Bill Text: NY S01872 | 2013-2014 | General Assembly | Introduced

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Bill Title: Requires notice to adjoining owners of construction, excavation or demolition work.

Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Democrat 1-0)

Status: (Introduced - Dead) 2014-01-08 - REFERRED TO CITIES [S01872 Detail]

Download: New_York-2013-S01872-Introduced.html

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                           S T A T E   O F   N E W   Y O R K
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                                         1872
                              2013-2014 Regular Sessions
                                   I N  S E N A T E
                                      (PREFILED)
                                    January 9, 2013
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       Introduced  by  Sen.  MONTGOMERY  -- read twice and ordered printed, and
         when printed to be committed to the Committee on Cities
       AN ACT to amend the administrative code of the  city  of  New  York,  in
         relation to permits for construction, excavation or demolition
         THE  PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK, REPRESENTED IN SENATE AND ASSEM-
       BLY, DO ENACT AS FOLLOWS:
    1    Section 1. Section 28-105.12.7.1 of the  administrative  code  of  the
    2  city of New York, as added by local law number 8 of the city of New York
    3  for the year 2008, is amended to read as follows:
    4    S  28-105.12.7.1  Insurance coverage for adjacent properties. A person
    5  who obtains a permit for construction, EXCAVATION  or  demolition  oper-
    6  ations shall, at such person's own expense, procure and maintain for the
    7  duration  of the operations, insurance of a kind and in an amount speci-
    8  fied by rule of the department, to insure any and all adjacent  property
    9  owners and their lawful occupants fully for all risks of loss, damage to
   10  property  or  injury  to  or  death  of  persons,  arising  out of or in
   11  connection with the performance of the proposed work.  Such person shall
   12  submit proof of insurance to the department when applying for  a  permit
   13  for  construction,  EXCAVATION  or  demolition  work.  SUCH PERSON SHALL
   14  PROVIDE PROOF OF SUCH INSURANCE TOGETHER WITH THE PERMIT TO  THE  OWNERS
   15  OF  ADJOINING  PROPERTY  THIRTY  DAYS  PRIOR  TO THE COMMENCEMENT OF THE
   16  CONSTRUCTION, EXCAVATION OR DEMOLITION WORK.
   17    S 2. This act shall take effect immediately.
        EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
                             [ ] is old law to be omitted.
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