The New York City Council - File #: Int 0094-2018

• File #: Int 0094-2018
• Version: *
• Name: Door to door commercial solicitations.
• Type: Introduction
• Status: Committee
• File created: 1/31/2018
• In control: Committee on Consumer Affairs and Business Licensing
• On agenda: 1/31/2018
• Title: A Local Law to amend the administrative code of the city of New York, in relation to door to door commercial solicitations
• Sponsors: Peter A. Koo, Justin L. Brannan, Robert F. Holden

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. 94

By Council Members Koo, Brannan and Holden

Title
A Local Law to amend the administrative code of the city of New York, in relation to door to door commercial solicitations
Body

Be it enacted by the Council as follows:
Section 1. Chapter five of title 20 of the administrative code is amended by adding new a subchapter 19 to read as follows:
SUBCHAPTER 19
DOOR TO DOOR COMMERCIAL SOLICITATIONS? 20-824. Definitions.
? 20-825. Definitions.
? 20-825. Prohibited activity.
? 20-826. Penalties.
? 20-824. Definitions. For the purposes of this subchapter the following definitions shall apply:
a. "Door to door commercial solicitation" shall mean to go upon, ring the doorbell affixed to, knock on the door of or attempt to gain admission to any private or multiple dwelling for the purpose of advertising a business or soliciting business.
b. "Multiple dwelling" shall have the same meaning as defined in paragraph seven of section four of article one of the state multiple dwelling law.
c. "Person" shall mean any natural person, firm, partnership, joint venture, corporation or association.
d. "Private dwelling" shall have the same meaning as defined in paragraph six of section four of article one of the state multiple dwelling law.
? 20-825. Prohibited activity. a. No person shall engage in door to door commercial solicitation at any private or multiple dwelling where, in a conspicuous location at the entrance to such private or multiple dwelling, a sign is posted stating that door to door commercial solicitation is prohibited.
b. 1. In a private dwelling that is entirely owner-occupied and is designed for and occupied exclusively by no more than two families, any owner of such property shall have the authority to post such sign.
2. In all other private and multiple dwellings, the property owner shall only post such sign if the owner or lessee of each separate dwelling unit on such property or w...