Bill Text: NY A07882 | 2009-2010 | General Assembly | Introduced
Bill Title: Requires owners of residential dwellings located in New York city to file a notice with the department charged with the responsibility for enforcement of the New York state uniform fire prevention and building code, containing the address and a description of such property as well as the name of owner or owners of the dwelling and their primary residence; requires notice where ownership changes or new officers of a corporate owner are elected.
Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Democrat 1-0)
Status: (Introduced - Dead) 2010-01-06 - referred to governmental operations [A07882 Detail]
Download: New_York-2009-A07882-Introduced.html
S T A T E O F N E W Y O R K
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7882
2009-2010 Regular Sessions
I N A S S E M B L Y
April 28, 2009
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Introduced by M. of A. V. LOPEZ -- read once and referred to the Commit-
tee on Governmental Operations
AN ACT to amend the executive law, in relation to requiring real proper-
ty owners in the city of New York to register their properties
THE PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK, REPRESENTED IN SENATE AND ASSEM-
BLY, DO ENACT AS FOLLOWS:
1 Section 1. The executive law is amended by adding a new section 378-a
2 to read as follows:
3 S 378-A. REGISTRATION OF PROPERTY OWNERS IN THE CITY OF NEW YORK.
4 EVERY OWNER OF A RESIDENTIAL DWELLING LOCATED IN THE CITY OF NEW YORK
5 SHALL FILE IN THE DEPARTMENT OF SUCH CITY CHARGED WITH THE RESPONSIBIL-
6 ITY FOR ENFORCEMENT OF THE NEW YORK STATE UNIFORM FIRE PREVENTION AND
7 BUILDING CODE A NOTICE CONTAINING HIS NAME, ADDRESS AND A DESCRIPTION OF
8 THE PREMISES, BY STREET NUMBER OR OTHERWISE, AND THE CLASS AND KIND OF
9 THE DWELLING THEREON, IN SUCH MANNER AS WILL ENABLE SUCH DEPARTMENT TO
10 FIND THE SAME; AND ALSO THE NUMBER OF ROOMS, APARTMENTS AND ROOMS IN
11 EACH APARTMENT, IF ANY, ON EACH STORY, AND THE NUMBER OF FAMILIES OCCU-
12 PYING THE SAME. SUCH NOTICE SHALL CONTAIN THE NAME OF THE OWNER, THE
13 ADDRESS OF THE OWNER'S PRINCIPAL PLACE OF RESIDENCE AND THE ADDRESS OF
14 THE REGISTERED PROPERTY. FOR THE PURPOSES OF THIS SECTION THE TERM OWNER
15 SHALL NOT INCLUDE LIMITED PARTNERS OR INACTIVE PARTNERS OR CO-OWNERS
16 HAVING TEN PERCENT OR LESS OWNERSHIP OR INTEREST IN THE PROPERTY. IF
17 SUCH OWNER OR LESSEE BE A CORPORATION, OTHER THAN A BANKING ORGANIZATION
18 AS DEFINED IN SECTION TWO OF THE BANKING LAW, A NATIONAL BANKING ASSOCI-
19 ATION, A FEDERAL SAVINGS AND LOAN ASSOCIATION, THE MORTGAGE FACILITIES
20 CORPORATION, SAVINGS BANKS LIFE INSURANCE FUND, THE SAVINGS BANKS
21 RETIREMENT SYSTEM, AN AUTHORIZED INSURER AS DEFINED IN SECTION ONE
22 HUNDRED SEVEN OF THE INSURANCE LAW, OR A TRUST COMPANY OR OTHER CORPO-
23 RATION ORGANIZED UNDER THE LAWS OF THIS STATE ALL THE CAPITAL STOCK OF
24 WHICH IS OWNED BY AT LEAST TWENTY SAVINGS BANKS OR A SUBSIDIARY CORPO-
25 RATION ALL OF THE CAPITAL STOCK OF WHICH IS OWNED BY SUCH TRUST COMPANY
EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
[ ] is old law to be omitted.
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1 OR OTHER CORPORATION, THE NAMES AND RESIDENCE ADDRESSES OF ITS OFFICERS
2 SHALL ALSO BE CONTAINED IN SUCH NOTICE. A SIMILAR NOTICE SHALL BE FILED
3 WITHIN THIRTY DAYS FOLLOWING AN ELECTION OF ANY NEW OFFICER OR A CHANGE
4 OF ADDRESS OF ANY SUCH OFFICER. THE PROVISIONS OF THIS SECTION ALSO
5 SHALL APPLY TO SUCCESSORS IN TITLE, OWNERSHIP OR CONTROL OF ANY PREM-
6 ISES, WHETHER BY ACT OF THE PARTIES OR BY PROCESS OR OPERATION OF LAW
7 AND, WITHIN THIRTY DAYS AFTER SUCH SUCCESSION, PARTICULARS OF SUCH
8 OWNERSHIP OR CONTROL SHALL BE FILED IN SUCH DEPARTMENT CHARGED WITH SUCH
9 ENFORCEMENT. IF ANY SUCCESSOR IN INTEREST BE UNDER THE AGE OF
10 TWENTY-ONE YEARS HIS DULY APPOINTED GUARDIAN OR, IF THERE BE NO GUARDI-
11 AN, HIS ADMINISTRATOR SHALL COMPLY WITH THIS SECTION IN HIS BEHALF.
12 WHERE AFTER THE FILING OF ANY NOTICE UNDER THIS SECTION, THE PREMISES
13 SHALL HAVE BEEN DECLARED A PUBLIC NUISANCE TO ANY EXTENT PURSUANT TO
14 PARAGRAPH B OF SUBDIVISION ONE OF SECTION THREE HUNDRED NINE OF THE
15 MULTIPLE DWELLING LAW AND SUCH DECLARATION SHALL HAVE BEEN FILED AS
16 THEREIN PROVIDED, THE OWNER, IF A CORPORATION, OTHER THAN A BANKING
17 ORGANIZATION AS DEFINED IN SECTION TWO OF THE BANKING LAW, A NATIONAL
18 BANKING ASSOCIATION, A FEDERAL SAVINGS AND LOAN ASSOCIATION, THE MORT-
19 GAGE FACILITIES CORPORATION, SAVINGS BANKS LIFE INSURANCE FUND, THE
20 SAVINGS BANKS RETIREMENT SYSTEM, AN AUTHORIZED INSURER AS DEFINED IN
21 SECTION ONE HUNDRED SEVEN OF THE INSURANCE LAW, OR A TRUST COMPANY OR
22 OTHER CORPORATION ORGANIZED UNDER THE LAWS OF THIS STATE ALL THE CAPITAL
23 STOCK OF WHICH IS OWNED BY AT LEAST TWENTY SAVINGS BANKS OR A SUBSIDIARY
24 CORPORATION ALL OF THE CAPITAL STOCK OF WHICH IS OWNED BY SUCH TRUST
25 COMPANY OR OTHER CORPORATION, SHALL FILE A SIMILAR NOTICE WITHIN TEN
26 DAYS WHICH SHALL IN ADDITION CONTAIN THE NAME AND RESIDENCE AND BUSINESS
27 ADDRESS OF EACH DIRECTOR AND STOCKHOLDER OF THE CORPORATION AND OF EACH
28 PERSON KNOWN TO HAVE ANY BENEFICIAL INTEREST IN SUCH STOCK.
29 S 2. This act shall take effect immediately.
