“So, the tenant is saying there are problems. “At any time, the tenant can call the Department of Buildings and request, perhaps, a more robust inspection,” Sokolow said. Based on the location, landlords must conduct safety inspections every so often – whether it’s annually, every two years or every five years.Ĭoncerned tenants can request additional inspections, too. and many other jurisdictions, in order for a landlord to obtain a basic business license, the city has to send out a certified inspector to conduct a safety inspection. tenants have multiple options if they’re concerned about something in their unit. He said he hasn’t dealt with a full building collapse, but partial collapses that render a building inhabitable “actually aren’t that uncommon.” Aaron Sokolow is an attorney at Washington, D.C.-based firm Battino & Sokolow PLLC, which handles civil litigation and landlord/tenant matters.
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