Noncompliance would be punished with a withholding charge of up to 30 percent on any income and capital payments the company gets from the United States.
While Mr. Safir said the board's decision to withhold charges was a vindication, City Councilman Sheldon S. Leffler, a Queens Democrat and the chairman of the council's public safety committee, said the rebuke was a victory for those who had criticized Mr. Safir for accepting the gift.
"We can seize it and take it, but oftentimes we withhold charges until we can test it and confer with the prosecutor's office".
In a statement, the Canadian Journalists For Freedom of Expression called on Gatineau's Director of Criminal and Penal Prosecutions to withhold charges against Trépanier.
On Sunday, the department indicated that it was "withholding all charges for demolitions carried out" by the city.
The business secretary, Sajid Javid, has launched an investigation into the abuse of tipping after it emerged that some of the UK's best-known restaurant chains were withholding service charges from their staff.
So, he said, as long as the tenant has properly notified the management company of the conditions and has the ability to provide a court with evidence of the damage, withholding maintenance charges could be appropriate if management refuses to make legally required repairs.
Mr. Zuckerman added, however, that since withholding maintenance charges typically constitutes a default under the proprietary lease, it would be wise for the letter writer to consult a lawyer to make sure that she is not jeopardizing her status as a tenant-shareholder.
If the co-op refuses to pay, Mr. Kaminsky said, the apartment owners could withhold maintenance charges and seek a credit for the exterminator's bill, or begin a small-claims case to recover the amount spent on the exterminator.
Because their charge is to provide quality care for all citizens, they don't face the same incentive to withhold care that for-profit organizations do.
Luxembourg, he points out, has the EU's lowest jobless rate.Tax is a touchy issue for Luxembourg, which lures huge amounts of German savings by not charging withholding tax on bank interest.
