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Owners of apartment buildings with 3+ apartments or of tenant-occupied 1-2 family dwellings must provide heat from
\nOct. 1 through May 31st each year and hot water depending on whether you qualify under the State or City law.<\/p>\n
Owners must:[\/vc_column_text][vc_row_inner equal_height=”yes” content_placement=”middle” css=”.vc_custom_1555377585831{padding-top: 20px !important;background-color: #05123a !important;}”][vc_column_inner width=”1\/3″][vc_column_text]<\/p>\n
MAINTAIN HEAT AT 68\u2109<\/span><\/p>\n 6:00 am – 10:00 pm<\/span><\/p>\n when it\u2019s below 55\u2109 outside<\/span><\/p>\n [\/vc_column_text][\/vc_column_inner][vc_column_inner width=”1\/3″][vc_column_text]<\/p>\n MAINTAIN HEAT AT 62\u2109<\/span><\/p>\n 10:00 pm – 6:00 am<\/span><\/p>\n no outside temperature required<\/span><\/p>\n [\/vc_column_text][\/vc_column_inner][vc_column_inner width=”1\/3″][vc_column_text]<\/p>\n MAINTAIN WATER AT 120\u2109<\/span><\/p>\n all water sources<\/span><\/p>\n see below for details<\/span><\/p>\n *all temperatures are minimum requirements<\/small><\/p>\n [\/vc_column_text][\/vc_column_inner][\/vc_row_inner][vc_row_inner][vc_column_inner][vc_column_text]NOTE<\/strong>: Thermostats that are programmed to shut off at a predetermined time are illegal.[\/vc_column_text][vc_column_text]<\/p>\n Anti-scald devices must be installed when renovating or installing new bathrooms.<\/small><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n [\/vc_column_text][vc_column_text]<\/p>\n As with all violations, if you have received a violation for not having Heat or Hot Water, the Jaffa team can help you resolve this violation and negotiate your penalty or fine.[\/vc_column_text][\/vc_column_inner][\/vc_row_inner][\/vc_column][vc_column width=”1\/3″ css=”.vc_custom_1555378115254{background-color: #892323 !important;}”][vc_column_text]<\/p>\n HPD & DOF<\/span><\/p>\n ILLEGAL TIMING DEVICE If the owner fails to pay the penalties, HPD will enter a judgment against them and may face up to 30 days in prison. Tenants may obtain rent abatement for failure to provide heat or hot water and owners may be responsible for any resulting injuries.<\/span>[\/vc_column_text][vc_btn title=”Download this Information” style=”outline” color=”default” align=”center” link=”url:https%3A%2F%2Fwww.jackjaffa.com%2Fwp-content%2Fuploads%2F2022%2F11%2FJaffa-Defines-Heat-Hot-Water.pdf||target:%20_blank|”][\/vc_column][\/vc_row]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":" [vc_row css=”.vc_custom_1553871694581{padding-top: 40px !important;padding-bottom: 40px !important;}”][vc_column width=”2\/3″][vc_column_text] What is it & what are your requirements? Owners of apartment buildings with…<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":34397,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"spay_email":"","jetpack_publicize_message":""},"categories":[103],"tags":[],"jetpack_featured_media_url":"https:\/\/i2.wp.com\/www.jackjaffa.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/10\/Capture-6.jpg?fit=606%2C480&ssl=1","jetpack_publicize_connections":[],"jetpack_sharing_enabled":true,"jetpack_shortlink":"https:\/\/wp.me\/paXmTO-8Wc","_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.jackjaffa.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/34360"}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.jackjaffa.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.jackjaffa.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.jackjaffa.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.jackjaffa.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=34360"}],"version-history":[{"count":11,"href":"https:\/\/www.jackjaffa.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/34360\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":35016,"href":"https:\/\/www.jackjaffa.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/34360\/revisions\/35016"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.jackjaffa.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/34397"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.jackjaffa.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=34360"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.jackjaffa.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=34360"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.jackjaffa.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=34360"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}\n\n
\n <\/td>\n STATE HOT WATER LAWS<\/td>\n CITY HOT WATER LAWS<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n \n For which buildings?<\/td>\n \n \n
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\n When is it required?<\/td>\n 24 hours a day<\/td>\n 6:00 am – 12:00 am<\/p>\n How can the Jaffa team help me avoid this violation?<\/h3>\n
PENALTIES<\/span><\/h3>\n
Who?<\/span><\/h3>\n
How much?<\/span><\/h3>\n
\ninitial fine …………………… $1000
\nnon-removal…………….$25\/day<\/span>
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\nFAILURE TO INSTALL ANTI-SCALD FEATURE
\nper violation ………………… $500<\/span>
\nOTHER VIOLATIONS
\nfirst-time offense ………..$250*
\nBelow fines are per day per violation
\nother fines ………….$250-$500
\nsame building….$500 – $100<\/span>
\n*or submit Notice of Corrections<\/small>[\/vc_column_text][vc_column_text css=”.vc_custom_1635261745244{padding-top: 20px !important;padding-right: 20px !important;padding-bottom: 20px !important;padding-left: 20px !important;background-color: #380000 !important;}”]<\/p>\nAre there any other risks?<\/span><\/h3>\n