NYC Council · Int 0636-2024 · Filed (End of Session)

Imposing civil penalties on contractors who perform work after the expiration of a permit.

Introduced

Moved

Reached a final decision

Introduced Mar 7, 2024

Official status: Filed (End of Session)

Derived from the official record below.

Officially: “A Local Law to amend the administrative code of the city of New York, in relation to imposing civil penalties on contractors who perform work after the expiration of a permit” Read the full text

Housing and Buildings

What it does

Building owners are subject to fines when construction work is performed on their buildings after the expiration of a permit. This bill would shift liability for such fines, and for certain related inspection fees, from building owners to contractors who performed the unpermitted work.

Summary written by City Council staff, from the official record. Plain-language AI rewrite with cited sections coming. Not legal advice.