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- Referred to housing, construction and community development
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Provides that certain multiple dwellings must be heated to a minimum temperature of sixty degrees Fahrenheit between 10 pm and 6 am
In Senate Committee · Housing, Construction And Community Development · Sponsor Vito Lopez
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Title of bill
An act to amend the multiple dwelling law, in relation to the heating requirements for tenants in multiple dwellings
Purpose
This bill will provide an increase in heating requirements from the hours of ten o'clock in the evening and six o' clock in the morning for tenants in multiple dwellings from October 1 through May 31.
Summary of provisions
The bill increases apartment temperatures in multiple dwellings of two stories or more from the present minimum requirement of 55 degrees fahrenheit to 62 degrees fahrenheit. This temperature would be required to be maintained when the outdoor temperature falls below 40 degrees fahrenheit, between the hours of 10PM to 6AM.
Justification
Under current law, multiple dwellings exceeding two stories in height are required to be heated at a minimum of 55 degrees fahrenheit between the hours of 10 P.M. and 6 A.M. This minimum standard, however, is an unrealistic figure in today's world.
The increase in the minimum heating temperature regulations is an attempt to address the winter concerns of many tenants, thereby creating a warmer, more comfortable living environment for the great number of New York State residents in rental housing.
Legislative history
2007-08: A.5596 (Lopez) 2005-06: A.4593 (Lopez) 2003-04: A.977 (Lopez) 2001-02: A.1254 (Lopez) 1997-98: A.886 (Lopez) 1995-96: A.2523 (Lopez), S.2925 (Markowitz)
Fiscal implications
None.
Effective date
This act shall take effect on the first day of October next succeeding the date which it shall have become law.
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