Bill 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.

Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Democrat 4-0)

Status: (Introduced - Dead) 2016-06-01 - reported referred to codes [A05046 Detail]

Text: Latest bill text (Introduced) [HTML]

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Sponsors

Name	Type	Sponsorship	District	Financial	Encyclopedia	Biography
Assemblymember Nick Perry [D]	Primary	Sponsored Bills	HD-058	FollowTheMoney	Ballotpedia	VoteSmart
Assemblymember Pamela Harris [D]	Cosponsor	Sponsored Bills	HD-046	FollowTheMoney	Ballotpedia	VoteSmart
Assemblymember Carmen Arroyo [D]	Primary	Sponsored Bills	HD-084	FollowTheMoney	Ballotpedia	VoteSmart
Assemblymember Vivian Cook [D]	Primary	Sponsored Bills	HD-032	FollowTheMoney	Ballotpedia	VoteSmart

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