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May 13, 2022 | referred to cities |
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A10243 (ACTIVE) - Details
A10243 (ACTIVE) - Summary
Relates to enacting the "adjacent neighbors' bill of rights"; requires the department of buildings to develop a bulletin known as the "adjacent neighbors' bill of rights" advising homeowners who are adjacent to a property under development or construction of their rights and available resources and post such bulletin on the department's website.
A10243 (ACTIVE) - Bill Text download pdf
S T A T E O F N E W Y O R K ________________________________________________________________________ 10243 I N A S S E M B L Y May 13, 2022 ___________ Introduced by COMMITTEE ON RULES -- (at request of M. of A. Dickens) -- read once and referred to the Committee on Cities AN ACT to amend the administrative code of the city of New York, in relation to enacting the "adjacent neighbors' bill of rights" THE PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK, REPRESENTED IN SENATE AND ASSEM- BLY, DO ENACT AS FOLLOWS: Section 1. This act shall be known and may be cited as the "adjacent neighbors' bill of rights". § 2. The administrative code of the city of New York is amended by adding a new section 28-103.34.2 to read as follows: § 28-103.34.2 ADJACENT NEIGHBORS' BILL OF RIGHTS. 1. THE COMMISSIONER SHALL DEVELOP A BULLETIN KNOWN AS THE "ADJACENT NEIGHBORS' BILL OF RIGHTS" ADVISING HOMEOWNERS WHO ARE ADJACENT TO A PROPERTY UNDER DEVEL- OPMENT OR CONSTRUCTION OF THEIR RIGHTS AND AVAILABLE RESOURCES AND POST SUCH BULLETIN ON THE DEPARTMENT'S WEBSITE. SUCH BULLETIN SHALL BE TRANSLATED INTO THE TOP TEN LANGUAGES OF THE CITY OF NEW YORK AS DETER- MINED BY CHAPTER 11 OF TITLE 23, WITH SUCH VERSIONS PUBLICLY ACCESSIBLE THROUGH THE DEPARTMENT'S WEBSITE. COPIES OF SUCH BULLETIN, INCLUDING TRANSLATIONS SHALL BE PROVIDED BY THE COMMISSIONER TO ALL STATE AND LOCAL ELECTED OFFICIALS, COMMUNITY BOARDS, AND ANY OTHER ORGANIZATIONS DEEMED NECESSARY BY THE COMMISSIONER. 2. THE BULLETIN DEVELOPED PURSUANT TO THIS SECTION SHALL INCLUDE THE FOLLOWING, ALONG WITH OTHER INFORMATION ADDED AT THE DISCRETION OF THE COMMISSIONER, NOT OTHERWISE INCONSISTENT WITH THE INFORMATION SET FORTH IN THE BULLETIN: A. AN ADVISORY ON THE AVAILABILITY OF HOMEOWNERS' RIGHTS AT THE DEPARTMENT TO REVIEW PLANS SUBMITTED BY DEVELOPERS AND APPROVED BY THE DEPARTMENT AND FURTHER ADVISE HOMEOWNERS OF THEIR RIGHTS; B. AN ADVISORY ON WHEN A DEVELOPER IS REQUIRED TO NEGOTIATE A LICENSE AGREEMENT WITH THE HOMEOWNER AND THAT SUCH HOMEOWNER MAY SEEK REPRESEN- TATION FROM OR CONSULT THIRD PARTY PROFESSIONALS; C. AN ADVISORY OF A HOMEOWNER'S RIGHT TO REQUIRE A DEVELOPER TO TAKE PROTECTIVE MEASURES INVOLVING THE PARTY WALL, INCLUDING BUT NOT LIMITED TO, THE INSTALLATION OF CRACK GAUGES AND VIBRATION MONITORS; EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets [ ] is old law to be omitted.