Relates to the docketing of judgments imposing civil penalties for the violation of certain requirements imposed by the zoning resolution of the city of New…

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◆ The sponsor's argument

Why Brian Kavanagh says this is needed

In recent years, New York City has established numerous affordable hous- ing programs in response to the city's affordable housing crisis, requiring affordable housing and mandated benefits to the public in exchange for incentives. Among these are a number of programs estab- lished through the Zoning Resolution of the City of New York and admin- istered by the New York City Department of Housing Preservation and Development (HPD) that impose various affordable housing requirements on certain residential properties. New York City enacted Local Law 45 of 2022 to provide the City with tools for the enforcement of these provisions, which were codified in a new Chapter 33 of Title 26 of the New York City Administrative Code of the City of New York (Chapter 33). Pursuant to Chapter 33, violations may be heard at the New York City Office of Administrative Trials and Hearings (OATH), in a manner similar to violations issued by the Depart- ment of Buildings to enforce New York City's Building Code. The bill would amend the County Law and Chapter 33 to provide that orders issued by OATH for violations of the affordable housing require- ments imposed by the City's Zoning Resolution can be docketed in a manner similar to judgments related to violations of the City's Building Code. Orders issued in such matters constitute judgments that may be entered and docketed in civil court in order to facilitate their enforcement. The docketing of these types of judgments is already permitted for violations issued by DOB and other agencies. This change would improve enforcement of these affordable housing requirements because automatic docketing of judgments facilitates collection of penalties. The bill would bring enforcement of these affordable housing requirements in line with enforcement of other munic- ipal requirements, which has proven effective.

This is the sponsor's own case for the bill, quoted from their memorandum. It is not Agora's description of what the bill does.