Bill Text: NY A08659 | 2011-2012 | General Assembly | Introduced

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Bill Title: Requires the owners of multiple dwellings with at least seven units, to provide, install and maintain screens for every window in a residential unit of such dwelling.

Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Democrat 1-0)

Status: (Introduced - Dead) 2012-01-04 - referred to housing [A08659 Detail]

Download: New_York-2011-A08659-Introduced.html

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                           S T A T E   O F   N E W   Y O R K
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                                         8659
                              2011-2012 Regular Sessions
                                 I N  A S S E M B L Y
                                   October 14, 2011
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       Introduced  by  M.  of  A.  M. MILLER  --  read once and referred to the
         Committee on Housing
       AN ACT to amend the multiple dwelling law, in relation to requiring  the
         owners  of certain multiple dwellings to provide, install and maintain
         screens for every window in a residential unit of such dwelling
         THE PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK, REPRESENTED IN SENATE AND  ASSEM-
       BLY, DO ENACT AS FOLLOWS:
    1    Section  1.  The  multiple  dwelling  law  is  amended by adding a new
    2  section 30-a to read as follows:
    3    S 30-A. SCREEN WINDOWS. 1. THE PROVISIONS OF THIS SECTION SHALL  APPLY
    4  ONLY TO MULTIPLE DWELLINGS ERECTED AFTER THE EFFECTIVE DATE OF THIS ACT,
    5  AND SHALL APPLY TO MULTIPLE DWELLINGS WITH AT LEAST SEVEN UNITS.
    6    2.  (A)  THE OWNER OF THE MULTIPLE DWELLING SHALL PROVIDE, INSTALL AND
    7  MAINTAIN WELL FITTED AND MOVABLE WINDOW SCREENS ON EVERY WINDOW IN EVERY
    8  RESIDENTIAL DWELLING UNIT OF SUCH MULTIPLE DWELLING.
    9    (B) SUCH SCREENS SHALL BE IN GOOD WORKING CONDITION SUCH AS TO  EFFEC-
   10  TIVELY  PREVENT  INGRESS  OF  OUTDOOR INSECT PESTS, FACILITATE EGRESS IN
   11  CASE OF EMERGENCY, AND PERMIT ROUTINE WINDOW MAINTENANCE.
   12    S 2. This act shall take effect immediately.
        EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
                             [ ] is old law to be omitted.
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