This bill requires the Law Department to verify the occupancy of any person alleged to have caused a nuisance before filing a Nuisance Abatement action.
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History
Affirmative
- Inez D. Barron
- Joseph C. Borelli
- James G. Van Bramer
- Fernando Cabrera
- Margaret S. Chin
- Andrew Cohen
- Costa G. Constantinides
- Robert E. Cornegy, Jr.
- Elizabeth S. Crowley
- Laurie A. Cumbo
- Chaim M. Deutsch
- Daniel Dromm
- Rafael L. Espinal, Jr.
- Mathieu Eugene
- Julissa Ferreras-Copeland
- Daniel R. Garodnick
- Vincent J. Gentile
- Vanessa L. Gibson
- David G. Greenfield
- Barry S. Grodenchik
- Corey D. Johnson
- Ben Kallos
- Andy L. King
- Peter A. Koo
- Karen Koslowitz
- Rory I. Lancman
- Brad S. Lander
- Mark Levine
- Alan N. Maisel
- Melissa Mark-Viverito
- Steven Matteo
- Darlene Mealy
- Carlos Menchaca
- I. Daneek Miller
- Annabel Palma
- Antonio Reynoso
- Donovan J. Richards
- Ydanis A. Rodriguez
- Helen K. Rosenthal
- Rafael Salamanca, Jr.
- Ritchie J. Torres
- Mark Treyger
- Eric A. Ulrich
- James Vacca
- Paul A. Vallone
- Jumaane D. Williams
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Int. No. 1318-A
By Council Members Grodenchik, Johnson, The Speaker (Council Member Mark-Viverito), Salamanca, Gibson, Chin, Menchaca and Levin
A Local Law to amend the administrative code of the city of New York, in relation to requiring verification of occupancy prior to enforcing injunctive relief pursuant to the nuisance abatement law
Be it enacted by the Council as follows:
Section 1. Subdivision (d) of section 7-706 of the administrative code of the city of New York is amended to read as follows:
(d) Service of summons on other defendants. Defendants, other than the building, erection or place wherein the public nuisance is being conducted, maintained or permitted, shall be served with the summons as provided in the civil practice law and rules. No more than 15 days prior to such service, the corporation counsel shall verify the ongoing occupancy of any natural person who is a tenant of record and alleged to have caused or permitted the public nuisance in the building, erection or place wherein the public nuisance is alleged to have been conducted, maintained or permitted.
§ 2. This local law takes effect 60 days after it becomes law.
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2/3/17