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November 9, 2007
Local Law 29 - The Safe Housing Act To Take Effect
Contact: Irene Tung (718) 755-6750 or (718) 418-7690 x 231
Local Law 29 - The
Safe Housing Act To Take Effect
NEW LAW WILL CRACK DOWN ON CITY'S
WORST LANDLORDS AND
GUARANTEE REPAIRS SO TENANTS HAVE
SAFE LIVING CONDITIONS
Over 60 Affected Tenants and
Community Members Will Celebrate in Front of
Dilapidated Building
WHAT:
Press conference.
The Safe
Housing Act, passed by the City Council in June, to improve housing conditions
for tenants living in the city's worst buildings, will take effect on Tuesday,
November 13, 2007.
Tenants
will gather in front of 531
Knickerbocker Avenue which has 269 open housing
code violations, including 78 Class C, or "immediately hazardous",
violations. The building has had no heat
or hot water for several months. Tenants report that there have been ten fires
in the basement recently because of a malfunctioning boiler. The floor in one
of the apartments has collapsed. Rat, cockroach and mouse infestation is out of
control.
Under the
legislation, every year the city would identify 200 buildings with the most
housing code violations and target them for aggressive inspection, follow-up,
and comprehensive repairs. The
legislation requires landlords to make repairs that address the core of
physical problems in distressed buildings.
Landlords would have four months to make substantial repairs, or the
city's housing agency - the Department of Housing Preservation and Development
(HPD) - would do so to ensure that emergency conditions are alleviated and the
underlying physical conditions are addressed.
Landlords would be required to reimburse the city for the cost of
repairs.
WHEN: 11AM, Monday November 12 WHERE: 531 Knickerbocker Avenue, Brooklyn
between Grove and Linden L/M to Myrtle/Wyckoff
WHO: Make the Road by Walking, Housing Here and Now, New York Immigration Coalition
Interviews with tenants, building
tours, copies of the Safe Housing Act, and photos of housing conditions will be
available upon request.
More on: Improving Housing 
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 Historic Paid Sick Days Victory in NYC!New York City just became the largest city in the U.S.to win paid sick days! On May 8, 2013, the City Council passed legislation to require paid sick days for one million New Yorkers. Without this critical legal protection, workers risk losing their jobs for taking a sick day. When workers go in to work sick, they put the public and their co-workers at risk of disease.
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