Int 1318-2016
Nuisance Abatement Fairness Act - Requiring verification of occupancy prior to enforcing injunctive relief pursuant to the nuisance abatement law.
IntroductionEnactedCommittee on Public Safetyintroduced 2016-10-27Local Law 2017/035
Enacted as Local Law 2017/035.
Official record · Legistar
Agenda: 2016-10-27Passed: 2017-03-18Enacted: 2017-03-18
Summary
This bill requires the Law Department to verify the occupancy of any person alleged to have caused a nuisance before filing a Nuisance Abatement action.
Committee on Public Safety — Police Department, Civilian Complaint Review Board, and Mayor’s Office of Criminal Justice, courts, legal services, District Attorneys, and the Office of the Special Narcotics Prosecutor.
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21 passed · 29 died
This bill: 109 days in committee
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Sponsors (8)
Lifecycle
IntroducedIntroduced by Council
2016-10-27 · City Council
ActionReferred to Comm by Council
2016-10-27 · City Council
HeardHearing Held by Committee
2016-11-02 · Committee on Public Safety
HeldLaid Over by Committee
2016-11-02 · Committee on Public Safety
HeardHearing Held by Committee
2017-02-14 · Committee on Public Safety
ActionAmendment Proposed by Comm
2017-02-14 · Committee on Public Safety
ActionAmended by Committee
2017-02-14 · Committee on Public Safety
AdvancedApproved by Committee
2017-02-14 · Committee on Public Safety
AdvancedApproved by Council
2017-02-15 · City Council
ActionSent to Mayor by Council
2017-02-15 · City Council
AdvancedCity Charter Rule Adopted
2017-03-18 · Administration
Votes (11)
Aye (11)
Ritchie J. TorresSteven MatteoVincent J. GentileRory I. LancmanVanessa L. GibsonJulissa Ferreras-CopelandChaim M. DeutschJumaane D. WilliamsRafael L. Espinal, Jr.Robert E. Cornegy, Jr.James Vacca
Heard at (4)
City Council · 2017-02-15 · 1:30 PM · Council Chambers - City Hall
Committee on Public Safety · 2017-02-14 · 10:00 AM · Committee Room - City Hall
Committee on Public Safety · 2016-11-02 · 10:00 AM · Council Chambers - City Hall
City Council · 2016-10-27 · 1:30 PM · Council Chambers - City Hall
Attachments (16)
- Legislative History Report
- Summary of Int. No. 1318-A
- Summary of Int. No. 1318
- Int. No. 1318 - 10/27/16
- Committee Report 11/2/16
- Hearing Testimony 11/2/16
- Hearing Transcript 11/2/16
- Committee Report 2/14/17
- Hearing Transcript 2/14/17
- February 15, 2017 - Stated Meeting Agenda with Links to Files
- Fiscal Impact Statement
- Int. No. 1318-A (FINAL)
- Hearing Transcript - Stated Meeting 2-15-17
- Minutes of the Stated Meeting - February 15, 2017
- Mayor's Letter
- Local Law 35
Full text
Be it enacted by the Council as follows:
Section 1. Subdivision (d) of section 7-706 of the administrative code of the city of New York is amended to read as follows:
(d) Service of summons on other defendants. Defendants, other than the building, erection or place wherein the public nuisance is being conducted, maintained or permitted, shall be served with the summons as provided in the civil practice law and rules. No more than 15 days prior to such service, the corporation counsel shall verify the ongoing occupancy of any natural person who is a tenant of record and alleged to have caused or permitted the public nuisance in the building, erection or place wherein the public nuisance is alleged to have been conducted, maintained or permitted.
� 2. This local law takes effect 60 days after it becomes law.
BC
LS 7900
2/3/17