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NY A09587

Bill

Status

Introduced

3/16/2022

Primary Sponsor

Chantel Jackson

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Origin

Assembly

2021-2022 General Assembly

AI Summary

  • Requires the New York City Housing Authority to publish information on its website about disruptions in heat, water, electricity, gas, and elevator services, including the length of disruptions and steps taken to restore services, with information retained for six months after original publication.

  • Mandates the Department of Housing Preservation and Development, city and state agencies with inspection or remedial jurisdiction, and utility corporations to restore interruptions of vital services as expeditiously as practicable.

  • Defines "expeditiously as practicable" to require responsible entities to apply for emergency repair permits, coordinate restoration plans with relevant agencies, communicate plans to affected residents, and provide monetary compensation or rebates to mitigate service interruption effects.

  • Establishes a penalty of $250 per affected occupied unit per day for utility corporations that fail to demonstrate good faith compliance with expeditious service restoration requirements.

  • Takes effect immediately upon enactment.

Legislative Description

Requires entities responsible for the provision of vital services to coordinate and work expeditiously to restore service whenever such service is interrupted; includes gas as a vital service.

Last Action

referred to housing

3/16/2022

Committee Referrals

Housing3/16/2022

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