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Requires that landlords ensure that any window treatments installed in a residential unit are in proper working order
In Assembly Committee · Housing · Sponsor John T. McDonald III
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BILL NUMBER:S5462
Title of bill
An act to amend the real property law, in relation to requiring that landlords ensure that any window treatments installed in a residential unit are in proper working order
Purpose or general idea of bill
This would impose a duty upon all landlords in the state to ensure that any window treatments installed in a residential unit that they own are in proper working order.
Summary of specific provisions
Section 1 makes failure by a landlord to install any window treatments in compliance with the manufacturers' instructions and to maintain all window treatments in a property which they own a breach of the warranty of habitability.
Section 2 provides the effective date.
Justification
In recent years, there have been a number of tragic stories of young children being strangled to death after becoming entangled in the chords of window blinds. The federal Consumer Product Safety Commission (CPSC) has estimated that, since 1982, at least 200 children have died from strangulation associated with corded window coverings. Those most at risk are children between the ages of 1 and 3, who have some mobility but are still unable to fully control their motor functions.
When window cords are accessible to small children, these seemingly harmless products may become strangulation hazards. This is especially important with older window coverings that may not meet the latest national standard for window cord safety. This legislation requires the installation of window coverings by landlords to comply with the safety standards established in the 2012 American National Standard for Safety of Corded Window Covering Products. These standards provide requirements that address strangulation hazards associated with the continuous cord loops, inner cords, and cord joiners of window covering products with the intent of providing enhanced safety standards for rental housing in New York State.
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Effective date
This act shall take effect on the ninetieth day after it shall have become law.
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