The New York City Council - File #: Int 0810-2018

• File #: Int 0810-2018
• Version: *
• Name: Requiring multiple dwelling owners to provide notice to their tenants prior to temporarily or permanently making building amenities unavailable.
• Type: Introduction
• Status: Committee
• File created: 4/11/2018
• In control: Committee on Housing and Buildings
• On agenda: 4/11/2018
• Title: A Local Law to amend the administrative code of the city of New York, in relation to requiring multiple dwelling owners to provide notice to their tenants prior to temporarily or permanently making building amenities unavailable
• Sponsors: Jumaane D. Williams

Date	Ver.	Action By	Action	Result
4/11/2018	*	City Council	Referred to Comm by Council
4/11/2018	*	City Council	Introduced by Council

Int. No. 810

By Council Member Williams

Title
A Local Law to amend the administrative code of the city of New York, in relation to requiring multiple dwelling owners to provide notice to their tenants prior to temporarily or permanently making building amenities unavailable
Body

Be it enacted by the Council as follows:

Section 1. Subdivision a of section 27-2004 of the administrative code of the city of New York is amended by adding a new paragraph 49 to read as follows:
49. A building amenity is any equipment, feature or space within a multiple dwelling that may be used in common by the lawful occupants of two or more dwelling units, including, but not limited to, entrances, elevators, freight elevators, laundry rooms, laundry equipment, exercise rooms, exercise equipment, basketball courts, tennis courts, ping-pong tables, billiard tables, foosball tables, air-hockey tables, swimming pools, changing areas, shower areas, lounge areas, roof terraces, outdoor areas, barbeque equipment, parking spaces, dog runs, dog cleaning facilities, storage units, wireless internet, screening rooms, game rooms or day care facilities.
?2. Section 27-2005 of the administrative code of the city of New York is amended by adding a new subdivision g to read as follows:
g. 1. The owner of a multiple dwelling shall post notice pursuant to this subdivision when making a building amenity under such owner's control unavailable to one or more lawful occupants of such multiple dwelling. Where the owner expects that such unavailability will last for twenty-four hours or more, excluding periods during which such amenity is normally unavailable, such notice shall be posted at least two weeks before making such amenity unavailable. Where the owner expects that such unavailability will last for less than twenty-four hours, notice need not be posted, provided that where such unavailability lasts for twenty-four hours or more, notice shall be posted as soon as practicable after the comme...