[HISTORY: Adopted by the Board of Trustees of the Village of Bronxville
2-9-1981 as Ch. 27 of the 1981 Code. Amendments noted where applicable.]
This chapter shall be known and may be cited as the "Multiple Dwelling
Maintenance Code of the Village of Bronxville, New York."
This chapter shall be in addition to all other applicable laws of the
State of New York, County of Westchester, and other provisions of the Village
of Bronxville Code.
As used in this chapter, the following terms shall have the meanings
indicated:
One or more rooms with provision for living, cooking, sanitary and
sleeping facilities arranged for the use of one family.
A household constituting a single housekeeping unit occupied by one
or more persons.
A dwelling with three or more dwelling units.
Every dwelling unit in a multiple dwelling shall be supplied with water
heating facilities which are installed in an approved manner, properly maintained,
and connected to a kitchen sink, a lavatory basin and a bathtub or shower.
Such water heating facilities shall be capable of providing and shall provide
at any time needed hot water so as to permit an adequate amount of water at
a temperature of not less than 120º F. to be drawn at every required
kitchen sink, lavatory basin, bathtub or shower, or at any laundry facility.
A.
General. Every roof and exterior wall shall be reasonably
weathertight, watertight and damp-free and shall be kept in sound condition
and good repair. Floors, interior walls, doors and ceilings shall be sound
and in good repair. All exterior surfaces, other than decay-resistant woods
and other surfaces not designed to be painted, shall be protected from the
elements and decay by paint or other protective covering or treatment.
B.
Windows, doors and hatchways. Every window, exterior
door, skylight, roof hatchway and basement hatchway, or similar device, shall
be kept rodent-proof, reasonably weathertight, watertight, in sound working
condition and in good repair.
C.
Plumbing fixtures and water and waste pipes. Every plumbing
fixture and water and waste pipe shall be properly installed and maintained
in sanitary, nonleaking and good working condition.
The owner of a multiple dwelling shall designate a managing agent responsible
for the maintenance of the dwelling, and such managing agent shall reside
within the County of Westchester.
[Amended 3-13-1989 by L.L.
No. 4-1989]
It shall be the duty of the owner and managing agent of a multiple dwelling
to display conspicuously and maintain at all times in such dwelling a sign,
on a form to be provided by the Superintendent of Buildings of the Village
of Bronxville, stating the name, address and telephone number of the owner,
such managing agent and an individual or, in the case of a corporate owner,
a corporate officer authorized to accept service of notices and process on
behalf of the corporation. Such sign shall state that the text of the Multiple
Dwelling Maintenance Code applicable to such dwelling is available on request
by a tenant from the owner or managing agent and may also be obtained from
the Superintendent of Buildings at Bronxville Village Hall. A copy of such
sign shall be filed by the owner or managing agent with the Superintendent
of Buildings, together with a fee as established by resolution of the Board
of Trustees, and any change in ownership, managing agent or person designated
shall be similarly filed (subject to such fee) and displayed within 10 days
of such change. The owner shall cause a copy of the Multiple Dwelling Maintenance
Code to be attached to each new tenant lease. The copy of such code to be
used for such purpose shall be supplied by the Superintendent of Buildings
to the owner free of charge.
If a tenant of a multiple dwelling notifies the owner or managing agent of any claimed violation of the Multiple Dwelling Maintenance Code, the Superintendent of Buildings or his or her designated qualified deputy shall upon receipt of written notification from the tenant that within a reasonable time after such notification by the tenant to the owner or managing agent the condition complained of has not been corrected, or in the absence of such written notification by the tenant to the Superintendent of Buildings, he or she may at his or her discretion inspect the property and determine whether a violation exists. If the Superintendent of Buildings determines that a violation exists, he or she shall in writing with copy to the tenant notify the owner or managing agent of such violation and prescribe a reasonable time for its correction (such time not to exceed 30 days in the absence of compelling circumstances). Failure of the owner or managing agent to correct the violation within the time limit prescribed shall constitute a violation subject to the penalties referred to in § 192-10 of this chapter.
It shall be unlawful for any person to remove or attempt to remove any
tenant from a multiple dwelling or to refuse to renew the lease or agreement
for the use of such accommodations on terms similar to those available to
other tenants, because such tenant has asserted a right or has taken or proposes
to take any action authorized by the Multiple Dwelling Maintenance Code.
Any person violating any of the provisions of this chapter shall, upon
conviction thereof, be subject to a fine of not more than $250 or to imprisonment
for not more than 15 days, or to both such fine and imprisonment.
