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I live a brownstone in Brooklyn. Access to the fire escape is throught the kitchen window, however, there are bars on the window with no opening gate. One set of bars (on one of the bedroom windows) does have an opening gate, however, that window leads to a straight drop.
I'd like to ask the LL to switch them so the fire escape is accessible through the kitchen window. As it stands now, it is completely blocked. In the event LL is reluctant/unwilling to do so, is she compelled to legally?
If so, is this the code to site (http://www.housingnyc.com/html/resou...sub2/art1.html) or is there another?
Thanks,
boosie

