Senate Bill S3115

2011-2012 Legislative Session

Imposes penalties for non-compliance of division of housing and community renewal orders

download bill text pdf

Sponsored By

Archive: Last Bill Status - In Senate Committee Housing, Construction And Community Development Committee

  • 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

Do you support this bill?

Please enter your contact information

Home address is used to determine the senate district in which you reside. Your support or opposition to this bill is then shared immediately with the senator who represents you.

Optional services from the NY State Senate:

Create an account. An account allows you to officially support or oppose key legislation, sign petitions with a single click, and follow issues, committees, and bills that matter to you. When you create an account, you agree to this platform's terms of participation.

Include a custom message for your Senator? (Optional)

Enter a message to your senator. Many New Yorkers use this to share the reasoning behind their support or opposition to the bill. Others might share a personal anecdote about how the bill would affect them or people they care about.
Actions

2011-S3115 (ACTIVE) - Details

See Assembly Version of this Bill:
A1717
Current Committee:
Senate Housing, Construction And Community Development
Law Section:
Public Housing Law
Laws Affected:
Add §14-a, Pub Hous L; add Title 26 Chap 1 §26-101, NYC Ad Cd
Versions Introduced in Other Legislative Sessions:
2009-2010: A10922
2013-2014: S1738, A1125
2015-2016: S3563, A682
2017-2018: S2368, A4171
2019-2020: A1300
2021-2022: A3284
2023-2024: A3829

2011-S3115 (ACTIVE) - Summary

Imposes penalties for non-compliance of DHCR orders by owners of multiple dwelling units; provides a fine of $5,000 for each instance of non-compliance.

2011-S3115 (ACTIVE) - Sponsor Memo

2011-S3115 (ACTIVE) - Bill Text download pdf 

                            
                    S T A T E   O F   N E W   Y O R K
________________________________________________________________________

                                  3115

                       2011-2012 Regular Sessions

                            I N  S E N A T E

                            February 9, 2011
                               ___________

Introduced by Sen. ESPAILLAT -- 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 public housing law and the  administrative  code  of
  the  city  of New York, in relation to penalties for non-compliance of
  division of housing and community renewal orders

  THE PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK, REPRESENTED IN SENATE AND  ASSEM-
BLY, DO ENACT AS FOLLOWS:

  Section  1.  The public housing law is amended by adding a new section
14-a to read as follows:
  S 14-A. PENALTIES FOR NON-COMPLIANCE.  ANY  LANDLORD  OR  OWNER  OF  A
MULTIPLE  DWELLING WHO FAILS TO COMPLY WITH ANY ORDER BY THE DIVISION OF
HOUSING SHALL BE SUBJECT TO A  FINE  OF  NOT  MORE  THAN  FIVE  THOUSAND
DOLLARS FOR EACH INSTANCE OF NON-COMPLIANCE.
  S  2.  Title  26 of the administrative code of the city of New York is
amended by adding a new chapter 1 to read as follows:
                                CHAPTER 1
                              MISCELLANEOUS
SECTION 26-101 PENALTIES FOR NON-COMPLIANCE.
  S 26-101 PENALTIES FOR NON-COMPLIANCE. 1. ANY OWNER OF A DWELLING UNIT
WHO FAILS TO COMPLY WITH ANY ORDER BY THE DIVISION OF HOUSING AND COMMU-
NITY RENEWAL SHALL BE SUBJECT TO A FINE OF NOT MORE THAN  FIVE  THOUSAND
DOLLARS FOR EACH INSTANCE OF NON-COMPLIANCE.
  2. FOR PURPOSES OF THIS SECTION:
  (A) THE TERM "OWNER" SHALL MEAN AND INCLUDE THE OWNER OR OWNERS OF THE
FREEHOLD OF THE PREMISES OR LESSER ESTATE THEREIN, A MORTGAGEE OR VENDEE
IN  POSSESSION,  ASSIGNEE OF RENTS, RECEIVER, EXECUTOR, TRUSTEE, LESSEE,
AGENT, OR ANY OTHER PERSON, FIRM OR CORPORATION, DIRECTLY OR  INDIRECTLY
IN CONTROL OF A DWELLING; AND
  (B)  THE TERM "DWELLING UNIT" SHALL MEAN ANY RESIDENTIAL ACCOMMODATION
IN A MULTIPLE DWELLING OR PRIVATE DWELLING.
  S 3. This act shall take effect on the sixtieth  day  after  it  shall
have become a law.

 EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets

Comments

Open Legislation is a forum for New York State legislation. All comments are subject to review and community moderation is encouraged.

Comments deemed off-topic, commercial, campaign-related, self-promotional; or that contain profanity, hate or toxic speech; or that link to sites outside of the nysenate.gov domain are not permitted, and will not be published. Attempts to intimidate and silence contributors or deliberately deceive the public, including excessive or extraneous posting/posts, or coordinated activity, are prohibited and may result in the temporary or permanent banning of the user. Comment moderation is generally performed Monday through Friday. By contributing or voting you agree to the Terms of Participation and verify you are over 13.

Create an account. An account allows you to sign petitions with a single click, officially support or oppose key legislation, and follow issues, committees, and bills that matter to you. When you create an account, you agree to this platform's terms of participation.