New York City Building Violations
A fire broke out in a building in Lawrence, a part of Nassau County near JFK airport recently killing four people because of the lack of a fire escape in the building. Jeffrey Lichtman talks about the tragedy and how New York City officials need to work harder to ensure this doesn’t happen again:
This tragedy took the lives of a mother and her three children after they were trapped inside their second floor apartment by a fire which broke out on a nearby stairway. The fire prevented their escape since the Landlord failed to have a required fire escape. This is yet another example of when a landlord violated building code and as a result innocent lives are taken. In this incident a summons was issued to the landlord after the tragedy happened. Once again it was too late. The City must take immediate action and properly inspect all buildings for violations such as this one in order to prevent these types of accidents from ever happening. It is my hope that the City strictly enforces building violations and demands landlords to bring their properties up to code immediately.
Trolman, Glaser & Lichtman: Don’t settle for less!
