|
Int 0429-2024
| * | Pierina Ana Sanchez | | Proposed Int. No. 429-A | Scope of gas piping systems inspections, ordinary plumbing work, reestablishing the plumbing and fire suppression piping contractor license board, emergency work, and seizure. | Introduction | This bill would require the inspecting entity of a periodic gas piping inspection be either a licensed master plumber or a licensed journeyman plumber working under the direct supervision of a licensed master plumber. This bill would also amend the scope of gas piping inspections, requiring inspections to include the point of connection with gas appliances, and would change the definition of ordinary plumbing work to include the replacement of gas furnaces, household gas appliances, and gas appliance connectors. This bill would also amend certain requirements for the plumbing industry. Specifically, this bill would: i) reinstate the plumbing and fire suppression license board, ii) amend the definition of emergency work to allow the repair of a plumbing system to protect the public from an unsafe condition or restore water to a building or dwelling unit; and iii) expand the Department of Building’s ability to seize equipment used for unlicensed work. | | |
Not available
|
Not available
|
|
Int 0621-2024
| * | Sandy Nurse | | Proposed Int. No. 621-A | Including unlawful evictions in the definition of tenant harassment and making a recommendation on such evictions as a factor in a certification of no harassment. | Introduction | This bill would expand the definition of tenant harassment to include unlawful evictions. Additionally, it would require the Department of Housing Preservation and Development to include as part of a report due on February 27, 2026, a recommendation as to whether an owner’s history of unlawful eviction is a reliable criterion for the certificate of no harassment program. | | |
Not available
|
Not available
|
|
Int 1034-2024
| * | Julie Menin | | Proposed Int. No. 1034-A | Notices in connection with rent increase exemptions, real property tax abatements, and exemptions from payments in lieu of taxes for certain properties occupied by senior citizens or persons with disabilities. | Introduction | This bill would require that relevant agencies provide: (1) notices to tenants in connection with renewals for senior citizen and disability rent increase exemptions (SCRIE and DRIE); (2) notices to landlords in connection with eligibility for real property tax abatements and eligibility for exemptions from payments in lieu of taxes for certain properties occupied by senior citizens or persons with disabilities; and (3) notices to designated third parties about exemption renewal and transfers if requested. | | |
Not available
|
Not available
|