L.L. 2017/013

Enactment date: 2/15/2017  

Int. No. 1166-A

By Council Members Richards, Torres, Johnson, Williams, Chin, Barron, Rose, Gentile, Koslowitz, Salamanca, Cornegy, Gibson, Espinal, Levin, Rosenthal, Rodriguez, Lander, Palma and the Public Advocate (Ms. James)

A Local Law in relation to reporting on violations issued to three-quarter housing

Be it enacted by the Council as follows:

Section 1. Three-quarter housing task force report.

   a.   For the purposes of this section, the term "three-quarter housing task force" means the group of representatives from the department of social services/human resources administration, department of buildings, the fire department, and the department of housing preservation and development responsible for inspecting certain dwellings identified by the task force where ten or more unrelated adults are living.

   b.   The mayor's office of operations shall provide to the council and publish on its website quarterly reports on the findings of the three-quarter housing task force. The first such report shall be due 30 days following the calendar quarter ending March 31, 2017, and all subsequent reports shall be due 30 days following the last day of each succeeding calendar quarter. Such reports shall include, but need not be limited to, the following information:

      1.   For each building inspected by the three-quarter housing task force, the number of violations issued, disaggregated by agency, provided that each building shall be identified in such a way that does not disclose the building's address; and

      2.   The number of individuals relocated from buildings inspected by the three-quarter housing task force, disaggregated by whether such individuals were given a rental assistance subsidy, the type of subsidy provided, and the type of housing to which the individual was relocated, including but not limited to private apartments, single room occupancy dwellings or temporary housing.

   c.   The first such report shall cover the period from June 1, 2015 to March 31, 2017.

§ 2. This local law takes effect immediately and expires and is deemed repealed on January 1, 2019.

L.L. 2017/024

Enactment date: 2/15/2017  

Int. No. 1309

By Council Members Chin, Cohen, Salamanca, Gentile, Levin, Vallone, Cornegy, Rosenthal, Rose, Lander, Koslowitz, Constantinides and Menchaca (by request of the Mayor)

A Local Law to amend local law number 19 for the year 2014, amending the administrative code of the city of New York relating to increasing the maximum income level qualifying for exemption for rent increases granted to certain senior citizens, and to amend local law number 39 for the year 2014, amending the administrative code of the city of New York relating to increasing the maximum income level qualifying for exemption for rent increases granted to certain persons with disabilities, in relation to extending certain provisions thereof

Be it enacted by the Council as follows:

Section 1. Section 5 of local law number 19 for the year 2014, amending the administrative code of the city of New York relating to increasing the maximum income level qualifying for exemption for rent increases granted to certain senior citizens, is amended to read as follows:

§ 5. This local law shall take effect July 1, 2014 and shall expire and be deemed repealed [two years after the effective date thereof] June 30, 2020; provided that the amendment to section 26-509 of the administrative code of the city of New York made by section three of this local law shall not affect the expiration of such section and shall be deemed to expire therewith.

§ 2. Section 5 of local law number 39 for the year 2014, amending the administrative code of the city of New York relating to increasing the maximum income level qualifying for exemption for rent increases granted to certain persons with disabilities, is amended to read as follows:

§ 5. This local law shall take effect on the same date as a chapter of the laws of 2014 amending the real property tax law relating to the tax abatement and exemption for rent regulated and rent controlled property occupied by persons with disabilities; and providing for the repeal of certain provisions upon expiration thereof, as proposed in legislative bill number A. 9744, takes effect, and shall expire and be deemed repealed on [July 1, 2016] June 30, 2020; provided that, notwithstanding any other provision of law, any renewal application that was received before the effective date of this local law and that would have been timely if received on or after such effective date, pursuant to paragraph (6) of subdivision m of section 26-405, paragraph (6) of subdivision b of section 26-509, or subdivision (c) of section 26-605 of the administrative code of the city of New York, shall be deemed to have been received on or after such effective date; and provided further that the amendment to section 26-509 of the administrative code of the city of New York made by section two of this local law shall not affect the expiration of such section and shall be deemed to expire therewith.

§ 3. This local law takes effect immediately and is retroactive to and deemed to have been in full force and effect as of July 1, 2016.

L.L. 2017/026

Enactment date: 3/18/2017  

Int. No. 179-A

By Council Members Williams, Chin, Koo, Torres, Mendez, Levin and Kallos (by request of the Manhattan Borough President)

A Local Law to amend the administrative code of the city of New York, in relation to display of street numbers

Be it enacted by the Council as follows:

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[Consolidated provisions are not included in this Appendix A]

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§ 2. This local law takes effect 365 days after it becomes law and applies to all new and existing buildings.

L.L. 2017/030

Enactment date: 3/18/2017  

Int. No. 1181-A

By the Speaker (Council Member Mark-Viverito) and Council Members Chin, Mendez, Koo, Rosenthal, Kallos, Menchaca, Levine, Salamanca, Levin and Treyger

A Local Law to amend the New York city charter and the administrative code of the city of New York, in relation to improving access to city services for limited English proficiency individuals

Be it enacted by the Council as follows:

Section 1. Declaration of legislative findings and intent. The city recognizes that a large percentage of its inhabitants speak languages other than English and that the well-being and safety of the city as a whole is put in jeopardy if the people of the city are unable to access city services or effectively communicate with city agencies. The city further recognizes that effective language access is a tool to promote equity in economic opportunity, education, health, civic participation, and all other aspects of the life of the city, and that it is a necessary component of city agencies' ability to accomplish their mandates. It is therefore desirable that the city promote the utilization of city services by all its residents, including speakers of languages other than English.

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[Consolidated provisions are not included in this Appendix A]

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§ 6. By May 15, 2017, the office of the language services coordinator shall make a preliminary assessment, based on the best available data, of the ten limited English proficiency languages likely to be the designated citywide languages when section 2 of this local law takes effect, and report the results of that preliminary assessment to the speaker and the mayor.

§ 7. This local law takes effect on July 1, 2017, except that section 6 shall take effect immediately.