HEATING REGULATIONS

Landlords must provide heat from October 1st through May 31st.

The requirements are as follows:

6 AM - 10 PM:    Heat must register at least 68 degrees (F)

                          when the outside temperature falls below

                          55 degrees (F);

10 PM - 6 AM:   Heat must register at least 55 degrees (F)

                          when the outside temperature falls below

                          40 degrees (F).

Hot water must be maintained at a constant temperature of at least 120 degrees (F), 24 hours a day, 365 days a year, to tenants in multiple dwellings (buildings with 3 apartments or more) that are

at least 3 stories high and to tenants living in garden type dwellings. The law requires landlords of 1 and 2-family homes to provide hot water to tenants between 6 AM and 12 midnight minimally.

BOILER INSPECTIONS

Landlords who own a building with six or more apartments, or a

building with fewer than six apartments but with a boiler that also

services a store or other commercial space, must get the boiler

inspected and file a report with the NYC DOB (Department

of Buildings) by December 31, 2007.

The report must be at the DOB at the close of business on that

day.  If you are filling by mail, be sure to mail the form in advance

to arrive at the DOB by December 31st.  Owners who do not

comply with the inspection and filing requirements can be fined

up to $5,000.  If you get your boiler inspected but do not file

the report by the December 31st deadline, the maximum fines

are $150 for a building with more than six stories and $50 for

a building with six stories or less.