NY Mult Dwell L § 282 (2021)
2021 New York Laws MDW - Multiple Dwelling Article 7-C - Legalization of Interim Multiple Dwellings 282 - Establishment of Special Loft Unit.

§  282.  Establishment  of  special  loft unit. 1. In order to resolve   complaints of owners of interim multiple dwellings  and  of  residential   occupants  of  such  buildings  qualified  for  the  protection  of this   article, and to act upon hardship applications  made  pursuant  to  this   article,  a  special  loft  unit  referred to herein as the "loft board"   shall be established which shall consist of from four  to  nine  members   representative of the public, the real estate industry, loft residential   tenants,  and loft manufacturing interests, and a chairperson, all to be   appointed by the mayor of the municipality and to serve such terms as he   may designate. The compensation of the members of the loft  board  shall   be  fixed  by  the  mayor.  The  members  of the loft board shall not be   considered  employees  of  the  state  or  the  municipality,  provided,   however,  that  state or municipal employees or officers may be named to   the loft board. The mayor shall establish the loft board  within  ninety   days  of  the  effective date of chapter three hundred forty-nine of the   laws of nineteen hundred eighty-two. The  loft  board  shall  have  such   office  and staff as shall be necessary to carry out functions conferred   upon it and may  request  and  receive  assistance  from  any  state  or   municipal  agency or department. The loft board shall have the following   duties: (i) the determination of interim multiple  dwelling  status  and   other  issues  of coverage pursuant to this article; (ii) the resolution   of  all  hardship  appeals  brought  under  this  article;   (iii)   the   determination  of any claim for rent adjustment under this article by an   owner or tenant; (iv) the issuance, after  a  public  hearing,  and  the   enforcement   of   rules   and  regulations  governing  minimum  housing   maintenance standards in interim  multiple  dwellings  (subject  to  the   provisions   of   this  chapter  and  any  local  building  code),  rent   adjustments prior to legalization, compliance with this article and  the   hearing  of  complaints  and  applications  made  to it pursuant to this   article; and (v) determination of controversies arising  over  the  fair   market  value  of  a  residential tenant's fixtures or reasonable moving   expenses.2. The violation of any rule or regulation  promulgated  by  the  loft   board  shall  be  punishable  by  a civil penalty determined by the loft   board not to exceed twenty-five thousand dollars which may be  recovered   by   the  municipality  by  a  proceeding  in  any  court  of  competent   jurisdiction. The corporation counsel may bring  and  maintain  a  civil   proceeding in the name of the city in the supreme court of the county in   which the building, erection or place is located to enjoin violations of   this  article. The loft board may designate provisions of such rules and   regulations for enforcement  in  proceedings  before  the  environmental   control  board  of such municipality. Notices of violation returnable to   such environmental control board may be issued by officers and employees   of the department of buildings of such municipality and  served  in  the   same   manner   as  violations  returnable  to  such  board  within  the   jurisdiction of such department. The environmental control  board,  when   acting as the designee of the loft board, shall have the power to impose   civil  penalties,  not  to  exceed twenty-five thousand dollars for each   violation, and to issue judgments, which may be docketed and enforced as   set forth in section one thousand forty-nine-a  of  the  New  York  city   charter.3.  The  loft  board  may  charge  and  collect reasonable fees in the   execution of its responsibilities. The loft board may administer  oaths,   take  affidavits, hear testimony, and take proof under oath at public or   private hearings.