New York A 7225: Assigns liability for monetary penalties for an illegal conversion of a housing unit to the person actually so doing and/or the owner, not the residents

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A07225 Summary:

BILL NOA07225 

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SAME ASNo Same As

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SPONSORChandler-Waterman

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MLTSPNSR

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Add §28-210.4.3, NYC Ad Cd

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Provides that the contractor who performed the construction work which results in an illegal conversion of a housing unit shall be held liable for monetary penalties related to such illegal conversion, rather than the residents; provides that the owner of the building shall be held liable if such person knew or should reasonably have known that the construction was being done without prior approval by the department of buildings and without the required permits.

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BILL NOA07225 

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03/21/2025referred to cities

01/07/2026referred to cities

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 STATE OF NEW YORK
 ________________________________________________________________________

 7225

 2025-2026 Regular Sessions

 IN ASSEMBLY

 March 21, 2025
 ___________

 Introduced by M. of A. CHANDLER-WATERMAN -- read once and referred to
 the Committee on Cities

 AN ACT to amend the administrative code of the city of New York, in
 relation to the liability for an illegal conversion

 The People of the State of New York, represented in Senate and Assem-
 bly, do enact as follows:

 1 Section 1. The administrative code of the city of New York is amended
 2 by adding a new section 28-210.4.3 to read as follows:
 3 § 28-210.4.3 Liability for illegal conversion. a. For the purposes of
 4 this section, an "illegal conversion" shall mean the creation or modifi-
 5 cation of a housing unit or units, for which approval or permits are
 6 required by law or regulation, without first obtaining such approval or
 7 permits from the department of buildings.
 8 b. In the event an illegal conversion has occurred, determined by
 9 order or judgment of the environmental control board, the contractor or
 10 individual who performed the construction shall be held liable for any
 11 monetary penalties related thereto.
 12 c. Notwithstanding any provision of law to the contrary, the owner of
 13 the building in which an illegal conversion has been performed shall not
 14 be held liable for such monetary penalties pursuant to a determination
 15 of an illegal conversion unless:
 16 (i) such person is also the individual who performed the construction;
 17 or
 18 (ii) such person knew or reasonably should have known that approval of
 19 the department of buildings and permits were required and had not been
 20 obtained prior to such construction.
 21 d. It shall be a complete and affirmative defense to any violations
 22 issued by the department of buildings for illegal conversions or work
 23 done without a permit that:

 EXPLANATION--Matter in italics (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
 [ ] is old law to be omitted.
 LBD07437-01-5

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 1 (i) the department of finance records and the department of buildings
 2 records conflict as to the description or assessment of the subject
 3 property; or
 4 (ii) the owner of the building purchased said property in the illegal
 5 conversion condition.
 6 § 2. This act shall take effect on the ninetieth day after it shall
 7 have become a law.

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