Bill Text: NY A05240 | 2011-2012 | General Assembly | Introduced

New York Assembly Bill 5240 (Prior Session Legislation)

Bill Title: Requires that the owner shall have fifteen days from the approximate or estimated completion date specified in the contract for inspection of contracted home improvements prior to final payment therefor.

Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Democrat 9-0)

Status: (Introduced - Dead) 2012-06-06 - amended on third reading 5240a [A05240 Detail]

Download: New_York-2011-A05240-Introduced.html

                           S T A T E   O F   N E W   Y O R K
       ________________________________________________________________________
                                         5240
                              2011-2012 Regular Sessions
                                 I N  A S S E M B L Y
                                   February 14, 2011
                                      ___________
       Introduced  by  M. of A. HOOPER -- Multi-Sponsored by -- M. of A. CLARK,
         DESTITO, MAYERSOHN, PERRY, PHEFFER, J. RIVERA, TOWNS, WRIGHT  --  read
         once and referred to the Committee on Consumer Affairs and Protection
       AN  ACT  to  amend  the general business law, in relation to requiring a
         reasonable time for inspection of home improvements made  pursuant  to
         contract
         THE  PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK, REPRESENTED IN SENATE AND ASSEM-
       BLY, DO ENACT AS FOLLOWS:
    1    Section 1. Subdivision 1 of section 771 of the general business law is
    2  amended by adding a new paragraph (i) to read as follows:
    3    (I) A  NOTICE  TO  THE  OWNER  THAT,  IN  ADDITION  TO  ANY  RIGHT  OF
    4  INSPECTION,  THE  OWNER  SHALL HAVE FIFTEEN DAYS FROM THE APPROXIMATE OR
    5  ESTIMATED COMPLETION DATE SPECIFIED IN THE CONTRACT WITHIN WHICH TO MAKE
    6  AN INSPECTION OF THE WORK  COMPLETED.  NO  SCHEDULE  OF  PAYMENTS  SHALL
    7  REQUIRE FINAL PAYMENT BE MADE PURSUANT TO THE CONTRACT UNTIL SUCH PERIOD
    8  OF INSPECTION HAS EXPIRED.
    9    S  2.  This  act  shall take effect immediately and shall apply to all
   10  home improvement contracts entered into on or after such date.
        EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
                             [ ] is old law to be omitted.
                                                                  LBD06884-01-1