S T A T E O F N E W Y O R K
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9163--A
I N A S S E M B L Y
January 31, 2022
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Introduced by M. of A. FERNANDEZ -- read once and referred to the
Committee on Governmental Operations -- committee discharged, bill
amended, ordered reprinted as amended and recommitted to said commit-
tee
AN ACT to amend the executive law and the administrative code of the
city of New York, in relation to imposing certain penalties related to
violations of building and fire code standards within fourteen days
and increasing certain fines for violations of housing standards
THE PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK, REPRESENTED IN SENATE AND ASSEM-
BLY, DO ENACT AS FOLLOWS:
Section 1. Section 382 of the executive law is amended by adding a new
subdivision 5 to read as follows:
5. ANY DAILY PENALTY LEVIED PURSUANT TO SUBDIVISION TWO OF THIS
SECTION ON A PERSON WHO IS IN VIOLATION OF THE UNIFORM FIRE PREVENTION
AND BUILDING CODE AND WHO HAS FAILED TO COMPLY WITH AN ORDER TO REMEDY
SUCH VIOLATION WITHIN THE TIME FIXED BY THE REGULATIONS PROMULGATED BY
THE SECRETARY PURSUANT TO SUBDIVISION ONE OF SECTION THREE HUNDRED
EIGHTY-ONE OF THIS ARTICLE SHALL BE ASSESSED NO LATER THAN THE FOUR-
TEENTH DAY OF SUCH VIOLATION.
§ 2. Subdivision (a) of section 27-2115 of the administrative code of
the city of New York, as amended by local law number 65 of the city of
New York for the year 1987, is amended to read as follows:
(a) A person who violates any law relating to housing standards shall
be subject to a civil penalty of not less than [ten] TWENTY-FIVE dollars
nor more than [fifty] ONE HUNDRED FIFTY dollars for each non-hazardous
violation, not less than [twenty-five] FIFTY dollars nor more than [one]
FIVE hundred dollars and NOT LESS THAN ten dollars NOR MORE THAN ONE
HUNDRED DOLLARS per day for each hazardous violation, [fifty] TWO
HUNDRED dollars per day for each immediately hazardous violation, occur-
ring in a multiple dwelling containing [five] TEN or fewer dwelling
units, from the date set for correction in the notice of violation until
the violation is corrected, and not less than [fifty] ONE HUNDRED
dollars nor more than [one hundred fifty] ONE THOUSAND FIVE HUNDRED
dollars and, in addition, [one hundred twenty-five] NOT LESS THAN ONE
EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
[ ] is old law to be omitted.
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HUNDRED TWENTY-FIVE dollars NOR MORE THAN ONE THOUSAND DOLLARS per day
for each immediately hazardous violation, occurring in a multiple dwell-
ing containing more than [five] TEN dwelling units, from the date set
for correction in the notice of violation until the violation is
corrected. A person [wilfully] WILLFULLY making a false certification
of correction of a violation shall be subject to a civil penalty of not
less than [fifty] ONE HUNDRED dollars nor more than [two hundred fifty]
TWO THOUSAND FIVE HUNDRED dollars for each violation falsely certified,
in addition to the other penalties herein provided.
§ 3. This act shall take effect immediately.