Nassau County Fire Marshals issued an electrical violation on Monday to Haven Marina landlord Michael Boromand.
“We found there were violations, electrical violations and propane gas usage. In our opinion these are unsafe conditions for how they are stored,” Assistant Chief Fire Marshal Mike Uttaro said.
“Violations were issued to the owner,” he added. “He owns the property, he collects the rent so by doing so he’s responsible for maintaining the property.”
On May 6 residents lost power and have been using the generators ever since.
“There are five gasoline generators that are running night and day, seven days a week,” Haven Marina resident Peter Mohan said.
Village officials said the result of power outage was the result of vandalism at the marina, which is located at 12 Matinicock Ave., in Port Washington.
Village Attorney James Toner said at a planning meeting on May 9 that the generators are a temporary solution only, and pose a hazard.
“The fire marshal indicated that it’s a temporary solution so part of our notice that we’re putting on the resident’s is that if they don’t permit the inspection they’re not going to be permitted to use a temporary solution as a permanent one so that they’re going to be ticketed for these generators and they’re going to be removed,” Toner said. “They’re fire hazards, there’s gasoline on the docks, a lot of these houseboats have fire places with burning stoves so it’s a real recipe for disaster.”
Placentini said an electric company will replace the meter, after a piece of the equipment becomes available, in the meantime residents are continuing to use the generators.
“The power cannot be restored at such time until the underwriter approves of all the work that has been done with respect to the meter and the panel and then PSCG [Private Sector Consultative Group] will come and meet with the underwriter,” he said. “If the underwriter renders a favorable report then PSCG will restore electricity to the transformer then theoretically the electricity can be given to the houseboats.”
“Each boat will have to be inspected to make sure they are safe and need to be inspected,” Manorhaven Village Clerk Leslie Gross said. “But the village is not taking the lead on this because it is a landlord tenant situation.”
Nassau County Supreme Court justice Daniel Palmieri on May 9 ordered a temporary restraining order against marina Haven Realty from trying to evict residents.
Haven Marina attorney Anthony Placentini said Boroumand and Haven Marina co-owner Ed Mayourian, a developer, want their property cleared of boats to build waterfront condominiums.
