| Given the liability I'm not sure he should do anything and he did say New York City. Call the landlord and get permission to hire an electrician at your cost is about the only solution.
If you were to add a cord set to it you would violate the original UL rating. The suggested extender box if you did it would be unlicensed electrical work without a permit. Think of the potential liability civil and criminal if there was a fire even if it was not directly caused by your work. How could you prove it wasn't? |