N.Y.C. Admin. Code § L.L. 2013/112: L.L. 2013/112

Enactment date: 12/2/2013

Int. No. 1111-A

By Council Members Dilan, Comrie, Koo, Nelson, Rose, Wills, Rodriguez, Gentile, Van Bramer, Koppell and Williams (by request of the Mayor)

A Local Law to amend the administrative code of the city of New York and the New York city building code, in relation to smoke alarms.

Be it enacted by the Council as follows:

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[Consolidated provisions are not included in this Appendix A]

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§ 5. This local law shall take effect one hundred twenty days after enactment except that the department of housing preservation and development may promulgate rules or take other actions to implement its provisions prior to such effective date and, at any time prior to such effective date, owners may replace previously installed smoke alarms which do not conform to the requirements of article 312 of chapter 3 of title 28 of the administrative code of the city of New York. Such replacement smoke alarms shall comply with article 312 of chapter 3 of title 28 of the administrative code of the city of New York and the period of reimbursement pursuant to subdivision (d) of section 27-2045 of the administrative code of the city of New York by the occupant of a dwelling unit for which such replacement has occurred shall commence as of the date of such replacement.