Int 0070-2010

Be it enacted by the Council as follows: Section 1. Subdivision (a) of section 27-2045 of the administrative code of the city of New York is amended by adding new paragraphs 6 and 7 to read as follows: (6) notify deaf or hearing impaired tenants, in writing, of their right to have provided and installed one or more approved and operational smoke detecting devices in their dwelling unit, capable of alerting such tenant to a smoke hazard in such dwelling unit, at the commencement or renewal of a lawful occupancy. (7) upon the request of a deaf or hearing impaired tenant, to provide and install, free of charge, one or more approved and operational smoke detecting devices in the dwelling unit of such tenant, capable of alerting such tenant to a smoke hazard in such dwelling unit. § 2. Section 27-2046 of the administrative code of the city of New York is amended by adding new paragraphs 5 and 6 to read as follows: (5) notify deaf or hearing impaired tenants, in writing, of their right to have provided and installed one or more approved and operational smoke detecting devices in their dwelling unit, capable of alerting such tenant to a smoke hazard in such dwelling unit, at the commencement or renewal of a lawful occupancy. (6) upon the request of a deaf or hearing impaired tenant, to provide and install, free of charge, one or more approved and operational smoke detecting devices in the dwelling unit of such tenant, capable of alerting such tenant to a smoke hazard in such dwelling unit. § 3. Subdivision (b) of section 27-2046.1 of the administrative code of the city of New York is amended by adding new paragraphs 7 and 8 to read as follows: (7) notify deaf or hearing impaired tenants, in writing, of their right to have provided and installed one or more approved and operational carbon monoxide detecting devices in their dwelling unit, capable of alerting such tenant to a carbon monoxide hazard in such dwelling unit, at the commencement or renewal of a lawful occupancy. (8) upon the request of a deaf or hearing impaired tenant, to provide and install, free of charge, one or more approved and operational carbon monoxide detecting devices in the dwelling unit of such tenant, capable of alerting such tenant to a carbon monoxide hazard in such dwelling unit. §4. Subdivision (a) of section 27-2046.2 of the administrative code of the city of New York is amended by adding new paragraphs 5 and 6 to read as follows: (5) notify deaf or hearing impaired tenants, in writing, of their right to have provided and installed one or more approved and operational carbon monoxide detecting devices in their dwelling unit, capable of alerting such tenant to a carbon monoxide hazard in such dwelling unit, at the commencement or renewal of a lawful occupancy. (6) upon the request of a deaf or hearing impaired tenant, to provide and install, free of charge, one or more approved and operational carbon monoxide detecting devices in the dwelling unit of such tenant, capable of alerting such tenant to a carbon monoxide hazard in such dwelling unit. §5. This local law shall take effect thirty days after enactment. JTB 1/28/10 LS# 0268 Int 1038/2009