A Local Law to amend the administrative code of the city of New York, in relation to adding conditions for the revocation of vacate orders

Summary

This bill would create conditions that the Department of Housing Preservation and Development (HPD) may impose on building owners before lifting vacate orders. These conditions include (1) requiring building owners provide tenants of the vacated buildings with either temporary dwellings or assistance in relocating to temporary dwellings; (2) requiring that building owners notify building tenants that they have a right to reoccupy the buildings once the buildings may be legally reoccupied; and (3) requiring that building owners notify building tenants that the building owners will permit the tenants to reoccupy the building. This bill further requires building owners to notify both the building tenants and HPD when buildings are ready for reoccupancy. Finally, this bill penalizes building owners who permit tenants to move into buildings with vacate orders before the buildings may legally be reoccupied.

Official summary of legislation · NYC Council