Fox Business Correspondent Lauren Simonetti broke the stake of the New York City Council Bill, which would require a master plumber to replace the residential building inspections or the replacement of gas equipment on ‘Verni & Company’.
Residents of New York City may soon face high cost in the already priced housing market.
New York City Council On Thursday, we will vote on a bill, which will require a person working under a licensed master plumber, or one, replacement of all residential building inspections and gas equipment such as stoves and clothes dryers, Fox Business’ Lauren Simontty “reported on” Verni & Co. “on Wednesday.
“Only about 1100 plumber Licensed in the city that matches those qualifications, and they do not come cheap, “Simonetti said.
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Critics argue that measures can increase costs and cause delays. They guess that this will add at least $ 500 to the price of installing or replacing the gas tool, while it will be more difficult to schedule the limited number of qualified plumbers in a limited number.
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Kenny Bergos, CEO of the New York Apartment Association, told Fox Business, “We increase the cost of minimum $ 500 to install or swap our gas equipment, if it had to pass the bill,” Kenny Bergos, CEO of the New York Apartment Association, told Fox Business.
File photo: A plumber is painted here. The city council will vote on a bill on Thursday in which a person working under a licensed master plumber, or a person working under one will require all residential building inspections and replacement of gas equipment (Istock / istock)
Bergos said, “But on top of it, there is a real logistics problem when you have a small number of master plumber and a lot of equipment that are being regularly teased around the city.”
The tenants are already squeezed in New York City. The average monthly fare in Big Apple is $ 4,000 per month – 146% more than the national average – and the bill opponents are afraid that landlords will directly pass additional regulatory costs to tenants.
File photo: A person with a pile of money. The tenants are already squeezed in Big Apple. (Istock / istock)
However, supporters say the bill is about safety.
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The NYC Plumber’s union said in a statement, “When this work is done to cut the cost illegally, you are opening buildings and residents from improperly associated equipment for potential fire and explosion hazards.”
