Senate Bill S1418

2017-2018 Legislative Session

Prohibits home improvement contractors from continuing to work on new construction if the home improvement contractor license is revoked

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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-S1418 (ACTIVE) - Details

Current Committee:
Senate Cities
Law Section:
New York City Administrative Code
Laws Affected:
Amd §20-386, NYC Ad Cd
Versions Introduced in 2015-2016 Legislative Session:
S6903

2017-S1418 (ACTIVE) - Summary

Prohibits home improvement contractors from continuing to work on new construction if the home improvement contractor license is revoked.

2017-S1418 (ACTIVE) - Sponsor Memo

2017-S1418 (ACTIVE) - Bill Text download pdf 

                            
 
                     S T A T E   O F   N E W   Y O R K
 ________________________________________________________________________
 
                                   1418
 
                        2017-2018 Regular Sessions
 
                             I N  S E N A T E
 
                              January 9, 2017
                                ___________
 
 Introduced  by  Sen.  AVELLA -- read twice and ordered printed, and when
   printed to be committed to the Committee on Cities
 
 AN ACT to amend the administrative code of the  city  of  New  York,  in
   relation to home improvement contractors
 
   THE  PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK, REPRESENTED IN SENATE AND ASSEM-
 BLY, DO ENACT AS FOLLOWS:
 
   Section 1. Subdivision 2 of section 20-386 of the administrative  code
 of  the  city of New York, as amended by local law 23 of the city of New
 York for the year 1996, is amended to read as follows:
   2. "Home improvement" means  the  construction,  repair,  replacement,
 remodeling,  alteration, conversion, rehabilitation, renovation, modern-
 ization, improvement, or addition to  any  land  or  building,  or  that
 portion  thereof  which is used or designed to be used as a residence or
 dwelling place and shall include but not be limited to the construction,
 erection, replacement, or  improvement  of  driveways,  swimming  pools,
 terraces,  patios,  landscaping, fences, porches, garages, fallout shel-
 ters, basements, and other improvements to structures or upon land which
 is adjacent to a dwelling house. "Home improvement"  shall  not  include
 (i)  [the  construction  of  a  new  home  or building or work done by a
 contractor in compliance with a guarantee of completion of a new  build-
 ing  project,  (ii)]  the  sale  of  goods  or materials by a seller who
 neither arranges to perform nor performs directly or indirectly any work
 or labor in connection with the installation of or  application  of  the
 goods  or  materials,  [(iii)] (II) residences owned by or controlled by
 the state or any municipal subdivision thereof, or [(iv)] (III) painting
 or decorating of a building, residence,  home  or  apartment,  when  not
 incidental  or  related  to home improvement work as [herein] defined IN
 THIS SECTION. Without regard to the extent of affixation, "home improve-
 ment" shall also include the installation  of  central  heating  or  air
 conditioning  systems,  central  vacuum cleaning systems, storm windows,
 awnings or communication systems.
   § 2. This act shall take effect on the ninetieth day  after  it  shall
 have become a law.

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