e. A tenant shall not be required to comply with the provisions of
paragraph a or b hereof unless the owner has continuously kept posted in
a conspicuous place at the premises a notice containing his name,
address and telephone number or that of his agent and the name, address
and telephone number of the fuel supplier to the premises.
f. For purposes of this section, a multiple dwelling shall be
considered to lack heat if, during the months between October first and
May thirty-first, while its usable fuel supply was exhausted, the
outdoor temperature fell below fifty-five degrees Fahrenheit at any time
during the hours between six o'clock in the morning and ten o'clock in
the evening.
2. The deduction from rent allowed by this section shall also include
a reasonable charge, if any, made by the supplier for refiring the oil
burner at the premises.
3. The department charged with the enforcement of laws, ordinances and
regulations in relation to multiple dwellings shall:
a. Maintain and, to the extent practicable, update at least bi-weekly
an index reflecting the range of prices of fuel oil according to grade
and quantity paid per gallon on deliveries within the jurisdiction of
the department during the last two week period for which statistics are
available; and
b. Maintain and keep current and available a list of suppliers which
have agreed to make deliveries of fuel oil in the circumstances, and to
render such assistance as is otherwise required hereby to enable tenants
to obtain the benefits, contemplated by this section.
4. The payment for fuel oil at a price within the range of prices
permitted by paragraph c of subdivision one of this section shall be
conclusively presumed to have been a reasonable price.