Assembly Bill A4036

2019-2020 Legislative Session

Grants the commissioner of buildings of New York City the power to waive provisions of the multiple dwelling law with regard to construction or alteration of multiple dwellings

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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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2019-A4036 (ACTIVE) - Details

Current Committee:
Assembly Health
Law Section:
Multiple Dwelling Law
Laws Affected:
Add §15, Mult Dwell L
Versions Introduced in Other Legislative Sessions:
2013-2014: A9159
2015-2016: A2664
2017-2018: A4234
2021-2022: A9212
2023-2024: A1216

2019-A4036 (ACTIVE) - Summary

Grants the commissioner of buildings of New York city the power to waive provisions of the multiple dwelling law with regard to construction or alteration of multiple dwellings.

2019-A4036 (ACTIVE) - Bill Text download pdf 

                            
 
                     S T A T E   O F   N E W   Y O R K
 ________________________________________________________________________
 
                                   4036
 
                        2019-2020 Regular Sessions
 
                           I N  A S S E M B L Y
 
                             January 31, 2019
                                ___________
 
 Introduced by M. of A. WEPRIN -- read once and referred to the Committee
   on Health
 
 AN  ACT  to amend the multiple dwelling law, in relation to granting the
   commissioner of buildings of the city of New York the power  to  waive
   provisions   of   the   multiple  dwelling  law  with  regard  to  the
   construction or alteration of multiple dwellings in such city
 
   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 15 to read as follows:
   § 15. VARIATIONS. NOTWITHSTANDING ANY INCONSISTENT PROVISION  OF  THIS
 CHAPTER, FOR MULTIPLE DWELLINGS ERECTED, TO BE ERECTED OR ALTERED IN ANY
 CITY WITH A POPULATION OF ONE MILLION OR MORE, WHERE COMPLIANCE WITH THE
 STRICT  LETTER  OF THIS CHAPTER CAUSES ANY PRACTICAL DIFFICULTIES OR ANY
 UNNECESSARY HARDSHIPS, THE COMMISSIONER OF BUILDINGS OF SUCH CITY  SHALL
 HAVE THE POWER, PROVIDED THE SPIRIT AND INTENT OF THIS CHAPTER ARE MAIN-
 TAINED  AND  PUBLIC HEALTH, SAFETY AND WELFARE ARE PRESERVED, TO VARY OR
 MODIFY ANY PROVISION OR REQUIREMENT OF THIS CHAPTER.
   § 2. This act shall take effect immediately.
 
 
 
 
 
  EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
                       [ ] is old law to be omitted.
                                                            LBD07261-01-9

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