Does anyone know who enforces the maintenance of existing emergency exit ladders. There is a steel/chain ladder the extends from the second floor of a Victorian era commercial building that is malfunctioning. I am dealing with it as a nuisance and requiring that it be fixed and maintained, but who is ultimately responsible for it? Would it be the fire department or the building department? I have no problem as the building official requiring the owner to repair the ladder, but I don't have any idea what the requirements are on how it is to properly function. It falls to the ground on its own and poses a problem of allowing access to the roofs of a whole block of buildings.
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