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

• File #: Int 0780-2018
• Version: *
• Name: Clarifying responsibilities of owners and the department of housing preservation and development to address indoor asthma allergen hazards.
• 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 clarifying responsibilities of owners and the department of housing preservation and development to address indoor asthma allergen hazards
• Sponsors: Carlina Rivera

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. 780

Council Member Rivera

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 amended 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 amended 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 article 4 of subchapter 2 of chapter 2 of title 27 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 allerg...