Assembly Bill A7365

2021-2022 Legislative Session

Requires the inspection of non-fireproof buildings and compliance with the New York property maintenance code

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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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2021-A7365 (ACTIVE) - Details

Law Section:
Multiple Dwelling Law
Laws Affected:
Add §140-a, Mult Dwell L

2021-A7365 (ACTIVE) - Summary

Requires the inspection of non-fireproof buildings every three years; requires compliance with the New York property maintenance code; requires those dwellings not in compliance with such code at the time of inspection to make repairs or improvements necessary to comply with such standards within six months of such inspection, or a lien shall be placed upon the dwelling.

2021-A7365 (ACTIVE) - Bill Text download pdf 

                            
 
                     S T A T E   O F   N E W   Y O R K
 ________________________________________________________________________
 
                                   7365
 
                        2021-2022 Regular Sessions
 
                           I N  A S S E M B L Y
 
                                May 6, 2021
                                ___________
 
 Introduced  by M. of A. MEEKS -- read once and referred to the Committee
   on Housing
 
 AN ACT to amend the multiple dwelling law, in relation to requiring  the
   inspection of non-fireproof buildings and compliance with the New York
   property maintenance code
 
   THE  PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK, REPRESENTED IN SENATE AND ASSEM-
 BLY, DO ENACT AS FOLLOWS:
 
   Section 1. The multiple dwelling  law  is  amended  by  adding  a  new
 section 140-a to read as follows:
   §  140-A.  INSPECTION  AND COMPLIANCE. 1. EVERY NON-FIREPROOF MULTIPLE
 DWELLING SHALL BE INSPECTED EVERY THREE YEARS FOR  COMPLIANCE  WITH  THE
 STANDARDS  SET  FORTH  IN  THE NEW YORK PROPERTY MAINTENANCE CODE. THOSE
 DWELLINGS NOT IN COMPLIANCE WITH SUCH CODE SHALL HAVE  SIX  MONTHS  FROM
 SUCH INSPECTION TO MAKE REPAIRS OR IMPROVEMENTS NECESSARY TO COMPLY WITH
 SUCH STANDARDS.
   2.  OWNERS  OF MULTIPLE DWELLINGS WHO FAIL TO MAKE REPAIRS OR IMPROVE-
 MENTS NECESSARY FOR COMPLIANCE WITH THE NEW  YORK  PROPERTY  MAINTENANCE
 CODE SHALL BE SUBJECT TO A FINE OF ONE HUNDRED DOLLARS PER DAY UNTIL THE
 DWELLING  COMPLIES WITH SUCH CODE. ANY DWELLING THAT REMAINS NON-COMPLI-
 ANT WITH SUCH CODE FOR A PERIOD OF SIX MONTHS OR MORE SHALL CAUSE A LIEN
 TO BE PLACED UPON THE DWELLING UNTIL ALL  REPAIRS  OR  IMPROVEMENTS  ARE
 COMPLETE  AND  RENTS  ARE  ADJUSTED BASED ON RENT ABATEMENTS, DUE TO THE
 UNSAFE CONDITIONS ORIGINATING FROM THE OWNERS' NON-COMPLIANCE.
   § 2. This act shall take effect immediately.
 
 
 
  EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
                       [ ] is old law to be omitted.
                                                            LBD07717-02-1

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