The New York City Council - File #: Int 0092-2018

• File #: Int 0092-2018
• Version: *
• Name: Waiving civil penalties for housing maintenance code violations where an owner made a good faith effort to correct such violations.
• Type: Introduction
• Status: Committee
• File created: 1/31/2018
• In control: Committee on Housing and Buildings
• On agenda: 1/31/2018
• Title: A Local Law to amend the administrative code of the city of New York, in relation to waiving civil penalties for housing maintenance code violations where an owner made a good faith effort to correct such violations
• Sponsors: Andy L. King, Justin L. Brannan

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. 92

By Council Members King and Brannan

Title
A Local Law to amend the administrative code of the city of New York, in relation to waiving civil penalties for housing maintenance code violations where an owner made a good faith effort to correct such violations
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 new paragraphs 49 and 50 to read as follows:
49. Eligible violation. The term "eligible violation" means (i) a violation which is set forth in rule by the department as eligible for a penalty mitigation program and (ii) a non-hazardous violation of this chapter.
50. The term "penalty mitigation program" means a program that allows individuals to have civil penalties waived or reduced if such individuals comply with such programs requirements.
? 2. Subdivision a of section 27-2115 of the administrative code of the city of New York is amended to read as follows:
(a) (1) A person who violates any law relating to housing standards shall be subject to a civil penalty of not less than ten dollars nor more than fifty dollars for each non-hazardous violation, not less than twenty-five dollars nor more than one hundred dollars and ten dollars per day for each hazardous violation, fifty dollars per day for each immediately hazardous violation, occurring in a multiple dwelling containing five or fewer dwelling units, from the date set for correction in the notice of violation until the violation is corrected, and not less than fifty dollars nor more than one hundred fifty dollars and, in addition, one hundred twenty-five dollars per day for each immediately hazardous violation, occurring in a multiple dwelling containing more than five dwelling units, from the date set for correction in the notice of violation until the violation is corrected. A person wilfully making a false certification of correction of a violation shall be subject to a...