§ 354. Rules of evidence. In any action to establish a lien or in any
action or proceeding for a fine, penalty or other punishment for a
violation of any of the provisions of this, article, proof of the
ill-repute or the ill-fame of the premises which are the subject-matter
of the action or proceeding or of the inmates thereof, or of those
resorting thereto, shall constitute presumptive evidence that such use
was with the permission of the owner, agent or lessee. The certificate
of the department that the building was intended, arranged or designed
to be occupied as a dwelling shall be presumptive evidence of the fact
that it is so occupied.