b. Whenever the department shall certify that any multiple dwelling,
or any part of its premises, or the plumbing, sewerage, drainage,
lighting or ventilation thereof, is in a condition or in effect
dangerous to life or health, the department may, after giving notice to
the owner and an opportunity to be heard at a hearing held for such
purpose declare the same, to the extent it may specify, a public
nuisance. Such declaration shall be filed as provided by section three
hundred twenty-eight of this chapter, if applicable, or as a public
record in the department. The officers of a corporation upon which
notice of such hearing has been served other than a banking organization
as defined in section two of the banking law, a national banking
association, a federal savings and loan association, The Mortgage
Facilities Corporation, Savings Banks Life Insurance Fund, The Savings
Banks Retirement System, an authorized insurer as defined in section one
hundred seven of the insurance law, or a trust company or other
corporation organized under the laws of this state all the capital stock
of which is owned by at least twenty savings banks or a subsidiary
corporation all of the capital stock of which is owned by such trust
company or other corporation, shall serve similar notice on all
stockholders of record of the corporation and other persons known to be
stockholders or beneficial owners of the stock of the corporation. A
stockholder upon whom such notice has been served shall serve similar
notice upon any persons holding a beneficial interest in his stock.
c. The department may order or cause such nuisance to be removed,
abated, suspended, purified, altered, repaired or otherwise improved as
the order shall specify.