Requirements for maintenance of a civil action against the city for damages or injuries sustained in consequence of unsafe conditions on streets, sidewalks or similar public spaces.

A Local Law to amend the administrative code of the city of New York, in relation to the requirements for maintenance of a civil action against the city for damages or injuries sustained in consequence of unsafe conditions on streets, sidewalks or similar public spaces

Currently, in order to maintain a civil action against the City for damages or injuries sustained due to unsafe conditions on streets, sidewalks or similar public spaces, the City must have had notice of the unsafe condition and must have failed to repair it within fifteen days of the receipt of the notice. This bill would reduce that period from fifteen to seven days.