NYC Council · Int 1039-2026 · Committee

Stop work order inspections of worksites with major renovations.

Introduced

Moved

Reached a final decision

Introduced Sep 10, 2026

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Officially: “A Local Law to amend the administrative code of the city of New York, in relation to stop work order inspections of worksites with major renovations” Read the full text

Housing and Buildings

What it does

This bill would require the Department of Buildings to inspect worksites with major renovations that have been issued stop work orders at least once every two weeks until the violating condition has been corrected. The inspections must be conducted jointly by at least one inspector from the unit that issued the stop work order, and at least two additional inspectors from different but related units within the Department of Buildings.

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

Where it is

Introduced by Council · Sep 10, 2026

Referred to Comm by Council · Sep 10, 2026 · the latest recorded action

Who decides next

This bill sits with the Housing and Buildings committee. These members decide whether it ever reaches a vote; 99% of bills a committee approves become law.

Pierina Ana Sanchez · chair Carl Wilson Crystal Hudson Kevin C. Riley Nantasha M. Williams Oswald J. Feliz Rita C. Joseph Shaun Abreu Susan Zhuang Virginia Maloney Yusef Salaam

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