Assembly Bill A221

2013-2014 Legislative Session

Requires the owners of certain multiple dwellings to provide, install and maintain screens for every window in a residential unit of such dwelling

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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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2013-A221 (ACTIVE) - Details

Current Committee:
Assembly Housing
Law Section:
Multiple Dwelling Law
Laws Affected:
Add §30-a, Mult Dwell L
Versions Introduced in Other Legislative Sessions:
2011-2012: A8659
2015-2016: A764

2013-A221 (ACTIVE) - Summary

Requires the owners of multiple dwellings with at least seven units, to provide, install and maintain screens for every window in a residential unit of such dwelling.

2013-A221 (ACTIVE) - Bill Text download pdf 

                            
                    S T A T E   O F   N E W   Y O R K
________________________________________________________________________

                                   221

                       2013-2014 Regular Sessions

                          I N  A S S E M B L Y

                               (PREFILED)

                             January 9, 2013
                               ___________

Introduced by M. of A. MILLER -- read once and referred to the Committee
  on Housing

AN  ACT to amend the multiple dwelling law, in relation to requiring the
  owners of certain multiple dwellings to provide, install and  maintain
  screens for every window in a residential unit of such dwelling

  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 30-a to read as follows:
  S  30-A. SCREEN WINDOWS. 1. THE PROVISIONS OF THIS SECTION SHALL APPLY
ONLY TO MULTIPLE DWELLINGS ERECTED AFTER  THE  EFFECTIVE  DATE  OF  THIS
SECTION,  AND  SHALL  APPLY  TO  MULTIPLE  DWELLINGS WITH AT LEAST SEVEN
UNITS.
  2. (A) THE OWNER OF THE MULTIPLE DWELLING SHALL PROVIDE,  INSTALL  AND
MAINTAIN WELL FITTED AND MOVABLE WINDOW SCREENS ON EVERY WINDOW IN EVERY
RESIDENTIAL DWELLING UNIT OF SUCH MULTIPLE DWELLING.
  (B)  SUCH SCREENS SHALL BE IN GOOD WORKING CONDITION SUCH AS TO EFFEC-
TIVELY PREVENT INGRESS OF OUTDOOR INSECT  PESTS,  FACILITATE  EGRESS  IN
CASE OF EMERGENCY, AND PERMIT ROUTINE WINDOW MAINTENANCE.
  S 2. This act shall take effect immediately.




 EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
                      [ ] is old law to be omitted.
                                                           LBD01031-01-3

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