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Int 0266-2006

Owners to provide notice to tenants for non-emergency repairs.

IntroductionFiledCommittee on Housing and Buildingsintroduced 2006-04-26

Filed — closed without being enacted.

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Agenda: 2006-04-26Passed: 2009-12-31
Committee on Housing and BuildingsDepartment of Housing Preservation and Development, Department of Buildings and rent regulation.

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7 passed · 43 died

This bill: 1345 days in committee

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Sponsors (9)

Lifecycle

IntroducedIntroduced by Council
2006-04-26 · City Council
ActionReferred to Comm by Council
2006-04-26 · City Council
ClosedFiled (End of Session)
2009-12-31 · City Council

Heard at (1)

City Council · 2006-04-26 · 1:30 PM · Council Chambers - City Hall
Full text
Be it enacted by the Council as follows: Section one. Section 27-2005 of the administrative code of the city of New York is amended by adding a new subdivision d to read as follows: d. (i) The owner of a dwelling shall provide legal occupants with at least seventy-two hour notice prior to making repairs on the building and within a particular dwelling unit, which would cause an interruption in services. Such notice shall be posted in a prominent place within the public part of the building and shall be placed under the entrance doors of each dwelling unit. The notice shall contain the estimated start and end time of the interruption and the type of work being performed. (ii) The definition of non-emergency shall be delineated in the rules promulgated by the department. Any repairs made pursuant to §27-2125 of this code shall be exempt from this subdivision. §2. Such local law shall take effect ninety days following enactment. The department shall promulgate rules to implement this legislation on or by the effective date. BJG Int 40/2004