S T A T E O F N E W Y O R K
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605--A
2011-2012 Regular Sessions
I N A S S E M B L Y
(PREFILED)
January 5, 2011
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Introduced by M. of A. MAGNARELLI -- read once and referred to the
Committee on Housing -- recommitted to the Committee on Housing in
accordance with Assembly Rule 3, sec. 2 -- committee discharged, bill
amended, ordered reprinted as amended and recommitted to said commit-
tee
AN ACT to amend the multiple dwelling law, in relation to smoke detec-
tors in multiple dwellings
THE PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK, REPRESENTED IN SENATE AND ASSEM-
BLY, DO ENACT AS FOLLOWS:
1 Section 1. Paragraph (a) of subdivision 2 of section 68 of the multi-
2 ple dwelling law, as added by chapter 683 of the laws of 1985, is
3 amended to read as follows:
4 (a) The owner of every multiple dwelling to which the provisions of
5 this section apply shall equip each apartment or other separate living
6 unit in such multiple dwelling with approved and operational smoke
7 detecting devices in conformity with the state fire prevention and
8 building code[; provided, however, that any multiple dwelling not
9 subject to the provisions of such code may, in the alternative, be
10 equipped with battery-operated smoke detecting devices of a type
11 accepted by the division of housing and community renewal].
12 S 2. This act shall take effect immediately; provided that every
13 multiple dwelling shall be in compliance with the provisions of this act
14 on or before January 1, 2013.
EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
[ ] is old law to be omitted.
LBD04144-02-2