If your boiler s fuel tank is empty, tenants have the right to buy their own fuel after 24 hours of no heat., and no response from the landlord. But this provision does not apply if the boiler is broken and needs both repairs and fuel. If you decide too buy fuel, you must follow special lawful procedures very carefully. You should get help and advice from a tenant organizer. Because the heat and hot water laws are in the law books does not mean they are enforced by government Don t freeze to death waiting for the city or state to act.
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Hot Water is required 24 hours a day at a minimum remperature at the tap of 120 degrees Fahrenheit. A brutal winter may often send the temperature plummeting to below freezing for days at a time. Under such circumstances, any building without heat constitutes a life threatening, emergency situation for tenants, especially senior citizens, invalids and infants or young children. It is not difficult to find reasons for the fact that heat and hot water problems are so commonplace. A large part of the NYC housing stock is old and in poor condition.