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Int 0862-2022

Responding to complaints filed about immediately hazardous and hazardous conditions in multiple dwellings.

IntroductionFiledCommittee on Housing and Buildingsintroduced 2022-12-21

Filed — closed without being enacted.

Official record · Legistar

Agenda: 2022-12-21Passed: 2023-12-31

Summary

This bill would require the Department of Housing Preservation and Development (HPD) to respond to complaints received about an immediately hazardous condition within 5 hours or about a hazardous condition within 48 hours of the complaint being received for a multiple dwelling unit.

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

How it compares

24% of similar bills passed

12 passed · 38 died

This bill: 375 days in committee

Similar bills: median 683 days · 306 days when passed

Sponsors (5)

Public Advocate Jumaane Williams(prime)

Lifecycle

IntroducedIntroduced by Council
2022-12-21 · City Council
ActionReferred to Comm by Council
2022-12-21 · City Council
ClosedFiled (End of Session)
2023-12-31 · City Council

Heard at (1)

City Council · 2022-12-21 · 1:30 PM · Council Chambers - City Hall

Attachments (5)

Full text
Be it enacted by the Council as follows: Section 1. Article one of subchapter four of chapter two of title 27 of the administrative code of the city of New York is amended by adding a new section 27-2096.3 to read as follows: � 27-2096.3 Inspections for immediately hazardous and hazardous conditions. a. For any dwelling unit in a multiple dwelling for which a complaint was filed describing a condition that would constitute an immediately hazardous violation, the department shall contact the complainant within five hours of receiving such complaint to determine whether the condition described in the complaint requires further investigation or inspection. The department shall conduct an inspection of the dwelling no later than one day after receiving such complaint, provided that an inspection is warranted after responding to such complaint, and shall notify the complainant. b. For any dwelling unit in a multiple dwelling for which a complaint was filed describing a condition that would constitute a hazardous violation, the department shall contact the complainant within two days of receiving such complaint to determine whether the condition described in the complaint requires further investigation or inspection. The department shall conduct an inspection of the dwelling no later than one day after receiving such complaint, provided that an inspection is warranted after responding to such complaint, and shall notify the complainant. c. No violation issued pursuant to a complaint filed pursuant to this section shall be closed until such violation has been certified to be corrected to the satisfaction of the department. � 2. This local law takes effect 90 days after it becomes law. Session 12 AS LS #3485 8/24/22 Session 11 KS LS #12764 Int. #2122-2020