The New York City Council - File #: Int 0780-2018

• File #: Int 0780-2018
• Version: A
• Name: Clarifying responsibilities of owners and the department of housing preservation and development to address indoor asthma allergen hazards.
• Type: Introduction
• Status: Enacted
• File created: 4/11/2018
• In control: Committee on Housing and Buildings
• On agenda: 4/11/2018
• Final action: 3/16/2019
• Title: A Local Law to amend the administrative code of the city of New York, in relation to clarifying responsibilities of owners and the department of housing preservation and development to address indoor asthma allergen hazards
• Sponsors: Carlina Rivera , Margaret S. Chin, Laurie A. Cumbo, Diana I. Ayala, Ben Kallos

Date	Ver.	Action By	Action	Result
3/19/2019	A	City Council	Returned Unsigned by Mayor
3/16/2019	A	Administration	City Charter Rule Adopted
2/13/2019	A	City Council	Sent to Mayor by Council
2/13/2019	A	City Council	Approved by Council	Pass
2/11/2019	*	Committee on Housing and Buildings	Hearing Held by Committee
2/11/2019	*	Committee on Housing and Buildings	Hearing Held by Committee
2/11/2019	*	Committee on Housing and Buildings	Amendment Proposed by Comm
2/11/2019	*	Committee on Housing and Buildings	Amendment Proposed by Comm
2/11/2019	*	Committee on Housing and Buildings	Amended by Committee
2/11/2019	*	Committee on Housing and Buildings	Amended by Committee
2/11/2019	A	Committee on Housing and Buildings	Approved by Committee	Pass
10/16/2018	*	Committee on Housing and Buildings	Hearing Held by Committee
10/16/2018	*	Committee on Housing and Buildings	Hearing Held by Committee
10/16/2018	*	Committee on Housing and Buildings	Laid Over by Committee
10/16/2018	*	Committee on Housing and Buildings	Laid Over by Committee
4/11/2018	*	City Council	Referred to Comm by Council
4/11/2018	*	City Council	Referred to Comm by Council
4/11/2018	*	City Council	Introduced by Council
4/11/2018	*	City Council	Introduced by Council

Int. No. 780-A

Council Members Rivera, Chin, Cumbo, Ayala and Kallos

Title
A Local Law to amend the administrative code of the city of New York, in relation to clarifying responsibilities of owners and the department of housing preservation and development to address indoor asthma allergen hazards
Body

Be it enacted by the Council as follows:
Section 1. The definition of "integrated pest management" of section 27-2017 of the administrative code of the city of New York, as added by local law number 55 for the year 2018, is amended to read as follows:
Integrated pest management. The term "integrated pest management" means ongoing prevention, monitoring and pest control activities [and reasonable efforts] to eliminate pests from any building, lot, or dwelling. This includes, but is not limited to, [reasonable efforts to eliminate] the elimination of harborages and conditions conducive to pests, the use of traps, and, when necessary, the use of pesticides.
? 2. The definition of "remediation" or "remediate" of section 27-2017 of the administrative code of the city of New York, as added by local law number 55 for the year 2018, is amended to read as follows:
Remediation or remediate. The term "remediation" or "remediate" means [reasonable efforts] measures to eradicate pests in accordance with section 27-2017.8 and [reasonable efforts] measures to eradicate indoor mold hazards in accordance with rules promulgated pursuant to section 27-2017.9.
? 3. Section 27-2017.1 of the administrative code of the city of New York, as added by local law number 55 for the year 2018, is amended to read as follows:
? 27-2017.1 Owners' responsibility to remediate. The existence of an indoor allergen hazard in any dwelling unit in a multiple dwelling is hereby declared to constitute a condition dangerous to health. An owner of a dwelling shall [take reasonable measures to] keep the premises free from pests and other indoor allergen hazards and from a...