NY A04093 | 2013-2014 | General Assembly

Status

Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Democrat 3-0)
Status: Introduced on January 30 2013 - 25% progression, died in committee
Action: 2014-01-08 - referred to cities
Pending: Assembly Cities Committee
Text: Latest bill text (Introduced) [HTML]

Summary

Provides that the contractor who performed the construction work which results in an illegal conversion of a housing unit shall be held liable for monetary penalties related to such illegal conversion, rather than the residents; provides that the owner of the building shall be held liable if he or she knew or should reasonably have known that the construction was being done without prior approval by the department of buildings and without the required permits.

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Title

Provides that the contractor who performed the construction work which results in an illegal conversion of a housing unit shall be held liable for monetary penalties related to such illegal conversion, rather than the residents; provides that the owner of the building shall be held liable if he or she knew or should reasonably have known that the construction was being done without prior approval by the department of buildings and without the required permits.

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History

DateChamberAction
2014-01-08Assemblyreferred to cities
2013-01-30Assemblyreferred to cities

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