Requiring the DOB to notify building owners about emergency demolitions.
Introduced
Moved
Reached a final decision
Introduced Jul 14, 2025
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 requiring the department of buildings to notify building owners about emergency demolitions” Read the full text
Housing and Buildings
What it does
This bill would require the Department of Buildings (DOB) to notify a property owner in writing when DOB determines that a structure must be demolished without delay because it poses an imminent danger to public safety. The notice would include the demolition’s approximate start date, the owner’s responsibility to pay for the demolition, and contact information for a representative at the DOB who is knowledgeable about emergency demolitions.
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 · Jul 14, 2025
Referred to Comm by Council · Jul 14, 2025
Filed (End of Session) · Dec 31, 2025
Official documents
Int. No. 1343
officialSummary of Int. No. 1343
officialJuly 14, 2025 - Stated Meeting Agenda
officialHearing Transcript - Stated Meeting 7-14-25
officialStraight from the Council record: fiscal impact statements, committee reports, and hearing transcripts as filed.
The numbers
2
sponsors on the bill
Sponsors
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