A gentleman from the Department of Buildings showed up a couple of days ago. He rang my doorbell, asked if was a business or resident. I answered "resident", and he left.
Later, I found a violation notice affixed to the front door of the building. The handwriting was mostly illegible, but I got the following:
* The building is in violation of provision 27-215,
* It mentioned something about not having a C of O for one or more units (Certificate of Occupancy, I gather)
* The building has both a commercial and several residential units.
My question: do commercial spaces need a C of O, or is this definitely about the residential units? Moreover, if there are no CO's on the residential units, what rights do the tenants have, if any, and what risks do they face? Or is this just something that will go away, and doesn't affect me one way or the other?
I've been paying rent here for 18 months, if that information helps with anything.
jonathan