Assembly Bill A4171

2017-2018 Legislative Session

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

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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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2017-A4171 (ACTIVE) - Details

See Senate Version of this Bill:
S2368
Current Committee:
Assembly Housing
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
2011-2012: A1717, S3115
2013-2014: A1125, S1738
2015-2016: A682, S3563
2019-2020: A1300
2021-2022: A3284
2023-2024: A3829

2017-A4171 (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.

2017-A4171 (ACTIVE) - Bill Text download pdf 

                            
 
                     S T A T E   O F   N E W   Y O R K
 ________________________________________________________________________
 
                                   4171
 
                        2017-2018 Regular Sessions
 
                           I N  A S S E M B L Y
 
                             February 1, 2017
                                ___________
 
 Introduced  by  M.  of A. ROSENTHAL, DINOWITZ, GOTTFRIED, JAFFEE, AUBRY,
   MOSLEY -- Multi-Sponsored by -- M. of A. CRESPO, GLICK  --  read  once
   and referred to the Committee on Housing
 
 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:
   §  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.
   § 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.
   § 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.
   §  3.  This  act  shall take effect on the sixtieth day after it shall
 have become a law.

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