Apartment building cited for problems, landlord ignored them

Story Created: Sep 20, 2009 at 6:09 PM EST

Story Updated: Sep 21, 2009 at 2:09 PM EST

UTICA, N.Y. (WKTV) - The landlord of the apartment building that caught fire had been cited for problems. according to officials, the landlord never fixed the problems and four people died in a fire in that building a year later.

According to Utica's Chief Fire Marshal Raymond Beck, the owner of the building, Timothy Klotz, was issued an appearance ticket in April of 2008 for failing to register the structure with the fire department rental dwelling inspection program. Klotz pleaded guilty in June of 2008 and was fined one hundred dollars.

The plea also involved a conditional discharge that he register the property within 10 days. According to the Fire Marshall, fire department records indicate that the building was never registered, and that Klotz has eleven other properties that he was cited and fined for, and that these properties were never registered either.
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