L.L. 2021/140

Enactment date: 11/21/2021

Int. No. 2404-A

By Council Members Lander, Chin, Kallos, Louis and Barron

A Local Law to amend the administrative code of the city of New York in relation to certifications of no harassment

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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§ 8. Section 4 of local law number 1 for the year 2018, the effective date of such local law having been amended by a local law for the year 2021, relating to extending the certification of no harassment pilot, as proposed in introduction number 2403, is amended to read as follows:

§ 4. The department, with the advice and assistance that may be provided by any community group described in paragraph (4) of subdivision d of section 27-2093.1 of the administrative code of the city of New York, as added by section two of this local law, shall conduct a study to evaluate the effectiveness of the program in reducing harassment of tenants in the areas described in subdivision b of section 27-2093.1 of the administrative code of the city of New York as added by section two of this local law. Such study shall be completed and a report shall be submitted to the [Speaker] speaker of the city council no later than [6 months prior to the expiration of this local law] June 27, 2021, provided that an additional such report shall be submitted to the speaker of the city council no later than November 27, 2025. Such [report] reports shall contain the following information:

   1.   the number of covered buildings where the owner applied for a [certificate] certification of no harassment disaggregated by whether the department issued a [certificate] certification of no harassment, a cure agreement was reached, or a waiver of a [certificate] certification of no harassment;

   2.   the location of buildings where the department determined that harassment had occurred, disaggregated by community board and council district disaggregated by whether such building was subject to a cure agreement;

   3.   metrics which the department determines appropriate to determine the preventive impacts of such program;

   4.   a determination, using such metrics, as to whether such program resulted in preventive impacts;

   5.   estimated costs of the program to the city; and

   6.   recommendations for improving the efficacy of such program if the pilot program continues.

§ 9. Section 5 of local law number 1 for the year 2018, as amended by a local law for the year 2021 amending such local law number 1 for the year 2018, relating to extending the certification of no harassment pilot, as proposed in introduction number 2403, is amended to read as follows:

§ 5. This local law takes effect 270 days after it becomes a law except that the departments of housing preservation and development and the department of buildings may promulgate rules or take other administrative action for the implementation of this local law prior to such date. This local law shall remain in effect until [October 31, 2021] September 27, 2026, after which date it is deemed repealed. Notwithstanding the repeal of this local law, the provisions of this local law shall remain in effect for any pilot program building which submits an application for construction document approval pursuant to section 28-505.4 of the administrative code of the city of New York, as added by section three of this local law, prior to the repeal of such section. This local law shall not apply to work relating to applications for construction document approval filed with the department of buildings prior to the inclusion of a building on the pilot program list pursuant to subdivision b of section 27-2093.1 of the administrative code of the city of New York, as added by section two of this local law.

§ 10.   (i)   This local law takes effect immediately and is retroactive to and shall be deemed to be in force and effect on October 31, 2021, provided that a local law amending local law number 1 for the year 2018, relating to extending the certification of no harassment pilot, as proposed in introduction number 2403 for the year 2021, has been enacted by such date.

   (ii)   The amendments to sections 27-2093.1 and 28-505.3 of the administrative code of the city of New York, as amended by sections one, two, three, four, five and seven of this local law, shall not effect the repeal of such sections of such administrative code pursuant to section 5 of local law number 1 for the year 2018 as amended by section nine of this local law.

   (iii)   Section six of this local law shall not apply to determinations by the department of housing preservation and development denying a certification of no harassment pursuant to sections 27-2093 and 27-2093.1 of the administrative code of the city of New York code issued prior to the date of enactment of this local law.