Senate Bill S1304

2023-2024 Legislative Session

Enacts the adjacent neighbors' bill of rights

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Current Bill Status - In Assembly 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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2023-S1304 (ACTIVE) - Details

See Assembly Version of this Bill:
A2517
Current Committee:
Assembly Cities
Law Section:
New York City Administrative Code
Laws Affected:
Add §28-103.34.2, NYC Ad Cd
Versions Introduced in Other Legislative Sessions:
2019-2020: S5784
2021-2022: S3586, A10243

2023-S1304 (ACTIVE) - Summary

Relates to enacting the "adjacent neighbors' bill of rights"; requires the department of buildings to develop a bulletin known as the "adjacent neighbors' bill of rights" advising homeowners who are adjacent to a property under development or construction of their rights and available resources and post such bulletin on the department's website.

2023-S1304 (ACTIVE) - Sponsor Memo

2023-S1304 (ACTIVE) - Bill Text download pdf 

                             
                     S T A T E   O F   N E W   Y O R K
 ________________________________________________________________________
 
                                   1304
 
                        2023-2024 Regular Sessions
 
                             I N  S E N A T E
 
                             January 11, 2023
                                ___________
 
 Introduced  by  Sens. COMRIE, PERSAUD -- read twice and ordered printed,
   and when printed to be committed to the Committee on Cities 1
 
 AN ACT to amend the administrative code of the  city  of  New  York,  in
   relation to enacting the "adjacent neighbors' bill of rights"
 
   THE  PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK, REPRESENTED IN SENATE AND ASSEM-
 BLY, DO ENACT AS FOLLOWS:
 
   Section 1. Short title. This act shall be known and may  be  cited  as
 the "adjacent neighbors' bill of rights".
   §  2.  The  administrative  code of the city of New York is amended by
 adding a new section 28-103.34.2 to read as follows:
   § 28-103.34.2  ADJACENT NEIGHBORS' BILL OF RIGHTS. 1. THE COMMISSIONER
 SHALL DEVELOP A BULLETIN KNOWN  AS  THE  "ADJACENT  NEIGHBORS'  BILL  OF
 RIGHTS"  ADVISING HOMEOWNERS WHO ARE ADJACENT TO A PROPERTY UNDER DEVEL-
 OPMENT OR CONSTRUCTION OF THEIR RIGHTS AND AVAILABLE RESOURCES AND  POST
 SUCH  BULLETIN  ON  THE  DEPARTMENT'S  WEBSITE.   SUCH BULLETIN SHALL BE
 TRANSLATED INTO THE TOP TEN LANGUAGES OF THE CITY OF NEW YORK AS  DETER-
 MINED BY CHAPTER 11 OF TITLE 23 OF THIS CODE, WITH SUCH VERSIONS PUBLIC-
 LY ACCESSIBLE THROUGH THE DEPARTMENT'S WEBSITE. COPIES OF SUCH BULLETIN,
 INCLUDING  TRANSLATIONS  SHALL  BE  PROVIDED  BY THE COMMISSIONER TO ALL
 STATE AND LOCAL ELECTED  OFFICIALS,  COMMUNITY  BOARDS,  AND  ANY  OTHER
 ORGANIZATIONS DEEMED NECESSARY BY THE COMMISSIONER.
   2.  THE  BULLETIN DEVELOPED PURSUANT TO THIS SECTION SHALL INCLUDE THE
 FOLLOWING, ALONG WITH OTHER INFORMATION ADDED AT THE DISCRETION  OF  THE
 COMMISSIONER,  NOT OTHERWISE INCONSISTENT WITH THE INFORMATION SET FORTH
 IN THE BULLETIN:
   A. AN ADVISORY ON  THE  AVAILABILITY  OF  HOMEOWNERS'  RIGHTS  AT  THE
 DEPARTMENT  TO  REVIEW PLANS SUBMITTED BY DEVELOPERS AND APPROVED BY THE
 DEPARTMENT AND FURTHER ADVISE HOMEOWNERS OF THEIR RIGHTS;
   B. AN ADVISORY ON WHEN A DEVELOPER IS REQUIRED TO NEGOTIATE A  LICENSE
 AGREEMENT  WITH THE HOMEOWNER AND THAT SUCH HOMEOWNER MAY SEEK REPRESEN-
 TATION FROM OR CONSULT THIRD PARTY PROFESSIONALS;
 
  EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
                       [ ] is old law to be omitted.
                                                            LBD03167-01-3

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