Requires owners of multiple dwellings in a city with a population of one million or more to comply with municipal mosquito control requirements; repealer

Title of bill

An act to amend the multiple dwelling law, in relation to mosquito control and to repeal section 1503 of the public health law relating thereto

Summary of provisions

Section One of this bill requires that owners of every multiple dwelling, where such a dwelling is in a city with a population of one million or more shall comply with all state and local laws, ordinances, rules, regulations, and resolutions for the control of mosquitoes and mosquito larvae pursuant to article 15 of the public health law.

Section Two repeals section 1503 of the New York Public Health Law.

Existing law

There are currently no provisions in the multiple dwelling law with the issue of mosquito control in cities of more than one million people.

Justification

In response to the recent West Nile mosquito crisis in downstate New York, there have been guidelines set up by State and localities dealing with the ways homeowners can prevent the spread of mosquitoes through larvae control. Unfortunately, tenants in multiple dwellings have no control of whether or not their landlord takes the preventive steps -- especially if the landlord does not live in the building.

This bill would insure that landlords of multiple dwellings take steps to control the mosquito population thereby insuring the public health of tenants in multiple dwellings.

Legislative history

2002-2004: S.629 Died in Senate Housing, Construction and Community Development Committee 2005-2006: S.1066 Died in Senate Housing, Construction and Community Development Committee 2007-2008: S.1767 Died in Senate Housing, Construction and Community Development Committee

Fiscal implications

None or negligible.

Local fiscal implications

None or negligible.

Effective date

This act shall take place immediately.