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Board upholds remodeling permit but imposes tenant-protection conditions in dispute at Seventh Avenue duplex

Board of Appeals · December 6, 2006
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Summary

After tenant concerns about scope, timing and access, the Board of Appeals upheld a remodeling permit for 2207–229 Seventh Avenue but required the landlord to restore plumbing fixtures within two weeks, complete other work within 60 days, provide 48-hour notice of shutoffs, arrange alternative parking for one car, and limit rent-control pass-throughs to the DBI bathroom-remodel valuation.

The Board of Appeals on Dec. 6 resolved a tenant-landlord dispute over an approved permit to alter a two-unit building at 2207–229 Seventh Avenue by upholding the permit with explicit tenant-protection conditions.

Appellant tenant representatives said they had not received plans and worried the permit allowed broad internal demolition and a long work schedule that could make the unit…

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