Landlord Corrected Fire Department Violations for Boiler Room

The Fire Department issued five violation notices to landlord for several conditions, including failure to remove combustible waste, failure to maintain a required self-closing door at the boiler room, failure to provide and/or maintain required fire-rated construction of the ceiling and walls in the fuel oil tank storage room, failure to submit required documentation, and failure to maintain required heating for a vent hood cap. Landlord denied the charges at a hearing but submitted no proof to refute the inspector's statements.

The ALJ fined landlord, who appealed and won in part. Landlord argued that four of the violations had been cured and submitted a June 5, 2019, letter from the Fire Department confirming that. The Fire Department confirmed that it deemed those violations timely corrected. So, ECB revoked the penalties for those four violations. Only the $600 penalty for failure to submit required documentation remained in place.

FDNY v. Proyiko Properties LLC: ECB App. No. 1901930 (3/5/20) [1-pg. doc.]