Assembly Bill A4487

2021-2022 Legislative Session

Relates to willful neglect of real property prevention

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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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2021-A4487 (ACTIVE) - Details

See Senate Version of this Bill:
S3307
Current Committee:
Assembly Housing
Law Section:
New York City Charter
Laws Affected:
Add §1807, NYC Chart
Versions Introduced in Other Legislative Sessions:
2015-2016: A6618, S3990
2017-2018: A6275, S3267
2019-2020: A6268, S4087
2023-2024: A1270, S7988

2021-A4487 (ACTIVE) - Summary

Relates to willful neglect of real property prevention.

2021-A4487 (ACTIVE) - Bill Text download pdf

                            
 
                     S T A T E   O F   N E W   Y O R K
 ________________________________________________________________________
 
                                   4487
 
                        2021-2022 Regular Sessions
 
                           I N  A S S E M B L Y
 
                             February 4, 2021
                                ___________
 
 Introduced by M. of A. WALKER -- read once and referred to the Committee
   on Housing
 
 AN  ACT  to  amend  the  New  York  city charter, in relation to willful
   neglect of real property prevention
 
   THE PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK, REPRESENTED IN SENATE AND  ASSEM-
 BLY, DO ENACT AS FOLLOWS:

   Section  1.  The  New  York  city  charter  is amended by adding a new
 section 1807 to read as follows:
   § 1807. WILLFUL NEGLECT OF PROPERTY PREVENTION.  1. FOR  THE  PURPOSES
 OF  THIS  SECTION  "WILLFUL  NEGLECT" SHALL MEAN IMPROPER MAINTENANCE OR
 LACK OF MAINTENANCE RESULTING IN SUBSTANTIAL DETERIORATION OF THE  PROP-
 ERTY.
   2. WHERE THERE HAVE BEEN THREE OR MORE GOOD FAITH COMPLAINTS, BY OR ON
 BEHALF  OF  THE  TENANT,  TO THE DEPARTMENT OF ANY HEALTH OR SAFETY LAW,
 REGULATION, CODE OR ORDINANCE, OR ANY LAW OF REGULATION WHICH HAS AS ITS
 OBJECTIVE THE REGULATION OF PREMISES USED FOR DWELLING PURPOSES WITHIN A
 PERIOD OF ONE HUNDRED TWENTY DAYS AND THE CONDITIONS HAVE NOT BEEN REME-
 DIED AND ARE NOT IN THE PROCESS OF BEING REMEDIED THE  DEPARTMENT  SHALL
 NOTIFY  THE  TENANTS  AND  THE DEPARTMENT OF BUILDINGS OF THE FAILURE TO
 REPAIR.
   3. UPON THE CONSENSUS OF MORE THAN FIFTY PERCENT OF  THE  TENANTS,  AN
 ACTION  SHALL  BE  COMMENCED  BY THE CITY TO COMPEL THE PERSON OR ENTITY
 REQUIRED TO MAINTAIN THE PROPERTY TO UNDERTAKE REPAIRS AND IF  NECESSARY
 TO  CEASE AND DESIST FROM REMOVING AND DESTROYING STRUCTURAL, MECHANICAL
 AND ELECTRICAL SYSTEMS NECESSARY FOR THE DELIVERY OF ESSENTIAL SERVICES,
 INCLUDING APPLIANCES, TO THE TENANTS.
   4. IF THE REPAIRS ARE NOT COMPLETED OR IF  THE  REMOVED  OR  DESTROYED
 SYSTEMS  HAVE  NOT  BEEN REPLACED WITHIN NINETY DAYS OF THE JUDGMENT THE
 DEPARTMENT SHALL NOTIFY THE PERSON OR ENTITY REQUIRED  TO  MAINTAIN  THE
 PROPERTY  THAT  THE CITY SHALL PLACE A LIEN ON THE PROPERTY EQUAL TO THE
 
  EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
                       [ ] is old law to be omitted.
                                                            LBD07599-01-1
              

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