Utility Lines Installed Without Permit

DOB issued a violation notice to landlord for failing to correct previously cited conditions. The notice cited landlord's installation in the cellar of water and waste lines, along with a residential sink and gas line, all without a permit. Landlord had received an initial violation notice and a prior notice for failure to correct the conditions. The ALJ imposed aggravated penalties and fined landlord $6,000. Landlord appealed and lost. Landlord claimed that she had tried to obtain the proper permits and certificates of correction, but that ECB gave her no time frame for correction. But landlord was required to correct this Class 1 violation immediately by law. And landlord's efforts to clear the violation after receiving prior notices wasn't a defense.

Burgos: ECB App. No. 100258 (6/23/11) [3-pg. doc.]