With the city locked down amid wind chills pushing 50 degrees below zero, Mayor Rahm Emanuel issued a rare order Wednesday instructing building inspectors not to wait for permission from landlords before fixing heating systems in rental buildings that violate city code. The mayor directed buildings department Commissioner Judy Frydland to “use her police powers” to “to restore heat in buildings where landlords are failing to do their jobs,” Emanuel said in a press release. […]
source https://therealdeal.com/chicago/2019/01/30/as-brutal-cold-grips-city-mayor-invokes-emergency-powers-against-bad-landlords/#new_tab
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