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Senate Bill S3217A

2023-2024 Legislative Session

Requires exterior cages for air conditioners

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Bill Amendments

2023-S3217 - Details

Current Committee:
Senate Housing, Construction And Community Development
Law Section:
Multiple Dwelling Law
Laws Affected:
Add §62-a, Mult Dwell L
Versions Introduced in Other Legislative Sessions:
2021-2022: S8370
2025-2026: S3573

2023-S3217 - Summary

Requires exterior cages for air conditioners installed in any multiple dwelling.

2023-S3217 - Sponsor Memo

2023-S3217 - Bill Text download pdf 

                             
                     S T A T E   O F   N E W   Y O R K
 ________________________________________________________________________
 
                                   3217
 
                        2023-2024 Regular Sessions
 
                             I N  S E N A T E
 
                             January 30, 2023
                                ___________
 
 Introduced  by  Sen.  CLEARE -- read twice and ordered printed, and when
   printed to be committed to the Committee on Housing, Construction  and
   Community Development
 
 AN  ACT  to  amend  the  multiple dwelling law, in relation to requiring
   exterior cages for air conditioners

   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 62-a to read as follows:
   § 62-A. AIR CONDITIONERS. ANY AIR CONDITIONER INSTALLED IN A  MULTIPLE
 DWELLING SHALL BE PROTECTED BY AN EXTERIOR CAGE.
   §  2.  This  act shall take effect on the ninetieth day after it shall
 have become a law.
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
  EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
                       [ ] is old law to be omitted.
                                                            LBD08142-01-3

2023-S3217A (ACTIVE) - Details

Current Committee:
Senate Housing, Construction And Community Development
Law Section:
Multiple Dwelling Law
Laws Affected:
Add §62-a, Mult Dwell L
Versions Introduced in Other Legislative Sessions:
2021-2022: S8370
2025-2026: S3573

2023-S3217A (ACTIVE) - Summary

Requires exterior cages for air conditioners installed in any multiple dwelling.

2023-S3217A (ACTIVE) - Sponsor Memo

2023-S3217A (ACTIVE) - Bill Text download pdf 

                             
                     S T A T E   O F   N E W   Y O R K
 ________________________________________________________________________
 
                                  3217--A
 
                        2023-2024 Regular Sessions
 
                             I N  S E N A T E
 
                             January 30, 2023
                                ___________
 
 Introduced  by  Sen.  CLEARE -- read twice and ordered printed, and when
   printed to be committed to the Committee on Housing, Construction  and
   Community  Development  -- committee discharged, bill amended, ordered
   reprinted as amended and recommitted to said committee
 
 AN ACT to amend the multiple dwelling  law,  in  relation  to  requiring
   exterior cages for air conditioners
 
   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 62-a to read as follows:
   §  62-A. AIR CONDITIONERS. ANY AIR CONDITIONER INSTALLED IN A MULTIPLE
 DWELLING SHALL BE PROTECTED BY AN EXTERIOR CAGE. FOR  PURPOSES  OF  THIS
 SECTION, AIR CONDITIONERS (1) THAT ARE INSTALLED INSIDE AND WHOLLY WITH-
 IN  A  DWELLING  UNIT  OR  (2) ARE ALREADY PROTECTED BY AN EXTERIOR WALL
 SLEEVE MOUNTED TO THE WINDOW, SHALL NOT REQUIRE EXTERIOR CAGES  PURSUANT
 TO THIS SECTION.
   §  2.  This  act shall take effect on the ninetieth day after it shall
 have become a law.
 
 
 
 

  EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
                       [ ] is old law to be omitted.
                                                            LBD08142-02-3

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