City council members pushed Wednesday for a package of new fire safety bills to prevent another disaster like the Bronx high-rise blaze that killed 17 people in January.
It also increases fines against landlords who falsely claim to have repaired the doors from around $250 to a maximum of $1,000.
Under the bill, the city’s Department of Housing Preservation and Development must also reinspect the doors after complaints from residents.But councilman Eric Dinowitz slammed the department for only inspecting the fire safety feature after there’s a complaint — stressing that most tenants are unaware that their doors are supposed to self-close, and therefore don’t mention the problem to the city.
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