Commissioner Martin details concerns with Intro 181 on shower hoses
Martin explains concerns that Intro 181 would trigger shower hose requirements for sporadic cases with no heightened risk, and worries about plumbing type challenges and costs being passed to tenants. He offers to discuss targeting improvements.
We have concerns with introduction.
We were overwhelmed with inquiries about whether people should be able to go to the Upper East Side.
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We were overwhelmed with inquiries about whether people should be able to go to the Upper East Side.
Introduction 181 would require owners of buildings where one resident has Legionnaire's disease to provide shower hoses and information to tenants within 24 hours of that person being diagnosed.
We were overwhelmed with inquiries about whether people should be able to go to the Upper East Side.
We were overwhelmed with inquiries about whether people should be able to go to the Upper East Side.
We were overwhelmed with inquiries about whether people should be able to go to the Upper East Side.
There are hundreds of cases of Legionnaire's disease in New York City each year.
We were overwhelmed with inquiries about whether people should be able to go to the Upper East Side.
And our case investigators review every single one.
We were overwhelmed with inquiries about whether people should be able to go to the Upper East Side.
A pattern of cases grouped in space and time suggests that Legionella bacteria may be growing in the built environment, and we can act to cut it off.
We were overwhelmed with inquiries about whether people should be able to go to the Upper East Side.
We were overwhelmed with inquiries about whether people should be able to go to the Upper East Side.
Most of the time, our investigators do not observe a pattern, and the cases are sporadic.
We were overwhelmed with inquiries about whether people should be able to go to the Upper East Side.
We were overwhelmed with inquiries about whether people should be able to go to the Upper East Side.
We would not have evidence that there is any heightened Legionnaires disease risk for tenants and that a shower hose would serve to reduce their risk.
We were overwhelmed with inquiries about whether people should be able to go to the Upper East Side.
We were overwhelmed with inquiries about whether people should be able to go to the Upper East Side.
We're also concerned that the bill does not consider the types of plumbing within the building, which could create challenges, potentially including additional expense to utilizing a hose.
We were overwhelmed with inquiries about whether people should be able to go to the Upper East Side.
We were overwhelmed with inquiries about whether people should be able to go to the Upper East Side.
We want to be sure that the expense associated with the bill would not be passed on to tenants.
We were overwhelmed with inquiries about whether people should be able to go to the Upper East Side.
We have suggestions for the ways the bill can better target the concerns and look forward to discussing with council.
We were overwhelmed with inquiries about whether people should be able to go to the Upper East Side.
We were overwhelmed with inquiries about whether people should be able to go to the Upper East Side.