Senate Bill S7422

2017-2018 Legislative Session

Relates to curb repair in the city of New York

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Archive: Last Bill Status - In Senate Committee Cities 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

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2017-S7422 (ACTIVE) - Details

See Assembly Version of this Bill:
A5324
Current Committee:
Senate Cities
Law Section:
New York City Administrative Code
Laws Affected:
Amd §19-111, NYC Ad Cd
Versions Introduced in Other Legislative Sessions:
2015-2016: A9948
2019-2020: S4828, A4037
2021-2022: S3680, A9221
2023-2024: S2112, A499
2025-2026: A287

2017-S7422 (ACTIVE) - Summary

Relates to curb repair in the city of New York.

2017-S7422 (ACTIVE) - Sponsor Memo

2017-S7422 (ACTIVE) - Bill Text download pdf 

                            
 
                     S T A T E   O F   N E W   Y O R K
 ________________________________________________________________________
 
                                   7422
 
                             I N  S E N A T E
 
                             January 17, 2018
                                ___________
 
 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 curb repair
 
   THE  PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK, REPRESENTED IN SENATE AND ASSEM-
 BLY, DO ENACT AS FOLLOWS:

   Section 1. Section 19-111 of the administrative code of  the  city  of
 New York, as amended by local law number 104 of the city of New York for
 the year 1993, is amended to read as follows:
   § 19-111 Curbs. All curbs for the support of sidewalks hereafter to be
 laid  shall be of the material or materials, dimensions and construction
 required in department specifications for  such  work,  which  shall  be
 prescribed  by  the  commissioner and kept on file in his or her office.
 ALL CURB AND CURB CUT REPAIRS SHALL BE THE RESPONSIBILITY OF THE DEPART-
 MENT AND ANY OWNER OF A ONE, TWO OR THREE FAMILY HOME, AFTER MAKING  HIS
 OR HER REQUEST ON NYC 311, THE OFFICIAL WEBSITE OF THE CITY OF NEW YORK,
 SHALL  BE  ENTITLED  TO  HAVE  ALL REPAIRS COMPLETED WITHIN A REASONABLE
 AMOUNT OF TIME. FOR THE PURPOSES OF THIS SECTION, "REASONABLE AMOUNT  OF
 TIME"  SHALL  MEAN NINETY DAYS FROM THE DATE THE DEPARTMENT RECEIVES THE
 COMPLAINT. IF THE REPAIRS ARE NOT COMPLETED WITHIN SUCH TIME, THE  HOME-
 OWNER  SHALL BE ENTITLED TO HAVE ALL REPAIRS DONE BY A LICENSED CONTRAC-
 TOR AND TO RECEIVE A PROPERTY TAX CREDIT  FOR  THE  REASONABLE  COST  OF
 COMPLETING SUCH REPAIR.
   § 2. This act shall take effect immediately.
 
 
 
 
  EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
                       [ ] is old law to be omitted.
                                                            LBD09709-01-7

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