The Real Deal New York

Law targets dilapidated buildings

April 11, 2007 12:00AM

A bill to be introduced in the City Council tomorrow will give the city the right to go into buildings with code violations, make repairs, and then charge landlords for the cost of the city-executed repairs. The law seeks to bring the city’s stock of rundown housing up to code and to ensure there are more habitable apartments available for low-income tenants. more [Empire Zone]

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