Senate Bill S1073

2015-2016 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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2015-S1073 (ACTIVE) - Details

See Assembly Version of this Bill:
A2664
Current Committee:
Assembly Housing
Law Section:
Multiple Dwelling Law
Laws Affected:
Add ยง15, Mult Dwell L
Versions Introduced in Other Legislative Sessions:
2011-2012: S5484
2013-2014: S3584, A9159
2017-2018: S1666, A4234
2019-2020: A4036
2021-2022: A9212
2023-2024: A1216

2015-S1073 (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.

2015-S1073 (ACTIVE) - Sponsor Memo

2015-S1073 (ACTIVE) - Bill Text download pdf

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

                                  1073

                       2015-2016 Regular Sessions

                            I N  S E N A T E

                             January 8, 2015
                               ___________

Introduced  by  Sen.  GOLDEN -- read twice and ordered printed, 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 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:
  S 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.
  S 2. This act shall take effect immediately.




 EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
                      [ ] is old law to be omitted.
                                                           LBD04407-01-5


              

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