L.L. 2007/037
Enactment date: 8/2/2007
Int. No. 34-A
By Council Members Reyna, Addabbo Jr., Comrie, Fidler, Martinez, Nelson, Recchia Jr., Sanders Jr., Stewart, Vann, White Jr., Yassky, Mendez, Jackson, Dickens, DeBlasio, Gentile, Liu, Sears, Vallone Jr., Weprin, Gallagher and Oddo
A Local Law to amend the administrative code of the city of New York, in relation to illegal conversions of manufacturing or industrial space to residential use.
Be it enacted by the Council as follows:
Section 1. Statement of legislative findings and intent. The alteration or modification of existing buildings designated for industrial or manufacturing uses to create illegal housing units is increasingly occurring throughout the City. Such modifications sometimes occur due to ignorance of the law but are often blatant efforts to thwart the law. The illegal conversion of buildings designated for industrial or manufacturing uses for the purpose of residential occupancy reduces the availability of valuable space from the City's remaining inventory of buildings designated for industrial or manufacturing uses. These illegal conversions result in increased costs for the leasing of space for industrial or manufacturing uses and increases the risk of further displacement of jobs in this sector, a crucial component of the City's economy. This legislation will empower our code enforcement officials and allow the issuance of multiple violations by assessing a penalty per residential unit in illegally converted buildings and increasing the penalties for violations.
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[Consolidated provisions are not included in this Appendix A]
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§ 7. Sections 1, 2, 3 and 4 of this local law shall take effect ninety days after they shall have been enacted into law except that the amendment of sections 26-126, 26-126.1 and 27-118.1 of the administrative code pursuant to sections 2, 3 and 4 of this local law shall not affect the repeal of such sections 26-126, 26-126.1 and 27-118.1 pursuant to sections 2 and 7 of a local law of the city of New York for the year 2007 amending the New York city charter and the administrative code of the city of New York relating to the enactment of the New York city construction codes as proposed in Int. No. 587-A. Sections 5 and 6 of this local law shall take effect on July 1, 2008.