NYC housing costs can rise with new regulations for gas equipment

Residents of New York City can still be confronted with even higher costs in an already expensive housing market.

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“There are only around 1100 plumbers in the city that match those qualifications, and they are not cheap,” said Simonetti.

Critics claim that the measure can increase the costs and cause delays. They estimate that it would add at least $ 500 to the price of installing or replacing a gas device, while it is also more difficult to plan the limited number of qualified plumbers.

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File photo: A plumber is depicted here. The city council will vote for a bill on Thursday for which a recognized master plumber or someone who works under one would be needed to perform all the inspections for residential construction and replacements of gas equipment (Istock / Istock)

Burgos added: “But there is also a real logistics problem when you have a small number of master plumbers and so many devices that are regularly plagued, just here in the city.”

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Tenants in New York City have already been pressed. The average monthly rent in the BIG Apple is $ 4,000 per month – 146% higher than the national average – and opponents fear that landlords will pass on the added legal costs directly to tenants.

File photo: a person with a pile of money. Tenants in the Big Apple have already been pressed. (Istock / Istock)

However, proponents say that the bill is about safety.

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“When this work is carried out illegally to save costs, you open buildings and residents for potential fire and explosion sailing of incorrectly connected devices,” said the NYC Plumbers’ Union in a statement.