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Reporting on illegal conversions of dwelling units for other than permanent residence purposes.

IntroductionEnactedCommittee on Housing and Buildingsintroduced 2015-06-10Local Law 2017/087

Enacted as Local Law 2017/087.

Official record · Legistar

Agenda: 2015-06-10Passed: 2017-05-30Enacted: 2017-05-30

Summary

This bill would require the Department of Buildings to submit an annual report to the Council on illegal conversions of dwelling units for other than permanent residence purposes.

Committee on Housing and BuildingsDepartment of Housing Preservation and Development, Department of Buildings and rent regulation.

How it compares

16% of similar bills passed

8 passed · 42 died

This bill: 697 days in committee

Similar bills: median 1018 days · 260 days when passed

Sponsors (18)

Lifecycle

IntroducedIntroduced by Council
2015-06-10 · City Council
ActionReferred to Comm by Council
2015-06-10 · City Council
HeardHearing Held by Committee
2015-10-30 · Committee on Housing and Buildings
HeldLaid Over by Committee
2015-10-30 · Committee on Housing and Buildings
HeardHearing Held by Committee
2017-05-08 · Committee on Housing and Buildings
ActionAmendment Proposed by Comm
2017-05-08 · Committee on Housing and Buildings
ActionAmended by Committee
2017-05-08 · Committee on Housing and Buildings
AdvancedApproved by Committee
2017-05-08 · Committee on Housing and Buildings
AdvancedApproved by Council
2017-05-10 · City Council
ActionSent to Mayor by Council
2017-05-10 · City Council
HeardHearing Held by Mayor
2017-05-30 · Mayor
AdvancedSigned Into Law by Mayor
2017-05-30 · Mayor
ActionRecved from Mayor by Council
2017-06-02 · City Council

Votes (11)

Aye (11)
Robert E. Cornegy, Jr.Ydanis A. RodriguezRafael L. Espinal, Jr.Rosie MendezMark LevineRitchie J. TorresBarry S. GrodenchikEric A. UlrichRafael Salamanca, Jr.Jumaane D. WilliamsHelen K. Rosenthal

Heard at (6)

City Council · 2017-05-10 · 1:30 PM · Council Chambers - City Hall
Committee on Housing and Buildings · 2017-05-08 · 10:00 AM · 250 Broadway - Committee Rm, 14th Fl.
Committee on Housing and Buildings · 2015-10-30 · 10:00 AM · Council Chambers - City Hall
Committee on Housing and Buildings · 2015-10-29 · 10:00 AM · 250 Broadway - Committee Rm, 16th Fl.
Committee on Housing and Buildings · 2015-10-28 · 10:00 AM · 250 Broadway - Committee Rm, 16th Fl.
City Council · 2015-06-10 · 1:30 PM · Council Chambers - City Hall

Attachments (20)

Full text
Be it enacted by the Council as follows: Section 1. Chapter 2 of title 28 of the administrative code of the city of New York is amended by adding a new section 28-210.3.1 to read as follows: � 28-210.3.1 Reporting on illegal conversions of dwelling units from permanent residences. By no later than September 1 of each year, the department shall, with the cooperation of the mayor's office of special enforcement and all other relevant city agencies, submit a report to the council including, but not limited to, the following information for the previous year, disaggregated by council district: 1. The number of complaints received by the department alleging the conversion of dwelling units for other than permanent residence purposes; 2. The number of inspections conducted by the city in response to suspected conversions of dwelling units for other than permanent residence purposes; 3. The number of notices of violation issued for conversions of dwelling units for other than permanent residence purposes; 4. The amount of civil penalties imposed for such violations and the amount of such penalties collected; 5. For each inspection resulting in the issuance of a notice of violation: 5.1. The name of the owner and the address of the building to which such notice of violation was issued; and 5.2. The number and type of violations issued, disaggregated by whether such violations are upheld, pending or dismissed; 6. For each inspection resulting in the issuance of a notice of violation pursuant to section 28-210.3: 6.1. Whether each such notice of violation was classified as immediately hazardous pursuant to item 16 of section 28-201.2.1; 6.2. For each such immediately hazardous violation, whether the notice of violation was for the illegal conversion of more than one dwelling unit or for a second or subsequent offense; and 6.3. The number of notices of violation issued pursuant to section 28-210.3 to the building in the five years preceding the submission date of the report. � 2. This local law takes effect immediately. EAA/GP LS# 3946 5/2/17 7:55 PM 2