The New York City Council - File #: Int 0948-2018

• File #: Int 0948-2018
• Version: A
• Name: Dedicated heat inspections and the installation of temperature reporting devices in certain multiple dwellings.
• Type: Introduction
• Status: Enacted
• File created: 5/23/2018
• In control: Committee on Housing and Buildings
• On agenda: 5/23/2018
• Final action: 1/19/2020
• Title: A Local Law to amend the administrative code of the city of New York, in relation to dedicated heat inspections and the installation of temperature reporting devices in certain multiple dwellings
• Sponsors: Ritchie J. Torres, Robert E. Cornegy, Jr., Mark Levine, Alicka Ampry-Samuel , Diana I. Ayala, Public Advocate Jumaane Williams, Justin L. Brannan, Rafael L. Espinal, Jr., Rory I. Lancman, Carlina Rivera , Alan N. Maisel, Ben Kallos, Brad S. Lander, Margaret S. Chin, Bill Perkins, Mathieu Eugene, (by request of the Brooklyn Borough President)
• Indexes: Agency Rule-making Required, Report Required

Date	Ver.	Action By	Action	Result
1/21/2020	A	City Council	Returned Unsigned by Mayor
1/19/2020	A	Administration	City Charter Rule Adopted
12/19/2019	A	City Council	Sent to Mayor by Council
12/19/2019	A	City Council	Approved by Council	Pass
12/18/2019	*	Committee on Housing and Buildings	Hearing Held by Committee
12/18/2019	*	Committee on Housing and Buildings	Hearing Held by Committee
12/18/2019	*	Committee on Housing and Buildings	Amendment Proposed by Comm
12/18/2019	*	Committee on Housing and Buildings	Amendment Proposed by Comm
12/18/2019	*	Committee on Housing and Buildings	Amended by Committee
12/18/2019	*	Committee on Housing and Buildings	Amended by Committee
12/18/2019	A	Committee on Housing and Buildings	Approved by Committee	Pass
10/16/2018	*	Committee on Housing and Buildings	Laid Over by Committee
10/16/2018	*	Committee on Housing and Buildings	Laid Over by Committee
10/16/2018	*	Committee on Housing and Buildings	Hearing Held by Committee
10/16/2018	*	Committee on Housing and Buildings	Hearing Held by Committee
5/23/2018	*	City Council	Referred to Comm by Council
5/23/2018	*	City Council	Referred to Comm by Council
5/23/2018	*	City Council	Introduced by Council
5/23/2018	*	City Council	Introduced by Council

Int. No. 948-A
By Council Members Torres, Cornegy, Levine, Ampry-Samuel, Ayala, the Public Advocate (Mr. Williams), Brannan, Espinal, Lancman, Rivera, Maisel, Kallos, Lander, Chin, Perkins and Eugene (by request of the Brooklyn Borough President)

Title
A Local Law to amend the administrative code of the city of New York, in relation to dedicated heat inspections and the installation of temperature reporting devices in certain multiple dwellings
Body

Be it enacted by the Council as follows:
Section 1. Article 8 of subchapter 2 of chapter 2 of title 27 of the administrative code of the city of New York is amended by adding a new section 27-2033.1 to read as follows:
? 27-2033.1 Heat inspections and installation of internet capable temperature reporting devices. a. Definitions. As used in this section, the following terms have the following meanings:
Heat season. The term "heat season" means the period from October 1 through May 31.
Internet capable temperature reporting device. The term "internet capable temperature reporting device" means a device that is capable of measuring the indoor air temperature not less than once per hour and recording such temperature, along with the date and time of such reading, for a period of time not less than the immediately preceding 90 days. Such device must be capable of making such information available through an ordinary internet connection or through other means when no such connection is present. Such information must be accessible to property owners and any tenant of the unit in which such device is placed.
b. 1. No later than July 1, 2020, and every two years thereafter, the department shall select 50 class A multiple dwellings that shall be subject to the requirements of this subdivision. The department shall select such class A multiple dwellings pursuant to criteria set forth in rules of the department, which shall include, but need not be limited to: (i) the number of violations of subdivision a ...