The New York City Council - File #: Int 0036-2018

• File #: Int 0036-2018
• Version: *
• Name: Disclosure of lot line windows on residential property.
• Type: Introduction
• Status: Committee
• File created: 1/31/2018
• In control: Committee on Housing and Buildings
• On agenda: 1/31/2018
• Title: A Local Law to amend the administrative code of the city of New York, in relation to the disclosure of lot line windows on residential property
• Sponsors: Andrew Cohen, Ben Kallos
• Indexes: Oversight

Date	Ver.	Action By	Action	Result
1/31/2018	*	City Council	Referred to Comm by Council
1/31/2018	*	City Council	Introduced by Council

Int. No. 36

By Council Members Cohen and Kallos

Title
A Local Law to amend the administrative code of the city of New York, in relation to the disclosure of lot line windows on residential property
Body

Be it enacted by the Council as follows:

Section 1. Chapter 5 of title 20 of the administrative code of the city of New York is amended by adding a new section 20-723.4 to read as follows:
? 20-723.4 Disclosure of windows situated on a lot line. a. Anyone who advertises or causes to be advertised the sale or lease of a dwelling or space within such dwelling in a newspaper, magazine, circular, pamphlet, store display, online advertisement, letter, handbill or in any other form shall conspicuously include in such advertisement, in a form and manner determined by the department a notice that indicates the presence of any window that is situated on a lot line within such dwelling and describes the requirements associated with window situated on lot lines pursuant to table 705.8 of the New York city building code.
b. Anyone who advertises or causes to be advertised the sale or lease of a dwelling or space within such dwelling in a newspaper, magazine, circular, pamphlet, store display, online advertisement, letter, handbill or in any other form and who must disclose the presence of a window situated on a lot line, pursuant to subdivision a of this section shall not advertise or cause to be advertised a space within such dwelling as a living room, as such term is defined in section 27-2004 of the administrative code, if such space has no legally required window as such term is defined by the zoning resolution.
c. 1. Anyone who offers a dwelling or space within such dwelling for sale or lease shall, before accepting a purchase or rental offer for such dwelling or space, provide the prospective purchaser or lessee with a notice that indicates the presence of any window that is situated on a lot line within such dwelling or space and describes the requirements as...