Building Owner Cited for Failing to Follow Remediation Guidelines

NEW YORK - A New York housing judge cited a building owner for contempt on Nov. 22 for failing to comply with a previous agreement to inspect a tenant's apartment for mold and undertake any necessary remediation. Dole v. 106-108 West 87th Street Owners Inc., No. HP 6004/05 (N.Y. City Civil Ct., N.Y. Cty.).

Civil Court Justice Joseph Capella also faulted the owners of a Manhattan apartment building for failing to ensure that outside contractors conducted testing and sheetrock removal in accordance with 'The New York City Department of Health and Mental Hygiene Guidelines on Assessment and Remediation of Fungi …