File #: Int 0449-2004    Version: * Name: Education of homeowners.
Type: Introduction Status: Filed
Committee: Committee on Housing and Buildings
On agenda: 9/9/2004
Enactment date: Law number:
Title: A Local Law to amend the administrative code of the city of New York, in relation to education of homeowners.
Sponsors: David I. Weprin, Melinda R. Katz, James F. Gennaro, Joel Rivera, Vincent J. Gentile, Letitia James, John C. Liu, Annabel Palma, Larry B. Seabrook, Kendall Stewart, Maria Baez, Alan J. Gerson, Miguel Martinez, Diana Reyna, Helen D. Foster, Robert Jackson, Tracy L. Boyland, Eric N. Gioia, Tony Avella, James Sanders, Jr., Erik Martin Dilan, David Yassky, Peter F. Vallone, Jr., Sara M. Gonzalez, G. Oliver Koppell, Gale A. Brewer, Domenic M. Recchia, Jr.
Council Member Sponsors: 27
Attachments: 1. Committee Report, 2. Hearing Transcript
Date Ver.Prime SponsorAction ByActionResultAction DetailsMeeting DetailsMultimedia
12/31/2005*David I. Weprin City Council Filed (End of Session)  Action details Meeting details Not available
3/1/2005*David I. Weprin Committee on Housing and Buildings Hearing Held by Committee  Action details Meeting details Not available
3/1/2005*David I. Weprin Committee on Housing and Buildings Laid Over by Committee  Action details Meeting details Not available
9/9/2004*David I. Weprin City Council Referred to Comm by Council  Action details Meeting details Not available
9/9/2004*David I. Weprin City Council Introduced by Council  Action details Meeting details Not available

Int. No. 449

 

By Council Members Weprin, Katz, Gennaro, Rivera, Gentile, James, Liu, Palma, Seabrook, Stewart, Baez, Gerson, Martinez, Reyna, Foster, Jackson, Boyland, Gioia, Avella, Sanders Jr., Dilan, Yassky, Vallone Jr., Gonzalez, Koppell, Brewer and Recchia

 

A Local Law to amend the administrative code of the city of New York, in relation to education of homeowners.

 

Be it enacted by the Council as follows:

 

                     Section 1. Section 26-110 of the administrative code of the city of New York is amended to read as follows:

                     §  26-110  Publication  of statistics and other data. a.The commissioner may provide for the publicity of the papers, files, reports, records and  the proceedings of the department whenever he or she deems it  necessary for the public good.

                     b. The commissioner shall annually report on the most common violations of the code issued with respect to dwellings that are classified in occupancy group J-3 and the fines imposed for non-compliance.  The department shall work with the council members and the borough presidents’ offices (i) to conduct outreach to the general public about these violations and how to avoid them and (ii) to inform owners of such buildings about relevant changes in building codes and zoning laws.                     

                     §2. This local law shall take effect immediately after its enactment into law.

 

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