Tenant advocates said the renovation rule was ripe for abuse because landlords did not need state permission before doing the improvements, and did not need to submit proof that they spent the amount they claimed unless the tenant filed a complaint with the state.
Bill Carraro, 42, of Sleepy Hollow, is an exception to the men-don't-fantasize-re-renovation rule: he's a husband who is as serious about imagining home improvements as his wife.
Under the new rules, any renovation project that costs less than 20percentt of the power-generating unit's value will be exempt, and no pollution controls will need to be added even if the project increases emissions.
So, under building department rules concerning renovations, DDG has preserved half of the old building's exterior walls, though those remnants are not very noticeable.
But others predicted that additional price cuts would be needed to close a deal, given the amount of work needed to restore the apartment, which is in a co-op with strict rules for renovations.
Glen Oaks Village, which was built in 1947 and converted to co-ops in 1981, is focused on keeping its roughly 10,000 residents in their units for the long term, said Mr. Friedrich, in explaining why the rules governing renovations and expansions are so flexible.
The rules for renovations need to be changed, Gloria said.
A U.S. EPA rule governing renovation on child-occupied structures built before 1978 was adopted in April 2008 (U.S. EPA 2008b).
In an analysis of data collected before the recent changes to Environmental Protection Agency's Lead, Renovation, Repair and Painting Rule, routine interior housing renovation was associated with a modest increase in children's B-Pb.
