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What is NYC RCNY § 12-13?

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(a) Failure of an owner to provide a notice required pursuant to 24 RCNY § 12-03(a) to any occupant of a multiple dwelling is punishable by a civil penalty of five hundred dollars per dwelling unit, per year. (b) Failure of an owner to post a notice required pursuant to 24 RCNY § 12-03(b) is punishable by a civil penal

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Effective: 1/1/2026

§ 12-13 Civil Penalties.

RCNY § 12-13

(a)Failure of an owner to provide a notice required pursuant to 24 RCNY § 12-03(a) to any occupant of a multiple dwelling is punishable by a civil penalty of five hundred dollars per dwelling unit, per year.

(b)Failure of an owner to post a notice required pursuant to 24 RCNY § 12-03(b) is punishable by a civil penalty of five hundred dollars per violation, per year.

(c)An owner’s use of a notice form that was not provided or approved by the Department pursuant to 24 RCNY § 12-03 is punishable by a civil penalty of five hundred dollars per dwelling unit per year.

(d)Failure of an owner of a multiple dwelling to provide copies of completed notices received from occupants to the Department pursuant to 24 RCNY § 12-03(e), is punishable by a civil penalty of five hundred dollars per multiple dwelling per year.

(e)Failure of a manufacturer to register a window fall prevention device as required pursuant to 24 RCNY § 12-11(a) is punishable by a civil penalty of one thousand dollars per violation. (Added City Record 7/23/2025, eff. 1/1/2026)

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