§ 778-AA — Home heating system conversion

New York § 778-AA

• Jurisdiction: New York
• Law GBS: General Business
• Art. 36-D: Home Heating System Conversion

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§ 778-aa. Home heating system conversion. 1. All home improvement\ncontractors as defined in subdivision five of section seven hundred\nseventy of this chapter or any other person providing an estimate or\nengaged in the installation of home heating systems shall include in any\nestimate of the cost of converting an existing oil home heating system\nto a natural gas, electric or any other home heating system a separate\nestimate detailing the costs related to the closure, abandonment and/or\nremoval of a home heating oil storage tank. In addition, any person\nmaking such estimate shall also provide a copy of any applicable local\nlaw, or if there is no local law then such person shall provide a\nwritten statement to that effect.\n 2. Every estimate of the cost to secure a storage tank as part of a\nhome heating system conversion shall include the removal of all fill and\nvent pipes and such other related materials and/or equipment.\n 3. Upon entering into an agreement for the conversion of an existing\nhome heating system from an oil home heating system to an alternative\nmethod of home heating, and prior to the commencement of the new home\nheating service, any home improvement contractor installing the\nalternate home heating system shall provide to the homeowner a written\ncopy of the notice created by the department of state pursuant to\nsubdivision five of this section, in no less than 14 point bold type and\nseparate from any other document provided to such homeowner and provide\nas may be required by state or local law, written notice of the\nagreement for the conversion of an existing home heating system to the\nmunicipal code enforcement official having authority to enforce the New\nYork state uniform fire prevention and building code, or local code\napplicable to cities with a population of one million or more, whichever\ncode applies to the jurisdiction in which the home heating system is\nlocated.\n 4. (a) Prior to the commencement of the new home heating service, the\nproperty owner shall provide written notice to such property owner's\nheating oil supplier or suppliers to inform them of such conversion to\nan alternate fuel prior to the commencement of the new home heating\nservice.\n (b) The department of state shall have the authority to promulgate any\nrules or regulations necessary to implement the provisions of this\nsubdivision.\n 5. The department of state shall create and make available to the\npublic on the department's website a notice informing homeowners who are\nconverting their existing oil home heating system to an alternative\nmethod of home heating of the provisions of subdivision thirteen of\nsection three hundred seventy-eight of the executive law, in addition to\nany other state laws, rules, or regulations related to the closure,\nabandonment, and/or removal of a heating oil storage tank, including\nfill and vent pipes and other related materials and equipment. Such\nnotice shall include information to inform the homeowner that the\nhomeowner shall provide written notice to his or her home heating oil\nsupplier to inform such supplier of such conversion prior to the\ncommencement of the new home heating service, and shall also advise the\nhomeowner that there may be other local laws related to such conversion.\n