St. Mary's, at 225 East 72d Street, asked long-term tenants to leave.

About three years ago Mr. Stein and his staff asked large tenants whose leases were coming due what it would take to keep them.

Kelly tries to fool them by staging an orgy in her apartment building, asking friendly tenants to go along with her scheme.

But you bring in a drug dealer and you're asking tenants who are terrified to testify.

Arch, though, was exhibiting both intelligence and competence, asking sensible questions of Jamie regarding stock, crops, tenants, and so forth.

But those improvements never materialized, and the state continues to ask beleaguered owners and tenants to wait.

And the council's housing department is asking tenants thinking of 'moving-on' to help them make by giving early notice of when they intend to leave.

He said it would have been "inappropriate to ask tenants to leave" before surmounting that hurdle.

Emmes has asked tenants to be patient.

That strike created chaos as building managers asked tenants to help carry their office trash to a central collection point.