STATE OF NEW YORK
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3950
2019-2020 Regular Sessions
IN ASSEMBLY
January 31, 2019
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Introduced by M. of A. WEPRIN, ZEBROWSKI, COLTON, COOK -- Multi-Spon-
sored by -- M. of A. BRAUNSTEIN, PERRY -- read once and referred to
the Committee on Cities
AN ACT to amend the administrative code of the city of New York, in
relation to the tolling of charges imposed by meter for residential
use of the water supply when such charges are disputed
The People of the State of New York, represented in Senate and Assem-bly, do enact as follows:
1 Section 1. The administrative code of the city of New York is amended
2 by adding a new section 24-340 to read as follows:
3 § 24-340 Charges tolled during appeals. Whenever a person shall
4 dispute the charge imposed by the metering of such individual's residen-
5 tial use of the water supply, or whenever such person disputes the actu-
6 al amount of water used as measured by meter, the disputed charges
7 imposed by such meter shall be held in abeyance pending final adjudi-
8 cation on the merits, including the exhaustion of administrative
9 appeals, by the department. Such charges shall not be attached as a lien
10 against such individual's residence unless and until the dispute has
11 reached a final adjudication on the merits, including the exhaustion of
12 administrative appeals, by the department. Such charges, if disputed,
13 shall not accrue late payment charges until thirty days after such final
14 adjudication.
15 § 2. This act shall take effect immediately.
EXPLANATION--Matter in italics (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
[] is old law to be omitted.
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