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NY A10471

Bill

Status

Introduced

5/29/2024

Primary Sponsor

Stefani Zinerman

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Origin

Assembly

2023-2024 General Assembly

AI Summary

  • Requires the housing maintenance code enforcement commissioner to commence proceedings to appoint themselves as property administrator when an owner fails to correct 20 or more violations for more than 12 consecutive months.

  • Mandates the Department of Housing Preservation and Development establish and publicly maintain a list of multifamily residential building owners with at least 20 open code violations related to health/safety or more than 4 falsely certified corrections, ranked by number of violations.

  • Authorizes the court to automatically appoint the housing commissioner or designee as administrator when the department initiates proceedings under the new violation threshold provision.

  • Requires real estate licensees to have their licenses suspended and retake licensing courses if they manage properties or perform services for landlords appearing on the violation list.

  • Imposes a $10,000 fine per uncorrected health or safety violation for owners appearing on the list for more than 12 consecutive months who fail to correct violations within statutory timeframes.

Legislative Description

Provides additional enforcement of housing maintenance code violations in the city of New York; requires the department of housing preservation and development to produce a list of owners/landlords with multiple violations; directs HPD to commence proceedings to be appointed as the administrator of buildings with multiple, longstanding violations; provides additional penalties.

Last Action

referred to housing

5/29/2024

Committee Referrals

Housing5/29/2024

Full Bill Text

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