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On or prior to January 16th annually, an owner of a unit in a multiple dwelling, other than a dwelling unit in a multiple dwelling owned as a condominium or cooperative and used as the primary residence of such owner, must provide an annual notice to each tenant of a unit with a gas-powered stove regarding the owner's

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Effective: 12/15/2018Last amended: 6/30/2022

§ 55-02 Annual Notice.

RCNY § 55-02

On or prior to January 16th annually, an owner of a unit in a multiple dwelling, other than a dwelling unit in a multiple dwelling owned as a condominium or cooperative and used as the primary residence of such owner, must provide an annual notice to each tenant of a unit with a gas-powered stove regarding the owner's obligation to provide stove knob covers or permanent stove safety knobs with integrated locking mechanisms pursuant to New York City Administrative Code § 27-2046.4(a). Such notice must provide the following information: ANNUAL NOTICE REGARDING INSTALLATION OF STOVE KNOB COVERS OR PERMANENT STOVE SAFETY KNOBS WITH INTEGRATED LOCKING MECHANISMS The owner of this building is required, by Administrative Code § 27-2046.4(a), to provide stove knob covers or permanent stove safety knobs with integrated locking mechanisms for each knob located on the front of each gas-powered stove to tenants in each dwelling unit in which a child under six years of age resides when requested to do so in writing by the tenant, unless there is no available stove knob cover or permanent stove safety knobs with integrated locking mechanisms that is compatible with the knobs on the stove. Tenants may request stove knob covers or permanent stove safety knobs with integrated locking mechanisms by marking the appropriate box on this form. Tenants may also request stove knob covers or permanent stove safety knobs with integrated locking mechanisms even if they do not have a child under age six residing with them, by marking the appropriate box on this form. The owner must make the stove knob covers available within 30 days of the written request by the tenant. Please also note that an owner is only required to provide replacement stove knob covers or permanent stove safety knobs with integrated locking mechanisms twice within any one-year period. You may request stove knob covers or permanent stove safety knobs with integrated locking mechanisms by checking the appropriate box on the form below, and by returning it to the owner at the address provided. Please complete this form by checking the appropriate box, filling out the information requested, and signing. Please return the form to the owner at the address provided by (INSERT DATE): __ Yes, I want stove knob covers or replacement stove knob covers for my stove. __ Yes, I want permanent stove safety knobs with integrated locking mechanisms for my stove. There is a child under age six residing in my apartment: __ YES __ NO (Tenant Signature) (DATE) Print Name, Address, and Apartment Number:____________________________________________________________________________________________________________ Return this form to: (Owner address):____________________________________________________________________________________________________________ VERSIÓN EN ESPAÑOL:AVISO ANUAL SOBRE LA INSTALACIÓN DE CUBIERTAS DE PERILLAS DE ESTUFA O PERILLAS DE SEGURIDAD DE ESTUFA PERMANENTES CON MECANISMOS DE BLOQUEO INTEGRADOS Según el Código Administrativo, § 27-2046.4(a), el propietario de este edificio debe dar cubiertas o perillas de seguridad de estufa permanentes con mecanismos de bloqueo integrados para cada perilla del frente de cada estufa a gas en cada unidad de vivienda donde vivan niños menores de seis años, cuando así lo solicite por escrito el inquilino, a menos que no haya en el mercado cubiertas compatibles con las perillas o perillas de seguridad de estufa permanentes con mecanismos de bloqueo integrados de alguna estufa. Los inquilinos pueden pedir que se instalen cubiertas para las perillas de la estufa o perillas de seguridad de estufa permanentes con mecanismos de bloqueo integrados marcando la casilla correspondiente en este formulario. Además, los inquilinos pueden rechazar o pedir que se instalen cubiertas para las perillas de la estufa o perillas de seguridad de estufa permanentes con mecanismos de bloqueo integrados, incluso si no viven con ningún niño menor de seis años, marcando la casilla correspondiente en este formulario. El propietario debe dejar disponibles las perillas de las estufas dentro de un período de 30 días después de recibir la solicitud por escrito del inquilino. Tenga en cuenta que el propietario solo debe reemplazar las cubiertas de perillas de estufa o perillas de seguridad de estufa permanentes con mecanismos de bloqueo integrados dos veces en el período de un año. Usted puede pedir que se instalen cubiertas para las perillas de la estufa o perillas de seguridad de estufa permanentes con mecanismos de bloqueo integrados marcando la casilla correspondiente en el formulario de abajo, y devolviéndolo al propietario a la dirección dada. Complete este formulario marcando la casilla correspondiente, completando la información solicitada y firmándolo. Devuelva el formulario al propietario a la dirección dada antes del (INSERTE LA FECHA): __ Sí, quiero cubiertas para las perillas de la estufa o cubiertas de reemplazo para mi estufa. __ Si, quiero perillas de seguridad de estufa permanentes con mecanismos de bloqueo integrados para mi estufa. En mi apartamento vive un niño menor de seis años. __ SÍ __ NO (Firma del Inquilino) (FECHA) Letra de molde, dirección y número de apartamento:______________________________________________________________________________________________________________ Deveulva este formulario a: (Dirección del propietario):______________________________________________________________________________________________________________ (Added City Record 11/15/2018, eff. 12/15/2018; amended City Record 5/31/2022, eff. 6/30/2022)

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