 Regular Sessions I N A S S E M B L Y October 23, 2019 ___________ Introduced by M. of A. LENTOL -- read once and referred to the Committee on Housing AN ACT to amend the administrative code of the city of New York, in relation to establishing escrow accounts to protect property owners and their tenants from damages resulting from construction on adjoin- ing property THE PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK, REPRESENTED IN SENATE AND ASSEM- BLY, DO ENACT AS FOLLOWS: Section 1. The administrative code of the city of New York is amended by adding a new section 28-103.34.1 to read as follows: § 28-103.34.1 DEVELOPERS' ESCROW ACCOUNTS. 1. DEFINITIONS. AS USED IN THIS SECTION, THE FOLLOWING TERMS SHALL HAVE THE FOLLOWING MEANINGS: ADJOINING OWNER. AN OWNER OF PROPERTY WHERE: (I) SUCH PROPERTY SHARES A PROPERTY LINE WITH A DEVELOPER'S PROPERTY; OR (II) SUCH PROPERTY IS A HISTORIC PROPERTY WITHIN A LATERAL DISTANCE OF NINETY FEET FROM A DEVELOPER'S PROPERTY LINE. DEVELOPER. ANY INDIVIDUAL OR ENTITY FILING FOR A PERMIT FROM THE DEPARTMENT OF BUILDINGS. 2. ANY DEVELOPER FILING PLANS FOR A PERMIT WITH THE DEPARTMENT OF BUILDINGS FOR THE CONSTRUCTION OF A NEW BUILDING, DEMOLITION OF AN EXISTING BUILDING, OR ALTERATION OF AN EXISTING BUILDING THAT INCLUDES UNDERPINNING, EARTH MOVEMENT, EXCAVATION WITHIN FIVE TO TEN FEET OF A PROPERTY LINE, AND/OR EXCAVATION TO A DEPTH OF OVER TEN FEET, SHALL, PRIOR TO THE DEPARTMENT'S GRANT OF ANY PERMIT FOR SUCH ACTIVITY, DEPOSIT IN AN ESCROW ACCOUNT AN AMOUNT OF AT LEAST TWENTY THOUSAND DOLLARS MULTIPLIED BY THE NUMBER OF ADJOINING OWNERS TO SUCH DEVELOPER'S PROPER- TY. THE MONEY DEPOSITED INTO SUCH ESCROW ACCOUNT SHALL BE USED ONLY FOR THE PAYMENT OF ANY ADJOINING OWNERS' LEGAL AND ENGINEERING FEES RESULT- ING FROM THE NEGOTIATION OF A LICENSE AGREEMENT BETWEEN ADJOINING OWNERS AND SUCH DEVELOPER, AND/OR FOR THE PAYMENT OF SUCH ADJOINING OWNERS' EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets [ ] is old law to be omitted.
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