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August 14, 2019 - 10:00AM

Ask Sam: How can I get access to my apartment after a fire?

By Himmelstein, McConnell, Gribben, Donoghue & Joseph LLP

If it’s not dangerous to enter the building, you have a right to go back in, says attorney Sam Himmelstein. But if the DOB has put a vacate order on the building, on the other hand, nobody can get inside until the property is deemed safe.

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