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- Referred to housing
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BILL NUMBER:A10922
Title of bill
An act to amend the public housing law and the adminis- trative code of the city of New York, in relation to penalties for non- compliance of division of housing and community renewal orders
Purpose or general idea of bill
This bill would penalize landlords for noncompliance with division of housing and community renewal orders.
Summary of specific provisions
The public housing law is amended by adding section 14-a, stating that any landlord or owner of a multiple dwelling who fails to comply with any order by the division of housing shall be subject to a fine of not more than five thousand dollars for each instance of non-compliance.
Title 26 of the administrative code of the city of New York is amended by adding a new Chapter 1 to read as follows:
Penalties for non-compliance. 1. Any owner of a dwelling unit who fails to comply with any order by the division of housing and community renewal shall be subject to a fine of not more than five thousand dollars for each instance of non-compliance.
2. For purposes of this section, .0 the term "owner" shall mean and include the owner or owners of the freehold of the premises or lesser state therein, a mortgage or vendee in possession, assignee of rents, receiver, executor, trustee, lessee, agent, or any other person, firm or corporation, directly or indirectly in control of a dwelling.
Justification
Legislative efforts to improve housing conditions and assure protections for tenants are stymied if building owners simply ignore government orders and regulations. By institutionalizing the sensible policy of issuing financial penalties for non-compliance with Division of Housing and Community Renewal orders, existing and future tenants are more likely to be protected.
Prior legislative history
New Bill
Fiscal implications
Undetermined
Effective date
This act shall take effect on the sixtieth day after it shall have become a law.
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