109 E 9th StStoryDependency Flowchart

Dependency Flowchart

Causal chains from inherited violations through structural crisis to regulatory deadlock

Owner complianceStructural crisisAgency errorBad faithDeadlockLegal

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Act I: Inheritance

Two decades of violations — a new owner resolves them all.

Act II: Earthquake

An earthquake reveals structural crisis; the owner acts before the city mandates it.

Act III: The Trap

A complaint chain triggers the suspension that makes DOB-ordered repairs impossible.

Act IV: The Courtroom

Courts and tribunals — the first neutral parties in the story.

The Catch-22

DOB orders repairs the owner is legally prohibited from making