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Civic Center Hotel Tenants Take the Plumbers Union to the Rent Board
Yesterday Civic Center Hotel residents turned in tenant petitions to the Rent Stabilization and Arbitration Board due to the Plumbers’ Union refusal to seismic retrofit the Civic Center Hotel. The completion of the seismic retrofit, which would make the building safe in case of an earthquake, is required in the Civic Center Hotel by February 15, 2006. As this deadline rapidly approaches, the Plumbers’ Union has still not applied for a permit for the seismic retrofit. This action or rather lack of action resulted in the Department of Building Inspection sending the Plumbers’ Union’s lack of compliance to the City Attorney, October 2005. If the city successfully sues the Plumbers Union would be fine $500 a day until the work is complete. As the city prepares for litigation, the Civic Center Hotel residents take matters into their own hands.
Yesterday Civic Center Hotel residents turned in tenant petitions to the Rent Stabilization and Arbitration Board due to the Plumbers’ Union refusal to seismic retrofit the Civic Center Hotel. The completion of the seismic retrofit, which would make the building safe in case of an earthquake, is required in the Civic Center Hotel by February 15, 2006. As this deadline rapidly approaches, the Plumbers’ Union has still not applied for a permit for the seismic retrofit. This action or rather lack of action resulted in the Department of Building Inspection sending the Plumbers’ Union’s lack of compliance to the City Attorney, October 2005. If the city successfully sues the Plumbers Union would be fine $500 a day until the work is complete. As the city prepares for litigation, the Civic Center Hotel residents take matters into their own hands.
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