Assembly Bill A2306

2013-2014 Legislative Session

Requires establishment of standards for cleaning and fencing vacant lots in New York city

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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-A2306 (ACTIVE) - Details

Current Committee:
Assembly Cities
Law Section:
General City Law
Laws Affected:
Add §18-e, Gen City L
Versions Introduced in Other Legislative Sessions:
2009-2010: A2219
2011-2012: A3618

2013-A2306 (ACTIVE) - Summary

Requires that local legislative bodies in cities with a population of one million or more shall establish standards for the cleaning and fencing of vacant lots; provides that the owner of property shall bear cost, even if the city does the work; allows civil fines to be imposed in amounts to be determined by the legislative body of such city.

2013-A2306 (ACTIVE) - Bill Text download pdf

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

                                  2306

                       2013-2014 Regular Sessions

                          I N  A S S E M B L Y

                            January 14, 2013
                               ___________

Introduced  by  M. of A. CLARK, COLTON, BRENNAN -- Multi-Sponsored by --
  M. of A. MILLMAN -- read once and referred to the Committee on Cities

AN ACT to amend the general city law, in  relation  to  vacant  lots  in
  certain cities

  THE  PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK, REPRESENTED IN SENATE AND ASSEM-
BLY, DO ENACT AS FOLLOWS:

  Section 1.  The general city law is amended by adding  a  new  section
18-e to read as follows:
  S  18-E.  VACANT  LOTS. 1. THE LOCAL LEGISLATIVE BODY IN A CITY WITH A
POPULATION OF ONE MILLION OR MORE  SHALL  ESTABLISH  STANDARDS  FOR  THE
CLEANING AND FENCING OF VACANT LOTS PURSUANT TO THIS SECTION.
  2.  THE COST FOR SUCH CLEANING AND FENCING SHALL BE BORNE BY THE OWNER
OF SUCH VACANT LOT.
  3. IF, AFTER RECEIVING NOTICE FROM THE CITY, THE OWNER OF A VACANT LOT
FAILS TO CLEAN OR TO FENCE SUCH LOT, THE CITY SHALL CLEAN OR FENCE  SUCH
LOT  AS  MAY BE NECESSARY AND SHALL RECOVER THE COST OF SUCH CLEANING OR
FENCING FROM THE OWNER.
  4. THE CITY MAY IMPOSE A CIVIL FINE IN AN AMOUNT TO BE  DETERMINED  BY
THE  LEGISLATIVE  BODY OF SUCH CITY UPON THE OWNER OF A VACANT LOT WHICH
HAS BEEN DETERMINED BY THE CITY TO BE IN NEED OF CLEANING OR FENCING.
  S 2.  This act shall take effect immediately.




 EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
                      [ ] is old law to be omitted.
                                                           LBD06660-01-3


              

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