Mayor Eric Adams’ newly released budget plan could help the city’s housing agency crack down on over 15,000 self-closing door violations still unresolved in the wake of last year’s deadly Twin Parks fire in the Bronx.
orders landlords to fix self-closing doors within 14 days or face recurring fines of $250 per day until repairs are done. Under the new law, which applies to violations found since Jan. 1, HPD inspectors have 20 days to revisit the building and confirm the doors latch shut.
Last year, HPD inspectors identified about 38,000 violations tied to self-closing doors, but more than 15,000 were still marked “open” on the first anniversary of the Twin Parks fire, according to agency records first reported by. Rep. Ritchie Torres, a Bronx Democrat whose district covers Fordham Heights, formed a task force to address fire safety in the wake of the blaze and said he was “outraged” by the lack of enforcement.
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