Ongoing Elevator Defect

DOB issued a violation notice to landlord for not maintaining one of its elevators. Landlord claimed it maintained the elevator through a monthly service contract with an elevator company and that the elevator had passed a DOB inspection just days before the violation notice was issued. A DOB inspector stated that the violation was based on a sixth-floor interlock malfunction. This caused the elevator door to open up onto an empty elevator shaft, which was hazardous. The inspector stated that this condition developed over time. The ALJ ruled against landlord and fined it $500. Landlord appealed. ECB again ruled against landlord. Monthly maintenance didn't guarantee that the elevator was properly maintained. And the DOB inspection that had just occurred was limited only to work specified in landlord's prior application concerning the elevator's traction sheave and hoist cables.

Wonder Mgmt. Corp.: ECB App. No. 25247 (4/30/97) [3-page document]