Int 0006-2024
Tenant education and outreach on residential vacate orders due to damage caused by fires.
IntroductionEnactedCommittee on Housing and Buildingsintroduced 2024-02-08Local Law 2024/089
Enacted as Local Law 2024/089.
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Agenda: 2024-02-08Passed: 2024-10-12Enacted: 2024-10-12
Summary
This law would require the Department of Housing Preservation and Development (“HPD”), in consultation with the Fire Department and Department of Buildings, to develop procedures to ensure that occupants of multiple dwellings are informed of the process for the issuance of residential vacate orders following fires, including information on their rights of occupancy and responsibilities of landlords, what may constitute harassment, and the process for rescinding vacate orders. HPD would also be required to designate a person on site to provide information to tenants in the designated citywide languages.
Committee on Housing and Buildings — Department of Housing Preservation and Development, Department of Buildings and rent regulation.
How it compares
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10 passed · 40 died
This bill: 216 days in committee
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Sponsors (19)
Lifecycle
IntroducedIntroduced by Council
2024-02-08 · City Council
ActionReferred to Comm by Council
2024-02-08 · City Council
HeardHearing Held by Committee
2024-02-29 · Committee on Housing and Buildings
HeldLaid Over by Committee
2024-02-29 · Committee on Housing and Buildings
HeardHearing Held by Committee
2024-02-29 · Committee on Fire and Emergency Management
HeldLaid Over by Committee
2024-02-29 · Committee on Fire and Emergency Management
HeardHearing Held by Committee
2024-09-12 · Committee on Housing and Buildings
ActionAmendment Proposed by Comm
2024-09-12 · Committee on Housing and Buildings
ActionAmended by Committee
2024-09-12 · Committee on Housing and Buildings
AdvancedApproved by Committee
2024-09-12 · Committee on Housing and Buildings
AdvancedApproved by Council
2024-09-12 · City Council
ActionSent to Mayor by Council
2024-09-12 · City Council
AdvancedCity Charter Rule Adopted
2024-10-12 · Administration
ActionReturned Unsigned by Mayor
2024-10-15 · City Council
Votes (7)
Aye (6)
Shaun AbreuAlexa AvilésEric DinowitzCrystal HudsonLincoln RestlerPierina Ana Sanchez
Absent (1)
Oswald J. Feliz
Heard at (7)
City Council · 2024-09-12 · 1:30 PM · Council Chambers - City Hall
Committee on Housing and Buildings · 2024-09-12 · 10:00 AM · Committee Room - City Hall
Committee on Fire and Emergency Management · 2024-02-29 · 10:00 AM · Council Chambers - City Hall
Committee on Housing and Buildings · 2024-02-29 · 10:00 AM · Council Chambers - City Hall
Committee on Fire and Emergency Management · 2024-02-12 · 10:00 AM · Council Chambers - City Hall
Committee on Housing and Buildings · 2024-02-12 · 10:00 AM · Council Chambers - City Hall
City Council · 2024-02-08 · 1:30 PM · Council Chambers - City Hall
Attachments (20)
- Summary of Int. No. 6-A
- Summary of Int. No. 6
- Int. No. 6
- February 8, 2024 - Stated Meeting Agenda
- Hearing Transcript - Stated Meeting 2-8-24
- Minutes of the Stated Meeting - February 8, 2024
- Committee Report 2/29/24
- Hearing Testimony 2/29/24
- Hearing Transcript 2/29/24
- Proposed Int. No. 6-A - 5/30/24
- Committee Report 9/12/24
- Hearing Transcript 9/12/24
- Committee Report - Stated Meeting 9/12/24
- September 12, 2024 - Stated Meeting Agenda
- Hearing Transcript - Stated Meeting 9-12-24
- Minutes of the Stated Meeting - September 12, 2024
- Int. No. 6-A (FINAL)
- Fiscal Impact Statement
- Legislative Documents - Letter to the Mayor
- Local Law 89
Full text
Be it enacted by the Council as follows:
Section 1. Chapter 2 of title 26 of the administrative code of the city of New York is amended by adding a new section 26-306 to read as follows:
� 26-306 Tenant education and outreach on residential vacate orders due to damage caused by fires. a. The department of housing preservation and development, in consultation with the fire department and department of buildings, shall develop procedures to notify tenants of dwelling units in multiple dwellings regarding the issuance of residential vacate orders by the department of housing preservation and development following a fire. Such procedures shall include, but need not be limited to, posting a notice at the site about how tenants can obtain relevant information and materials in each of the designated citywide languages, as defined in section 23-1101, including:
1. The housing information guide required pursuant to section 26-1102;
2. Information on what actions may constitute harassment, as defined in paragraph 48 of subdivision a of section 27-2004, in relation to the issuance of residential vacate orders;
3. Information on the process for rescinding vacate orders issued by the department of housing preservation and development; and
4. Information on where tenants can find additional resources, including those that are available through the website of the department of housing preservation and development.
b. The department of housing preservation and development shall designate a person on site to distribute copies of such notice to any tenants seeking additional information regarding the issuance of residential vacate orders by the department of housing preservation and development. Such copies shall be made available in each of the designated citywide languages, as defined in section 23-1101, either on site or through technology provided by the onsite designee, such as a quick response code or a near field communication tag, by which an individual with a properly equipped mobile device may directly access such notice.
� 2. This local law takes effect 120 days after it becomes law.
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