If a landlord fails to provide the guards, a complaint can be filed with the department at (212) 693-4637.
The landlord tried, but failed, to evict George after he stopped paying his $5-or-so-a-day in rent.
Customs will usually take the point if the landlord has failed to account for it to them.
The new bill would hold the city responsible for eliminating lead paint hazards when landlords fail to do so.
If a landlord fails to address a known problem in a timely fashion, he could get into big trouble.
And it requires the city to make repairs whenever a landlord fails to do so.
If the landlord fails to act within that time, he said, the animal may remain in the apartment.
The agency took the building over from the city after two previous landlords failed to make improvements and allowed drug dealers to move in.
If the landlord fails to show up for the hearing, the tenant may win by default.
A jury in a negligence lawsuit might find, for example, that a landlord had reason to know of dangerous conditions and failed to act.