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                                    333
 
                        2023-2024 Regular Sessions
 
                             I N  S E N A T E
 
                                (PREFILED)
 
                              January 4, 2023
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 Introduced  by Sens. JACKSON, SEPULVEDA -- read twice and ordered print-
   ed, and when printed to be committed  to  the  Committee  on  Housing,
   Construction and Community Development
 
 AN  ACT to amend the multiple dwelling law, in relation to requiring the
   inspection of non-fireproof buildings and compliance with the New York
   city housing maintenance code and the New York city construction codes
 
   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 140-a to read as follows:
   § 140-A. INSPECTION AND COMPLIANCE. 1. A. EVERY NON-FIREPROOF MULTIPLE
 DWELLING SHALL BE INSPECTED EVERY THREE YEARS FOR  COMPLIANCE  WITH  THE
 FIRE SAFETY STANDARDS SET FORTH IN THE NEW YORK CITY HOUSING MAINTENANCE
 CODE AND THE NEW YORK CITY CONSTRUCTION CODES.
   B.  IT  SHALL  BE THE DUTY OF EVERY PERSON, FIRM OR CORPORATION ACTING
 EITHER AS OWNER, AGENT, CONTRACTOR OR LESSEE OF SUCH MULTIPLE  DWELLINGS
 TO  CONDUCT  SUCH FIRE SAFETY INSPECTIONS WHICH SHALL INCLUDE BUT NOT BE
 LIMITED TO ELECTRICAL WIRING, CIRCUITS, OUTLETS,  SWITCHES,  CORDS,  AND
 RELATED EQUIPMENT.
   C.  EVERY  PERSON,  FIRM OR CORPORATION ACTING EITHER AS OWNER, AGENT,
 CONTRACTOR OR LESSEE OF SUCH MULTIPLE DWELLING SHALL SUBMIT A FIRE SAFE-
 TY INSPECTION REPORT FOR EACH BUILDING OWNED OR OPERATED BY SUCH PERSON,
 FIRM OR CORPORATION TO THE DEPARTMENT OF BUILDINGS OR OTHER  APPROPRIATE
 LOCAL AGENCY EVERY THREE YEARS.
   2. FIRE SAFETY INSPECTION REPORTS SHALL INCLUDE:
   A.  THE NUMBER AND NATURE OF THE FIRE SAFETY HAZARDS FOUND DURING FIRE
 SAFETY  INSPECTIONS; AND
   B. A DESCRIPTION OF THE MITIGATION OR REPAIRS MADE IN RESPONSE TO SUCH
 FIRE SAFETY INSPECTION, INCLUDING THE NUMBER OF REPAIRS OR  IMPROVEMENTS
 MADE.
 
  EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
                       [ ] is old law to be omitted.
              

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   3.  FAILURE TO SUBMIT A REPORT BY SEPTEMBER FIRST OF THE THIRD YEAR IN
 THE THREE-YEAR CYCLE SHALL RESULT IN A FINE OF ONE HUNDRED  DOLLARS  PER
 DAY UNTIL THE REPORT HAS BEEN SUBMITTED.
   4.  THOSE  DWELLINGS NOT IN COMPLIANCE WITH SUCH FIRE SAFETY STANDARDS
 SHALL HAVE SIX MONTHS FROM SUCH INSPECTION TO MAKE REPAIRS  OR  IMPROVE-
 MENTS NECESSARY TO COMPLY WITH SUCH STANDARDS.
   5.  AN  OWNER, AGENT, CONTRACTOR OR LESSEE MAY CONTACT THE APPROPRIATE
 AGENCY TO ASSIST WITH FIRE SAFETY INSPECTIONS SHOULD THE  OWNER,  AGENT,
 CONTRACTOR  OR  LESSEE  BELIEVE  AN AREA MAY BE TOO DANGEROUS TO INSPECT
 WITHOUT AGENCY ASSISTANCE.
   6. OWNERS OF MULTIPLE DWELLINGS WHO FAIL TO MAKE REPAIRS  OR  IMPROVE-
 MENTS  NECESSARY  FOR  COMPLIANCE WITH THE NEW YORK CITY HOUSING MAINTE-
 NANCE CODE AND THE NEW YORK CITY CONSTRUCTION CODES SHALL BE SUBJECT  TO
 A  FINE  OF ONE HUNDRED DOLLARS PER DAY UNTIL THE DWELLING COMPLIES WITH
 SUCH CODE. ANY DWELLING THAT REMAINS NON-COMPLIANT WITH SUCH CODE FOR  A
 PERIOD  OF  SIX  MONTHS OR MORE SHALL CAUSE A LIEN TO BE PLACED UPON THE
 DWELLING UNTIL ALL REPAIRS OR IMPROVEMENTS ARE COMPLETE  AND  RENTS  ARE
 ADJUSTED  BASED  ON RENT ABATEMENTS, DUE TO THE UNSAFE CONDITIONS ORIGI-
 NATING FROM THE OWNERS' NON-COMPLIANCE.
   7. THE NEW YORK CITY DEPARTMENT OF BUILDINGS  SHALL  PROMULGATE  RULES
 AND REGULATIONS AS NECESSARY TO EFFECTUATE THESE REQUIREMENTS.
   § 2. This act shall take effect immediately.