NO GAS GOING ON 4 WEEKS. WHAT CAN WE DO AND YES I MEAN C

[James]

WE HAVE BEEN WITHOUT GAS AT A FANNIE KLIEN BUILDING 402 EAST 80TH ST FOR 4 WEEKS AND NO REAL WORD FROM THE LANDLORD JUST FROM CON-ED WHAT CAN WE DO AT THIS POINT
WE CALLED SEVERAL AGENCYS THERE ARE FINES ON THE WALL DOWNSTAIRS
ME AND MANY OTHER TENATS FEEL WE NEED RENT REDUCTION FOR THIS MONTH AND UNTIL ITS ACTUALY TURNED ON PLEASE HELP. SEEMS LIKE THEY WIN AGAIN HOW DO WE FIGHT THIS AND ACTUALLY GET THE RENT REDUCED FOR THIS. TURNS OUT SHE HAD 14 GAS LEEKS AND COUNTING CON-ED SAID NEGLECT. MY RENT BILL REMAINS THE SAME.. IM SO MAD

[Brooklyn Babe]

Try to organize the tenants and start an HP Action. Below is some info. that may be of help...

CRTC HP ACTION
http://www.tenant.net/Rights/CTRC/hpaction.txt

Organize Tenant Association
http://www.tenant.net/Rights/CTRC/hpaction.txt

REPAIRING YOUR APARTMENT AND
DEDUCTING IT FROM YOUR RENT
http://www.nls.org/housing/deductdm.htm

Guide to Repairs and withholding rent
http://www.dca.ca.gov/legal/landlordbook/repairs.htm (applies to Cali, but is very informative).

Best of Luck!

[Phil Cohen]

http://www.nyc.gov/html/hpd/html/data/hpd-online-portal.html

Your building has mucho gas violations.
Best in the future not to give your address online. I could be your landlord.