A Local Law to amend the administrative code of the city of New York, in relation to requiring improved prospective notice of the department of environmental protection sewer connection charge.

Int. No. 534

By Council Members Richards, Matteo, Constantinides, Treyger, Vallone, Rose, Koo, Mendez, Rosenthal and Ulrich

A Local Law to amend the administrative code of the city of New York, in relation to requiring improved prospective notice of the department of environmental protection sewer connection charge.

Be it enacted by the Council as follows:

Section 1. Chapter 5 of title 24 of the administrative code of the city of New York is amended to add a new section 24-510.1 to read as follows:

§ 24-510.1 Sewer connection charge notice. The department of environmental protection shall provide notice to the owner of a property before billing such owner for costs relating to connecting such property to a public sewer. Such notice shall indicate the anticipated cost of the connection and how this cost will be assessed. Such notice shall be sent to the owner at least two weeks before such billing or at least sixty days before interest begins to accrue for such costs, whichever occurs earlier.

§2. This local law shall take effect immediately upon its enactment into law.

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