Section 27-2047
§ 27-2047 Mail service. The owner of a multiple dwelling shall either:
(1) Arrange for mail to be delivered to himself or herself, his or her
agents, or employees for prompt distribution to the occupants; or
(2) Provide and maintain approved mail receptacles and directories of
persons living in the dwelling, as provided by federal law and by the
regulations of the post office department.
Section 27-2048
§ 27-2048 Floor signs. The owner of a multiple dwelling more than two
stories in height shall post and maintain a sign, of sufficient size to
be readily seen, which states the number of the floor. Such signs shall
be located in the public hall near the stairs and elevator, and within
any stair enclosure.
Section 27-2049
§ 27-2049 Street numbers. The owner of a dwelling shall post and
maintain street numbers on the dwelling, which are plainly visible from
the sidewalk in front of the dwelling, in accordance with section 3-505
of the administrative code and the rules and regulations issued by the
borough presidents thereunder.
Section 27-2051
§ 27-2051 Maintenance of rooming units. A manager, who may be the
owner, shall reside in every rooming house or multiple dwelling used for
single room occupancy, except that two adjoining or connected rooming
houses may be under the same supervision. The manager shall be
responsible for the operation and maintenance of the dwelling.
Section 27-2051.1
* § 27-2051.1 Temporary posting of emergency information. Prior to the
expectant arrival of a weather emergency, a natural disaster event or
after being informed about a utility outage which is expected to last
for more than twenty-four hours, the owner of a residential dwelling
where at least one dwelling unit is not occupied by such owner shall
post the following information in common areas of the residential
dwelling on signs of sufficient size to be seen: (i) whether the
building is located in a hurricane evacuation zone as defined by the
office of emergency management and if applicable, which zone the
building is located in; (ii) the address of the nearest designated
evacuation center; (iii) when a person should contact 911 and 311 during
a weather emergency, a natural disaster event or the utility outage;
(iv) whether during the utility outage, services such as potable water,
corridor, egress, and common area lighting, fire safety and fire
protection, elevators, charging locations for cellular telephones,
domestic hot water, or heating and cooling will be provided; (v) contact
information for building personnel in the event of an emergency,
including email addresses, phone numbers and other methods of
communication; (vi) instructions on removing furniture from rooftops and
balconies during high wind events and; (vii) for buildings that utilize
pumps, instructions on reducing water consumption during the utility
outage. Such signs shall be updated by the owner of the residential
building as needed and must be removed after the passage of the weather
emergency, the natural disaster event or the restoration of utility
services. The department shall determine the form of such signs
including publishing a template that may be used by residential
buildings for the purposes of this section.
* NB Effective May 18, 2014
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