Oh that's interesting, I will definitely give this a try. Good snack to have out there too.

It's still worth asking yes. But no, that doesn't change anything. For reference I'm an electrical engineer in building design, I've designed many of the residential mixed use high rises in DC. There might be some route I'm not aware of. The owner can't be compelled to change it just by the fact that it doesn't meet current code, but the owner should definitely hear about it. They can also just give that branch a GFCI breaker without replacing the outlets.

Here's the catch though. That's for new construction. Whenever renovations are done, new code applies, but you do have tons of buildings like yours where it's not up to current code and that old stuff gets grandfathered in. If it met code when it was made then it can stay.

I saw a guy playing with the lock on one, then drive out in his truck carrying two rental bikes in the back. Reported it to police so hopefully there are some repercussions. It's a lot of work spent stealing bikes that people use daily.