From Michael DeFeo comes the following article:

New Graffiti Law Orders Property Owners To Clean Up

NEW YORK—A new graffiti law in New York City orders commercial property owners and owners of apartment houses of six units or more to clean graffiti from their buildings or face fines.

The fines can be up to $300. Mayor Michael Bloomberg says property owners will not face any penalty if they inform the city through the 311 hotline of the graffiti on their property and sign a waiver allowing the city to clean it.

The law also says no one under the age of 21 can buy graffiti instruments such as spray paint, broad tip markers or etching acid.

Stores are also prohibited from selling graffiti instruments to people under the age of 21.

The law says anyone convicted of a graffiti-related crime will perform community service in a graffiti removal program as their punishment.