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Int 0915-2024

Orders to seal, secure, and close.

IntroductionFiledCommittee on Housing and Buildingsintroduced 2024-05-23

Filed — closed without being enacted.

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Agenda: 2024-05-23Passed: 2025-12-31

Summary

This bill would permit the Commissioner of Buildings to commence proceedings to seal, secure and close a property where $25,000 or more in unpaid fines is owed to the city with respect to the property and the property appears to be vacant. The bill would also require 15 days’ notice to the property owner and an opportunity to pay the outstanding fines or to demonstrate that the property is not vacant prior to the property being ordered sealed, secured, and closed.

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

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12 passed · 38 died

This bill: 586 days in committee

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Sponsors (2)

Lifecycle

IntroducedIntroduced by Council
2024-05-23 · City Council
ActionReferred to Comm by Council
2024-05-23 · City Council
ClosedFiled (End of Session)
2025-12-31 · City Council

Heard at (1)

City Council · 2024-05-23 · 1:30 PM · Council Chambers - City Hall

Attachments (5)

Full text
Be it enacted by the Council as follows: Section 1. Section 28-214.1 of chapter 2 of title 28 of the administrative code of the city of New York, as amended by local law number 126 for the year 2021, is amended to read as follows: � 28-214.1 Order to seal, secure, and close. a. If the commissioner determines such action is necessary to the preservation of life and safety the commissioner may order a building subject to a vacate order to be sealed, secured and closed. b. The commissioner may additionally commence proceedings to seal, secure and close a property if (i) $25,000 or more in unpaid fines, civil penalties or judgments entered by a court of competent jurisdiction or the environmental control board pursuant to chapter 2 of this title is owed to the city with respect to such property and (ii) such property appears to be vacant, provided that the property owner shall be given 15 days' notice and the opportunity to pay such unpaid fines, civil penalties or judgments or to demonstrate that the property is not vacant prior to such property being ordered sealed, secured and closed pursuant to this subdivision. � 2. This local law takes effect 120 days after it becomes law. Session 13 LS #960 1/22/24 Session 12 IB/mn LS #960 4/8/23 1 4