City of Yonkers, NY
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The Code
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Part VI: Fire and Buildings
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Chapter 58 Housing and Building Maintenance Code
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Article VII Responsibility of Owner, Operator or Agent
- The Charter
- Ch C Charter
- Ch CA Charter Appendix
- The Code
- Part I: General Provisions
- Ch 1 General Provisions
- Part II: Administration of City Government
- Ch 4 Departments, Boards and Commissions
- Ch 5 Officers and Employees
- Ch 6 Freedom of Information
- Ch 7 (Reserved)
- Ch 8 Continuity of Government
- Ch 9 Administration of Government
- Ch 10 Approval and Reimbursement Rate for Use of City Property
- Ch 11 Campaign Finance Reform Code
- Part III: Finance and Taxation
- Ch 12 Budgets, Capital and Current
- Ch 13 Contracting and Purchasing
- Ch 14 Service Charges for Handling of Funds
- Ch 15 Taxes
- Ch 16 Business Improvement Districts
- Part IV: Business Regulations, Licensing and Consumer Protection
- Ch 19 Enforcement Procedures
- Ch 20 Food Vendors, Hawking, Peddling, Transient Business and Home Solicitation
- Ch 21 Noncommercial Solicitation
- Ch 22 Billposting and Distribution
- Ch 23 Cabarets, Dance Halls and Sidewalk Cafes
- Ch 24 Theaters, Shows and Motion-Picture Film Storage
- Ch 25 Auctions, Auctioneers and Sales
- Ch 26 Pawnbrokers
- Ch 27 Amusements
- Ch 28 Bowling Alleys
- Ch 29 Locksmiths
- Ch 30 Laundromats and Currency-Operated Dry-Cleaning Establishments
- Ch 31 Consumer Protection Code
- Ch 32 Garages
- Ch 33 Newsracks
- Ch 34 Games of Chance
- Ch 35 Bingo
- Ch 36 Parking Lots
- Ch 37 Plastic-Straw-Free Yonkers
- Ch 38 Third-Party Food Delivery Services
- Ch 39 Hotel Licensing
- Part V: Land Use
- Ch 43 Zoning
- Ch 44 Land Use Boards
- Ch 45 Historic and Landmarks Preservation
- Ch 46 Realty Subdivisions
- Ch 47 Outdoor Signs
- Ch 48 Environmental Quality Review
- Ch 49 Greenway Compact Plan
- Ch 50 Green Buildings
- Ch 51 Energize New York Open C-Pace Financing Program
- Ch 52 Community Choice Aggregation (ENERGY) Program
- Part VI: Fire and Buildings
- Ch 55 Fire and Building Code
- Ch 56 Building and Electrical Code
- Ch 57 Plumbing and Drainage Code
- Ch 58 Housing and Building Maintenance Code
- Ch 58 Art VII Responsibility of Owner, Operator or Agent
- § 58-29 Painting.
- § 58-30 Posting of name and of owner and agent required.
- § 58-31 Keys.
- Ch 59 Fire Code
- Ch 60 Steam Engineers
- Ch 61 Exterior Hoisting
- Part VII: Nuisances, Public Welfare and Criminal
- Ch 65 Animals and Dogs
- Ch 66 Noise
- Ch 67 Refrigerators, Abandoned and Discarded
- Ch 68 Smoking
- Ch 69 Weeds and Vacant Property
- Ch 70 Curfew for Minors
- Ch 71 Dangerous Substances
- Ch 72 Graffiti
- Ch 73 Exposure of Females
- Ch 74 Firearms and Weapons
- Ch 75 Police
- Ch 76 Insects and Rodents
- Ch 77 Industrial Hygiene
- Ch 78 Emergency Reporting
- Ch 79 Insurance
- Ch 80 Shade Trees
- Ch 81 Imaging Privacy
- Ch 82 Bamboo
- Ch 83 Carnivals, Circuses and Fairs
- Ch 84 Video Camera Systems
- Ch 85 Forfeiture of Vehicles in Connection With Criminal Acts
- Ch 86 Aggressive Panhandling
- Ch 87 Intentional Balloon Release Ban
- Part VIII: Garbage, Landfills and Public Utilities
- Ch 91 Garbage and Refuse
- Ch 92 Recycling
- Ch 93 Littering
- Ch 94 Landfill Projects
- Ch 95 Water Supply
- Ch 96 Sewerage, Sewers and Liquid Waste
- Part IX: Public Property and Streets
- Ch 100 Parks and Public Places
- Ch 101 Conveyance of City Property
- Ch 102 Franchises
- Ch 103 Streets and Sidewalks
- Ch 104 Street Paving
- Ch 105 Right-Of-Way Management
- Ch 108 Snow Emergency
- Part X: Vehicles and Traffic
- Ch 109 Vehicles and Traffic
- Ch 110 Taxicabs
- Ch 111 Tow Trucks and Immobilization Devices
- Ch 112 School Bus and Driver Licensing
- Part XI: Miscellaneous
- Ch 119 House Numbering
- Ch 120 Memorial Day Observance
- Ch 121 Reserve Fund for Cooperatives and Condominiums
- Ch 122 Wharves, Docks and Bulkheads
- Ch 123 Commissioners of Deeds
- Ch 124 Marriage Certificates
- Ch 125 Display of Prisoner of War and Missing in Action Flag
- Disposition List
- Ch DL Disposition List
- Parallel Table
- Ch PT Parallel Table
- Table of Datelines
- Ch TOD Table of Datelines
All habitable units which are not owner-occupied shall be painted
at least once every three years by the landlord.
A.
All owners of any one- or more family dwelling units in the City
of Yonkers shall post in a conspicuous place in such dwelling the
name, address and telephone number of the owner of the premises and
the name, address and telephone number of a local responsible person
over 21 years old residing in or doing business in the City of Yonkers,
which responsible person shall have charge or be responsible for the
care and management of such dwelling when said owner lives or is out
of the City limits of Yonkers.
[Amended 5-24-1994 by G.O. No. 11-1994]
B.
The lettering of the sign shall be of such size, form and color that
it can easily be read from the sidewalk in front of the building or
from the floor level of the public hall in which it is affixed. Except
when it is necessary to replace the sign upon change of ownership
or management, no person shall remove, mutilate, destroy or obliterate
any such sign or the lettering thereon.
C.
This section shall not apply to a residence building in which there
are no more than two dwelling units and the owner of the building
occupies one of the units, nor to owner-occupied single-family dwellings.
D.
Building registration. All owners of multiple dwellings shall file
with the Commissioner of the Department of Housing and Buildings a
building registration statement which shall include, among other information,
the name and address of the owner and the name and address of a local
responsible person over 21 years old residing or doing business in
the City of Yonkers, which responsible person shall have charge or
be responsible for the care and management of such dwelling when said
owner lives or is out of the City limits of Yonkers, and shall also
include a confidential twenty-four-hour telephone number of said owner
and responsible person.
[Amended 7-18-1996 by L.L. No. 5-1996]
(1)
If the building is owned by a corporation, the building registration
statement shall include the corporate name and the names, titles,
addresses and phone numbers of the officers of the corporation.
(2)
Every owner of a multiple dwelling shall give notice, in writing,
to the Commissioner of the Department of Housing and Buildings within
48 hours after having sold or otherwise disposed of ownership in said
building. Such notice shall include the name and address of the person
succeeding to the ownership of such building.
The owner shall provide to the occupant of each apartment keys
which are necessary to provide access to the main entrance door of
the building, the entrance door to the dwelling unit and the entrance
door to public or shared areas of the property to which the occupant
is permitted access and which are kept locked, such as laundry rooms
and storage areas.
