The tenant, a professor who wanted only his surname, Lee, used, bought a $149 high-resolution camera to record video of the apartment in case the burglar returned.
After what the condo owners said were repeated delays, the developers and their architect, Henry Radusky, last month gave the city drawings that show how they propose to fix the problems, including a system of ducts and fans that would have to be installed to draw smoke out of the apartments in case of fire.
Residents intimated to HuffPost UK that building management had previously advised them to "stay put" in their apartments in case of a fire.
He noted that the Lapiduses can remain in their apartment until the case is resolved.
Mr. Bloss, who faced eviction in New Jersey, went to legal services, which won for him the right to stay in his apartment while his case is under appeal.
He tries to anticipate the family's every need and leaves his phone on, beside him, every night in his own apartment, just in case something arises.
The owner of the building is not worse off, since he receives $1,200 per year for the apartment in either case.
In the year since four police officers fired 41 shots at Amadou Diallo as he stood in the vestibule of his Bronx apartment building, the case has largely played out in the news media and in the streets.
He had broken into a nursery school, a law office and another apartment, in each case, making himself at home: turning up the heat, preparing a meal, taking a few things — and if confronted, defending himself with a chair or a quick excuse.
One had been found as a naturally mummified corpse 5 years after death in her living apartment; the second case was a crypt burial.
