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1. A person who owns, manages, occupies, or otherwise controls a dwelling unit shall not offer, manage, or administer short-term rentals of such dwelling unit or portion thereof unless such dwelling unit is registered with the administering agency, such dwelling unit has been issued a unique short-term rental registration number, and such registration is currently valid.
2. A person who owns, manages, occupies, or otherwise controls a dwelling unit shall not falsely represent or falsely advertise that a dwelling unit is registered for short-term rental when such a dwelling unit is not registered for short-term rental.
3. The requirements of this chapter do not apply to the short-term rental of class B multiple dwellings or class B dwelling units within mixed use buildings.
(Added City Record 2/3/2023, eff. 3/5/2023)
1. To register a dwelling unit for short-term rentals, an applicant shall file a completed short-term rental application in accordance with the requirements of this section and meet all other requirements herein. An applicant must be a permanent occupant of the dwelling unit. An applicant may not apply for more than one short-term rental registration number. An applicant may not host short-term rentals in more than one dwelling unit.
2. Applications may be completed using an online registration portal accessible from the administering agency's website.
3. An applicant must provide the following information as part of their application for short-term rental registration:
a. Full legal name;
b. A current phone number;
c. Full physical address where short-term rental will take place, including street number, street name, zip code, borough, and unit number where there is more than one dwelling unit in the building;
d. An email address that will be used to receive communication from the administering agency, or other alternate means of communication acceptable to the administering agency;
e. Type of dwelling unit, where known to the applicant (e.g., single family building, apartment in a two family building, apartment in a building with 3+ units, condominium, apartment in a co-op building);
f. The number of individuals not related by blood, adoption, legal guardianship, marriage or domestic partnership that reside with the registrant in the unit.;
g. The uniform resource locator or listing identifier and the associated booking service name for all existing listings of the dwelling unit; and
h. Whether the applicant is a tenant or owner of the dwelling unit.
4. An applicant may provide a chosen name or preferred name other than their legal name for use by the administering agency in communicating with the applicant, and may indicate if the chosen or preferred name is the name on file with booking services used by the applicant. Where the chosen or preferred name is indicated as such, the administering agency shall allow for the use of such name in conducting verifications by booking services pursuant to NYC Administrative Code § 26-3202.
5. Applicants that are tenants shall also provide the portion of their lease that describes the period of tenancy, the address of the unit of housing, and the names and signatures of the parties to the lease. If the applicant does not have a lease, the administering agency may accept other documentation that establishes the period for which the applicant is legally entitled to occupancy. The agency may, at its sole discretion, accept a written statement that provides the information and explains why documentation is not available.
6. As part of the application process, an applicant shall be required to prove their identity by providing to the administering agency a copy of one of the following unexpired documents:
a. Driver's license or State-issued ID;
b. U.S. Passport or U.S. Passport card;
c. U.S. Military ID;
d. Permanent Resident Card or Employment Authorization card issued by the United States Government;
e. A foreign passport or driver's license;
f. IDNYC card; or
g. Other forms of proof that the administering agency determines are acceptable and indicates as such by including such information on the agency's website.
The administering agency may, at its sole discretion, accept such other proof not listed above where an applicant does not have any of the listed identity documents.
7. As part of the application process, an applicant shall be required to prove their permanent occupancy by providing to the administering agency a copy of a document from at least two of the following categories showing the applicant's name and the address the applicant is seeking to register:
a. Utility bill, dated within the last 60 days (e.g., telephone, gas, electric, cable, or water);
b. Correspondence from any government agency that shows home address;
c. A voter registration card;
d. A social security statement;
e. A bank statement dated within the last 60 days;
f. An automobile registration documentation;
g. Income tax form for the last calendar year;
h. Insurance documentation or insurance bill that shows home address;
i. Current (active) license or permit or certificate issued by a City/State/Federal government agency that shows home address;
j. College or school correspondence that shows home address;
k. A w-2 from the most recent tax filing period;
l. Official payroll documentation that includes home address issued by an employer within the past 60 days, such as a paystub with home address, a form submitted for tax withholding purposes, or payroll receipt; or
m. other forms of proof that the administering agency determines are acceptable and indicates as such by including such information on the agency's website.
Any document listed in this paragraph that contains financial information or personal identifying information about an individual that is not the applicant may be redacted by the applicant such that the financial information or personal information of a non-applicant is not visible, and the administering agency shall accept the documents unless the redaction interferes with its ability to confirm the authenticity of the documentation.
8. As part of the application process, an applicant shall be required to certify that they understand and agree to comply with applicable provisions of the zoning resolution, multiple dwelling law, housing maintenance code, New York city construction codes and other laws and rules relating to the short-term rental of dwelling units in private dwellings and class A multiple dwellings, or in class A dwelling units within mixed use buildings including but not limited to:
b. New York City Administrative Code, , Subchapter 3, Article 18;
c. New York City Building Code § 310;
e. Multiple Dwelling Law §§ 4(8), 121, 248.
9. As part of the application process, an applicant shall be required to certify that they understand and agree to comply with the section of this chapter entitled "Registered host requirements".
10. The applicant shall be required to certify and agree that any listing of a dwelling unit with a booking service shall be reported to the administering agency prior to such listing being used to make an agreement for short-term rental.
11. An applicant who is a tenant of the dwelling unit that is the subject of the short-term rental application shall be required to certify that they are not prohibited by the terms of a lease or other agreement from applying for a short-term rental registration for the dwelling unit and from subsequently acting as host for short-term rentals within such dwelling unit.
12. An applicant who is a tenant of the dwelling unit that is the subject of the short-term rental application shall be required to acknowledge that they understand that the owner of record of the dwelling unit and of the building will be notified that an application for a short-term rental registration has been received.
13. The application fee for registration shall be $145. Payments shall be required at the time the application is submitted. The applicant will be required to acknowledge that the application fee is non-refundable.
14. Prior to requiring payment, the applicant shall indicate their understanding that the administering agency is required by NYC Administrative Code § 26-3105 to publish on the city open data portal, for all registrations: the registration number; the uniform resource locators associated with such registration; the address and unit number of the dwelling unit, including latitude and longitude; the status of the registration, including active or revoked; and the expiration date of the registration.
15. When an application for short-term rental is complete and submitted, the applicant will receive an email confirmation to the email address provided in the application, notifying the applicant that the application is under review.
16. Upon receipt of a complete application, the administering agency shall notify the owner of record of the dwelling unit and of the building, that an application for a short-term rental registration has been received. The notification shall include information about applying for inclusion on the prohibited buildings list. The notification shall not include any additional personal identifying information about the applicant.
17. If any information submitted in an application changes while the administering agency is reviewing such application, the applicant must notify the administering agency and provide updated information.
18. Upon approving an application, the administering agency shall provide a short-term rental registration certificate that will include the full address associated with the registration, a unique short-term rental registration number, an expiration date, and a phone number to call in the event of an emergency.
19. Issuance of a registration for a dwelling unit pursuant to this chapter shall not be construed as permission for or approval of the use of such dwelling unit for any occupancy that would be in violation of a lease, cooperative bylaws, condominium association rules and regulations, the multiple dwelling law, the zoning resolution, the New York city construction codes, the housing maintenance code or any other applicable rules, regulations, or laws.
20. Issuance of a registration does not alter and may not be deemed to alter the legal occupancy or zoning use group of a building or portion thereof as described in the certificate of occupancy or as otherwise determined by the department of buildings.
(Added City Record 2/3/2023, eff. 3/5/2023)
Where the administering agency determines that a submitted application is not sufficient to be approved, it shall notify the applicant of the necessary documents or information needed to complete the review of the application. If additional information for registration is required, the administering agency will request such information at the email address provided as part of the application, or by alternate method where approved by the administering agency. If the information needed to evaluate the application is not received within 30 days, the application will be rejected. Upon application the administering agency may grant an extension for good cause.
(Added City Record 2/3/2023, eff. 3/5/2023)
1. a. The term of the registration shall be four years, except as provided in subdivision b.
b. In a case where the applicant's right to occupy the dwelling unit will terminate in less than four years, the administering agency shall set a registration expiration date that is the end date of the period that the applicant has demonstrated they have a right of occupancy.
2. Where the registration expiration date is shorter than four years based on the demonstrated date of a right to occupy the dwelling unit, the registered host may at any time during the registration term provide the administering agency proof that their right of occupancy period has been extended. There shall be no additional fee for requesting such an extension. If the administering agency finds such proof acceptable, the administering agency shall provide a new expiration date that shall be the shorter of either:
a. Four years from the original issuance date; or
b. the end date of the period that the applicant has demonstrated they have a right of occupancy.
3. Immediately upon expiration of a short-term rental registration number or if the host is no longer the permanent occupant of the registered dwelling unit, the host must cease booking the rental unit on all applicable booking services platforms and must cancel all pending reservations.
(Added City Record 2/3/2023, eff. 3/5/2023)
1. If any information, other than the phone number or email address, required by 43 RCNY § 21-03 that was provided by a registered host in connection with an application for a short-term rental registration changes before the expiration of such registration, such registered host must submit a request to the administering agency to amend the registration.
2. Such request must be submitted, in the same manner as the application was made, to the administering agency within 15 business days of the change absent extenuating circumstance, along with any applicable supporting documentation of the change or circumstance.
3. Prior to using any listing not disclosed to the administering agency prior to receiving a registration, the registered host shall provide the uniform resource locator or listing identifier of any listing and the associated booking service name for the listing and request that the administering agency amend the registration to include such listing.
4. The administering agency shall review each request for amendment to ensure that the amendment would not violate the provisions of Chapter 31 of Title 26 of the Administrative Code or these rules, or otherwise result in unlawful activity under the registration. The administering agency may request additional information from the registered host as necessary to make a determination.
5. The administering agency shall issue a final agency determination regarding such request for amendment within a reasonable timeframe.
6. Where the information provided in the request for amendment would support revocation of the registration or would form the basis of a violation of Chapter 31 of Title 26 of the Administrative Code or these rules, the administering agency shall offer an opportunity to terminate the registration voluntarily within 10 days before issuing violations or taking enforcement action based on the requested amendment. Where the requested amendment is solely the addition of a listing that the administering agency determines to offer illegal occupancy, the administering agency may also offer the opportunity to amend or withdraw that listing in lieu of voluntary termination of the registration.
(Added City Record 2/3/2023, eff. 3/5/2023)
1. A short-term rental registration may be renewed by filing an application for renewal using the online registration portal accessible through the administering agency's website. Renewals will be accepted beginning 180 days before the expiration of a host's current registration. A renewal that is approved before the expiration of the registration period will be effective on the date of the expiration of the original registration.
2. As part of the application for renewal, the registered host must:
a. Affirm that all information previously provided in an application for registration or renewal, or previously provided as a required update, remains true and accurate or update such information in accordance with paragraph (b) of this subdivision;
b. Provide adequate documentation to satisfy the application requirements where a document previously provided has either expired or is no longer recent enough to satisfy the requirements; and
c. Certify that they have maintained a record of each short-term rental transaction in accordance with subdivision 5 of 43 RCNY § 21-10 below.
3. The renewal fee will be the same as the application fee. Payments shall be required at the time the application for renewal is submitted.
4. If the information provided by an applicant in connection with a renewal changes before the renewal application is granted or denied, the applicant must immediately notify the administering agency.
5. Renewal of a registration for a dwelling unit pursuant to this chapter shall not be construed as permission for or approval of the use of such dwelling unit for any occupancy that would be in violation of a lease, cooperative bylaws, condominium association rules and regulations, the multiple dwelling law, the zoning resolution, the New York city codes, the housing maintenance code or any other applicable rules, regulations, or laws.
6. Renewal of a registration does not alter and may not be deemed to alter the legal occupancy or zoning use group of a building or portion thereof as described in the certificate of occupancy or as otherwise determined by the department of buildings.
(Added City Record 2/3/2023, eff. 3/5/2023)
1. No short-term rental registration shall be issued or renewed for a dwelling unit where the administering agency has determined that, in accordance with the records of the department of buildings, the department of housing preservation and development and the fire department, there are uncorrected violations of the New York city construction codes, the housing maintenance code, or the fire code that would endanger occupants of such dwelling unit, including but not limited to where:
a. There is an uncorrected violation that is based on the condition of the dwelling unit sought to be registered, and such violation is a Class 1 violation of the New York city construction codes, or a Class C violation of the housing maintenance code;
b. There is an uncorrected violation of the fire code;
c. There is an uncorrected violation for Work without a Permit pursuant to the New York city construction codes that is based on the condition of the dwelling unit sought to be registered;
d. The dwelling unit is subject to a vacate order by any city agency, or to a stop work order issued by the department of buildings; or
e. There is an uncorrected violation for Failure to File a Required Tenant Protection Plan pursuant to the New York city construction codes.
The administering agency's determination of which violations would endanger occupants of a dwelling unit are made exclusively for the purposes of determining whether to grant a registration or renewal and shall not be binding on or attributed to any other agency.
2. No short-term rental registration or renewal shall be issued unless the administering agency has verified that the occupancy classification of the dwelling unit allows residential occupancy.
3. No short-term rental registration or renewal shall be issued for a dwelling unit in a New York city housing authority development.
4. No short-term rental registration shall be issued or renewed for a rooming unit.
5. No short-term registration shall be issued or renewed for the short-term rental of a dwelling unit the rent of which is regulated in accordance with the emergency tenant protection act of 1974, the rent stabilization law of 1969, the local emergency housing rent control act of 1962, sections four hundred and twenty-one-a or four hundred eighty-nine of the real property tax law, in a housing development organized pursuant to article two of the private housing finance law and supervised by the department of housing preservation and development, or any other law or rule or an agreement with a governmental entity.
6. No short-term rental registration shall be issued or renewed for a dwelling unit in a building included on the prohibited buildings list.
7. No short-term rental registration shall be renewed while a revocation proceeding has been initiated by the administering agency and remains pending.
8. The administering agency shall not approve a registration or renewal application that includes any listing or listing identifier that advertises illegal occupancy, including listings that offer or appear to offer the unhosted rental of an entire unit or that offers or appears to offer occupancy to more than the lawful number of roomers, boarders, or lodgers permitted by § 27-2004 of the housing maintenance code.
9. The administering agency may refuse to approve a registration or renewal application where such applicant was previously issued a registration pursuant to this chapter and such registration was revoked pursuant to 43 RCNY § 21-13.
10. The administering agency may refuse to approve a registration or renewal application where such applicant has been determined to have committed any of the acts which would be a basis for the revocation of a registration pursuant to 43 RCNY § 21-13.
11. No short-term registration shall be renewed until all fines imposed pursuant to these rules or N.Y.C. Administrative Code § 26-3104 have been paid.
12. Prior to denying an application, the administering agency shall review the reasons for potential denial in accordance with the grounds for denial set forth in this section. Where all such reasons are for criteria that can be resolved through correction by the applicant, the agency shall not deny the application outright, but shall notify the applicant of the basis for denial and provide the applicant 90 days to resolve the conditions that would otherwise warrant rejection. After the expiration of the 90-day period, the application shall be denied unless all identified bases for denial are resolved to the satisfaction of the administering agency. During the 90-day period, upon notice from the applicant that the basis for potential denial has been resolved, the administering agency shall resume its review of the application. If the conditions continue to warrant denial, the applicant shall be notified and have the remainder of the 90 days to resolve the conditions. Upon application the administering agency may provide an extension of the 90 days for good cause.
13. If an application is denied, the administering agency will notify the applicant and include all reasons for rejecting the application in accordance with the grounds for denial. This rejection shall constitute a final agency action.
(Added City Record 2/3/2023, eff. 3/5/2023)
1. The administering agency shall create and maintain a prohibited buildings list, which shall contain the address of each building whose owner, including any applicable board of a cooperative or condominium corporation, has notified the agency that no short-term rental of any dwelling unit within the building is permitted.
2. To be added to such prohibited buildings list, a building owner, including any applicable board of a cooperative or condominium corporation, or the manager or agent of such building or board, must submit an online application to the administering agency.
3. When submitting an application pursuant to subdivision (2) of this section, the applicant shall be required to provide:
a. The name of a natural person making the application;
b. A working phone number for the applicant;
c. An email address for the applicant;
d. The address of the building the applicant seeks to add to the list;
e. An explanation of the relationship between the owner and the applicant; and
f. Any proof or documentation requested by the administering agency to substantiate the request where the administering agency has cause to require further verification.
4. The applicant must certify that leases and other occupancy agreements for dwelling units within the building prohibit short-term rentals.
5. The administering agency shall send a letter to the owner of record whenever it receives an application for inclusion on the prohibited buildings list.
6. Inclusion or lack of inclusion on such list does not alter and may not be deemed to alter the legal occupancy or zoning use group of a building or portion thereof as described in the certificate of occupancy or as otherwise determined by the department of buildings.
7. The administering agency will publish the list of prohibited buildings on the city's open data website. The list shall be updated in as close to real time as practicable and published in the same location.
8. Application to remove a building from the prohibited buildings list shall be made by using an online application accessible from the administering agency's website. A building owner, including any applicable board of a cooperative or condominium corporation, or the manager or agent of such building or board, shall be required to provide:
a. the name of a natural person making the application;
b. A working phone number for that applicant;
c. An email address for the applicant;
d. The address of the building the applicant seeks to remove from the list;
e. An explanation of the relationship between the owner and the applicant; and
f. A statement describing the basis for removal from the list.
9. The administering agency shall add to the prohibited buildings list all buildings the administering agency is aware of that are precluded from registration based on subdivisions 3, 4, and 5 of 43 RCNY § 21-08, and indicate the basis for inclusion. The administering agency shall deny all applications to remove such building from such list unless it discovers that the basis for inclusion has changed.
(Added City Record 2/3/2023, eff. 3/5/2023)
1. No person shall operate a short-term rental in violation of provisions of the zoning resolution, multiple dwelling law, housing maintenance code, and New York city construction codes relating to the short-term rental of dwelling units in private dwellings and class A multiple dwellings, or in class A dwelling units within mixed use buildings.
2. During each short-term rental, a registered host must conspicuously post and maintain within the dwelling unit a diagram indicating all exit routes from the unit. Where the building contains more than one unit, such diagram must also indicate all exit routes from the building.
3. During each short-term rental, a registered host must conspicuously post and maintain, within the dwelling unit, a copy of the short-term rental registration certificate provided by the administering agency.
4. A registered host must provide the short-term rental registration number in all advertisements or offers for short-term rental. The information in each listing must match the information provided to the administering agency in the application associated with such registration number.
5. A registered host shall retain a record of each short-term rental for at least seven years. Each record shall include the following information:
a. The uniform resource locator or listing identifier used to create the rental;
b. The booking start date;
c. The total number of nights that the dwelling unit or housing accommodation was rented as a short-term rental;
d. The number of persons accommodated by the short-term rental; and
e. The total amount of rent received by the host.
If a booking service can provide a report to a registered host that meets the criteria of this subsection, the registered host does not need to maintain the records separately. If the booking service does not provide reports that meet the criteria above, the host must maintain the required record in a digital spreadsheet that allows conversion of data to a ".csv" format. The administering agency shall provide a model template on its website.
6. In accordance with applicable law, upon request by the administering agency to provide the transaction reports in this section, registered hosts shall have 15 business days to provide the requested records via a secure portal accessible from the administering agency's website.
7. If a registered host's submission in response to a request for transaction reports is missing, incomplete, or inaccurate, the administering agency will provide the host with a written notice of the deficiencies in compliance. The notice shall include specific information regarding deficiencies in need of correction. The host shall have 15 business days from the date such notice is provided to either correct the deficiency or provide a written statement explaining why the required information is unavailable or how it is complete or accurate. The host shall submit the corrections or explanation in a manner directed in the notice of deficiency. Upon the conclusion of the 15 business-day period in which the host may cure deficiencies, the administering agency may seek civil penalties for any continuing deficiency.
8. The registered host shall be responsible for ensuring that the information the host has on file with booking services matches the registered name, address, and registration number from the certificate.
9. A short-term rental registration may not be transferred or assigned to another host or to another dwelling unit.
10. If a registered host no longer resides as a permanent occupant in the dwelling unit used for short-term rentals, the host must immediately contact the administering agency to terminate the registration.
11. A registered host shall not accommodate more rentees in a registered dwelling unit at the same time than they are allowed to have pursuant to § 27-2004 of the housing maintenance code.
12. A registered host must maintain a common household with a rentee. Pursuant to Housing Maintenance Code § 27-2004, a common household is deemed to exist if every member of the household including the rentee has access to all parts of the dwelling unit, and lack of access to all parts of the dwelling unit establishes a rebuttable presumption that no common household exists.
13. A registered host shall not offer, arrange for, or allow the short-term rental of an entire registered dwelling unit.
(Added City Record 2/3/2023, eff. 3/5/2023)
1. Unless otherwise required by federal, state, or local law, information provided pursuant to this chapter will be kept confidential by the administering agency, and shall be used or disclosed by the administering agency and the personnel of agencies assigned to such administering agency solely for purposes related to the enforcement of laws relating to short-term rentals. Nothing in this section shall prohibit the administering agency from describing the information in aggregated or deanonymized form.
2. Identifying information, as defined in § 23-1201 of the Administrative Code, will be collected, retained, and disclosed by the administering agency in compliance with this chapter and with the requirements and approvals by Chapter 12 of Title 23 of the Administrative Code.
3. The administering agency will protect the privacy and security of identifying information by implementing appropriate physical, technical and administrative safeguards, in accordance with the city's information technology security standards and requirements relating to the use, transfer and storage of confidential data.
(Added City Record 2/3/2023, eff. 3/5/2023)
1. The administering agency will retain records provided by registered hosts pursuant to this chapter:
a. As long as a registration remains active, and for a period of three years after the revocation or lapse of such registration unless retention is required;
b. As long as an investigation or enforcement action involving the records remains open; and
c. For a period of three years after all investigations and enforcement actions are closed, except that records involved in civil court litigation will be kept for a period of 10 years after the close of the case.
2. The administering agency will retain records provided by building owners relating to the prohibited buildings list for as long as the building remains on the prohibited buildings list, plus three years.
(Added City Record 2/3/2023, eff. 3/5/2023)
1. No penalties will be imposed for violations of these rules or of Chapter 31 of Title 26 of the Administrative Code of the City of New York Chapter until May 9, 2023, nor shall any such violation be based on conduct that occurred prior to May 9, 2023, unless such conduct is continued past such date.
2. Civil penalties established by this section may be imposed and recovered in a proceeding before the office of administrative trials and hearings or a court of competent jurisdiction. Notices of violation, administrative summonses, and appearance tickets for violations may be issued by officers and employees of the administering agency or other city agencies designated by such administering agency.
3. Any person who violates subdivision a of § 26-3102 of the Administrative Code shall be liable for a civil penalty of not more than the lesser of $5,000 or three times the revenue generated by the short-term rental for each such violation. Any person who violates any other provision of chapter 31 of title 26 of the Administrative Code or any provision of these rules shall be liable for a civil penalty of the applicable amount contained in the following penalty table.
Citation | Violation Description | Cure | First Violation | First Default | Second Violation | Second Default | Third and Subsequent Violation | Third and Subsequent Default |
Citation | Violation Description | Cure | First Violation | First Default | Second Violation | Second Default | Third and Subsequent Violation | Third and Subsequent Default |
Admin. Code § 26-3102(j) | Failing to timely notify administering agency of changes to information provided by the applicant in connection with a short-term rental application | Yes | $100 | $500 | $500 | $2,500 | $1,000 | $5,000 |
Admin. Code § 26-3103(a) | Failing to conspicuously post and maintain, within a dwelling unit, a diagram indicating normal and emergency egress routes for such unit and building containing such unit | Yes | $100 | $500 | $500 | $2,500 | $1,000 | $5,000 |
Admin. Code § 26-3103(a) | Failing to conspicuously post and maintain, within a dwelling unit, a copy of the short-term rental registration certificate for such unit | Yes | $100 | $500 | $500 | $2,500 | $1,000 | $5,000 |
Admin. Code § 26-3103(b) | Failing to include a short-term rental registration number in an advertisement or other offer for short-term rental of a dwelling unit | Yes | $100 | $500 | $500 | $2,500 | $1,000 | $5,000 |
Admin. Code § 26-3103(c) | Failing to maintain a record of each short-term rental, for at least seven years after such short-term rental occurred | No | $500 | $2,500 | $1,000 | $5,000 | $5,000 | $5,000 |
Admin. Code § 26-3104(c) | Making a material false statement or concealing a material fact in connection with filing or renewing an application for short-term rental | No | $1,000 | $1,000 | $1,000 | $1,000 | $1,000 | $1,000 |
Admin. Code Title 26, Chapter 31 | All other violations of Chapter 31 of Title 26 of the New York City Administrative Code and these rules | No | $100 | $500 | $500 | $2,500 | $1,000 | $5,000 |
4. All citations are to Chapter 31 of Title 26 of the Administrative Code or to 43 RCNY Chapter 21.
5. Unless otherwise specified, a second or third or subsequent violation means a violation by the same respondent, within 3 years of the prior violation(s). When a prior violation was dismissed, the penalty shall be reduced as if the violation was charged without consideration of the dismissed violation.
6. Where indicated as eligible for cure in the table of penalties, the fine for a first violation of each section will be zero if the respondent proves by a preponderance of the evidence that the basis for the violation has been corrected. Subsequent violations of that type will not be eligible for cure.
(Added City Record 2/3/2023, eff. 3/5/2023)
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