File #: Int 1318-2016    Version: Name: Nuisance Abatement Fairness Act - Requiring verification of occupancy prior to enforcing injunctive relief pursuant to the nuisance abatement law.
Type: Introduction Status: Enacted
Committee: Committee on Public Safety
On agenda: 10/27/2016
Enactment date: 3/18/2017 Law number: 2017/035
Title: A Local Law to amend the administrative code of the city of New York, in relation to requiring verification of occupancy prior to enforcing injunctive relief pursuant to the nuisance abatement law
Sponsors: Barry S. Grodenchik, Corey D. Johnson, Melissa Mark-Viverito, Rafael Salamanca, Jr., Vanessa L. Gibson, Margaret S. Chin, Carlos Menchaca, Stephen T. Levin
Council Member Sponsors: 8
Summary: This bill requires the Law Department to verify the occupancy of any person alleged to have caused a nuisance before filing a Nuisance Abatement action.
Attachments: 1. Legislative History Report, 2. Summary of Int. No. 1318-A, 3. Summary of Int. No. 1318, 4. Int. No. 1318 - 10/27/16, 5. Committee Report 11/2/16, 6. Hearing Testimony 11/2/16, 7. Hearing Transcript 11/2/16, 8. Committee Report 2/14/17, 9. Hearing Transcript 2/14/17, 10. February 15, 2017 - Stated Meeting Agenda with Links to Files, 11. Fiscal Impact Statement, 12. Int. No. 1318-A (FINAL), 13. Hearing Transcript - Stated Meeting 2-15-17, 14. Minutes of the Stated Meeting - February 15, 2017, 15. Mayor's Letter, 16. Local Law 35
Date Ver.Prime SponsorAction ByActionResultAction DetailsMeeting DetailsMultimedia
3/18/2017ABarry S. Grodenchik Administration City Charter Rule Adopted  Action details Meeting details Not available
2/15/2017ABarry S. Grodenchik City Council Sent to Mayor by Council  Action details Meeting details Not available
2/15/2017ABarry S. Grodenchik City Council Approved by CouncilPass Action details Meeting details Not available
2/14/2017*Barry S. Grodenchik Committee on Public Safety Hearing Held by Committee  Action details Meeting details Not available
2/14/2017*Barry S. Grodenchik Committee on Public Safety Amendment Proposed by Comm  Action details Meeting details Not available
2/14/2017*Barry S. Grodenchik Committee on Public Safety Amended by Committee  Action details Meeting details Not available
2/14/2017ABarry S. Grodenchik Committee on Public Safety Approved by CommitteePass Action details Meeting details Not available
11/2/2016*Barry S. Grodenchik Committee on Public Safety Hearing Held by Committee  Action details Meeting details Not available
11/2/2016*Barry S. Grodenchik Committee on Public Safety Laid Over by Committee  Action details Meeting details Not available
10/27/2016*Barry S. Grodenchik City Council Referred to Comm by Council  Action details Meeting details Not available
10/27/2016*Barry S. Grodenchik City Council Introduced by Council  Action details Meeting details Not available

Int. No. 1318-A

 

By Council Members Grodenchik, Johnson, The Speaker (Council Member Mark-Viverito), Salamanca, Gibson, Chin, Menchaca and Levin

 

A Local Law to amend the administrative code of the city of New York, in relation to requiring verification of occupancy prior to enforcing injunctive relief pursuant to the nuisance abatement law

 

Be it enacted by the Council as follows:

Section 1. Subdivision (d) of section 7-706 of the administrative code of the city of New York is amended to read as follows:

(d) Service of summons on other defendants. Defendants, other than the building, erection or place wherein the public nuisance is being conducted, maintained or permitted, shall be served with the summons as provided in the civil practice law and rules. No more than 15 days prior to such service, the corporation counsel shall verify the ongoing occupancy of any natural person who is a tenant of record and alleged to have caused or permitted the public nuisance in the building, erection or place wherein the public nuisance is alleged to have been conducted, maintained or permitted.

§ 2. This local law takes effect 60 days after it becomes law.

BC

LS 7900

2/3/17