Two Violations Issued on Different Dates

DOB issued two violation notices on different dates for performing plumbing work without a permit. One notice was issued to landlord, and the other was issued to landlord's wife. Landlord claimed that since the second violation was a duplicate of the first, it should be dismissed. The ALJ ruled for landlord, and DOB appealed, claiming that each occurrence was a separate violation. ECB ruled for DOB and fined landlord $175. The separate violation notices were properly issued, and both landlord and his wife were ''owners'' as defined under applicable city law.

Kalamaras: ECB App. No. 25715 (5/28/97) [2-page document]