Int. No. 605
By Council Members Williams, Cabrera, James, Koppell, Mendez, Rose, Nelson, Lander, Mark-Viverito, Van Bramer, Barron, Brewer, Jackson, Rodriguez, Levin and Garodnick
A Local Law to amend the administrative code of the city of New York, in relation to the failure of certain landlords to maintain their residential buildings.
Be it enacted by the Council as follows:
Section 1. Paragraph a of subdivision 5 of section 8-107 of the administrative code of the city of New York, as amended by local law number ten for the year 2006, is amended by adding a new subparagraph 3-a to read as follows:
(3-a) To maintain a housing accommodation in such a physical condition that such housing accommodation fails to meet the requirements of the section 8 program or any other housing assistance program administered by any governmental agency so as to discourage any person who participates or is otherwise eligible for such programs from seeking to reside in such housing accommodation or to discourage a person who resides in such accommodation from participating in any such program.
ยง2. This local law shall take effect ninety days after its enactment, except that the commissioner of human rights shall take such actions as are necessary for its implementation, including the promulgation of rules, prior to such effective date.
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