Landlord Didn't Get Timely Permits for Emergency Boiler Repair

DOB issued a violation notice to landlord for the improper installation of a new gas burner and new gas piping for a boiler in the building. Landlord had submitted an emergency work notification to DOB on Jan. 5, 2015, but didn't follow up with a limited alteration application (LAA) within five business days of the notification. Landlord claimed that the LAA was submitted on Jan. 9. But because it had inadvertently entered the wrong address on the application, it wasn’t processed by DOB. Landlord refiled the application in late March when it discovered the error. The ALJ believed landlord but found that this was no defense to not obtaining the emergency work permit in a timely manner. Landlord was fined $800. Landlord appealed and lost because it didn’t file the LAA in a timely manner.

New York Heating Corp.: ECB App. No. 1500520 (7/30/15) [1-pg. doc.]