DOB issued a violation to landlord for altering a residence for occupancy as a dwelling by more than the legally approved number of families. DOB's inspector noted that landlord converted a two-family dwelling to...
DOB issued a violation notice to landlord after finding several future connections on the gas piping in a building's basement. Landlord sought an adjournment at a hearing in order to produce its plumber as a...
DOB issued a violation notice to landlord after its inspector found boiler defects. Landlord didn't dispute that the flue pipe was corroded and needed to be replaced with 16-gauge pipe, welded, and supported. But...
DOB issued a violation notice to landlord for performing work while a stop-work order (SWO) was in effect. DOB's inspector saw workers entering the building with trash bags, and saw a ladder, lumber, electric...
DOB issued four violation notices to landlord, based on illegal conversion of two Class "A" apartments to three SRO units, failure to install an automatic sprinkler system in the building, failure to...
DOB issued a violation notice to landlord when its inspector found gas pipe fittings and sealant installed in a building's cellar without a permit. Landlord didn't dispute the inspector's observations but...
DOB issued a violation notice to landlord for work without a permit after seeing new waste and water lines installed in a kitchen and bathroom, a new shower body and bathroom faucet, and gas lines to the stove in the...
DOB issued two violation notices to landlord for altering a one-family dwelling to a two-family by adding a second-floor apartment with full kitchen, bathroom, and two bedrooms. Landlord claimed that the conversion...
DOB issued a violation notice to landlord for failing to maintain the building in a code-compliant manner, based on prohibited installation of a gas-fired generator and gas piping without a permit. Landlord claimed...
DOB issued a violation notice to landlord for converting the building cellar into a Class "A" apartment with two bedrooms, eat-in kitchen, and three-piece bathroom. The inspector noted walls were put up and...
DOB issued a violation notice to landlord for using unapproved electrical materials, equipment, and installations after DOB's inspector found a ceiling fixture in tenant's living room showing signs of water...
DOB issued violation notices to landlord for converting a two-family house to six SRO units. Landlord claimed that she hadn't changed the building since buying it in 2014. She claimed that she lived on the first...
