This poor country mouse doesn't understand what the follow-up messages in this thread had to do with this original message. This poor fellow is just trying to get his place cleaned up and rid or unwanted rodents. He is obviously not a native of this country and doesn't seem to understand what he did wrong. Nor do I!!!!! Is it illegal to pull weeds and get rid of historic rodents in that crazy city? Please explain. Ruth At 10:53 PM -0400 10/8/02, Met History wrote: NYC Landmarks Preservation Commission Application form for work on designated properties Docket #03-1533, filed 9/3/2002, referencing Warning Letter 03-0200 [In clear, firm script] Dear Sirs I'm deeply sorry and regred that I don't know that I have offend the Landmarks Law. The reason that I am doing the bricks work: the old bricks wall is started falling down as you know that this is a 80 years old house its needs to repairs and maintence, all the grasses in the garden dirty and grow all over wnd with many mouseholes and the mise running all over all the time, to have a better living condition. I have not choice but to stop it by putting a solid ground and dip out all the dirty floor and grasses. This is a first time that I doing joy on my house without the Landmarks permission.I should apply the permiss from the Landmarks office to do any works in the future. Please forgive this time of without knowing the Landmarks Law. Yours early response I shall be highly appreciated. Thanks! You faithfully, Yew Keon Tan 37-26 79th Street Jackson Heights, NY -- Ruth Barton [log in to unmask] Westminster, VT -- To terminate puerile preservation prattling among pals and the uncoffee-ed, or to change your settings, go to: <http://maelstrom.stjohns.edu/archives/bullamanka-pinheads.html>