DOB Revoked Boiler Permit

DOB issued a violation notice to landlord for doing work without a permit. DOB had revoked landlord's boiler permit two months earlier because of noise violations. The new violation was based on installation of the new boiler without a permit. Landlord pointed out that it had a valid work permit in 1990 when the boiler was installed, and that in 1994 it received DOB's letter that the boiler violated noise-control rules and that it responded on time, showing that the boiler was in compliance with the noise-control code. The ALJ ruled against landlord and fined it $350. Landlord appealed. ECB ruled against landlord. DOB had told landlord that its proof of compliance was insufficient. So landlord was on notice that it had no valid boiler permit.

670 Apts. Corp.: ECB App. No. 22325 (12/11/96) [3-page document]