Int 2361-2021

Be it enacted by the Council as follows: Section 1. Item 4 of section 28-318.3.3 of the administrative code of the city of New York, as added by local law 152 for the year 2016, is amended to read as follows: 4. No later than 120 days after the due date for such inspection, in accordance with department rules, such owner shall submit to the department, in a form and manner determined by the department, (i) a certification from a licensed master plumber that all conditions that were identified in the inspection report for which a certification was submitted pursuant to item 2 of this section have been corrected, except that such certification may note that correction of one or more conditions identified in such report, other than conditions referred to in section 28-318.3.4, will reasonably take additional time to complete and (ii) a certification from such owner that such owner is in compliance with item 3 of this section. Along with such certification, such owner may also submit a completed questionnaire as described in section � 28-318.6.. If such certification notes that one or more conditions will take additional time to complete, such owner shall, no later than 180 days after the due date for such inspection, submit to the department, in a form and manner determined by the department, a certification from a licensed master plumber that all conditions identified in such report have been corrected. � 2. Article 318 of section of chapter 3 of title 28 of the administrative code of the city of New York, as added by local law 152 for the year 2016, is amended by adding a new section 28-318.6 as follows: � 28-318.6 Questionnaire. The department shall create a questionnaire that shall seek feedback from the owner of any building required to undergo periodic inspections under article 318 of chapter 3 of this section. The questionnaire shall include, but need not be limited to the following: questions regarding the implementation of gas inspections as required by article 318 of chapter 3 of this section; hardships experienced by owners whose buildings are required to undergo such periodic inspection; and general concerns related to article 318 of chapter 3 of this section. Such questionnaire shall be mailed to each owner whose building is required to undergo periodic inspections under article 318 of chapter 3 of this section, made available on the department's website and may be requested by calling 311. A link to the questionnaire shall also be included with every service update provided in connection with the implementation of article 318 of chapter 3 of this section. � 3. Article 318 of section of chapter 3 of title 28 of the administrative code of the city of New York, as added by local law 152 for the year 2016, is amended by adding a new section 28-318.7 as follows: � 28-318.7 Report. No later than March 1, 2022 and on March 1 of every year thereafter, the department shall submit to the mayor and the speaker of the council, and shall post on its website, a report summarizing the results of all completed questionnaires received during the prior calendar year. � 4.This local law takes effect 120 days after becoming law. GZ LS #17666 6.28.21 2