Condominium unit occupant at the Ansonia building on Manhattan’s Upper West Side sued the City of New York and DOB, claiming that a zoning restriction against illuminated signs higher than 40 feet above curb...
DOB issued a violation notice to landlord for having an outdoor advertising sign painted on the side of its residential building. DOB said this was a zoning violation. Landlord claimed that the sign was “...
DOB issued violation notices to landlord for doing work without a permit and altering a two-family dwelling into a five-family dwelling. DOB’s inspector found SRO units had been added to the cellar, second...
DOB issued violation notices to landlord for doing work without a permit and for adding three or more dwelling units than legally authorized. Landlord objected but admitted the violations and imposed daily penalties...
DOB issued a violation notice to landlord for having an illegal cellar apartment. Landlord opposed the violation, but the ALJ ruled against landlord and fined it $1,200. ECB denied landlord’s appeal. Landlord...
DOB issued two violation notices to landlord based on a flue pipe that wasn’t sealed to damp flames and because the hot water heater flue pipe wasn’t vented into the chimney. Landlord denied the charges...
DOB issued a violation notice to landlord after tenant complained and DOB’s inspector observed defective wiring in use in tenant’s apartment. When an appliance was plugged in to a kitchen outlet, power...
DOB issued violation notices to landlord for work without a permit and illegal alteration of a two-family dwelling to one for four families. Landlord claimed that he was in the process of removing the violating...
DOB issued violation notices to landlord for failing to get a registration number while engaging in outdoor advertising. The sign on the building’s exterior wall read, “You may not be able to measure God...
DOB issued a violation notice to landlord for installing a fire escape without a permit. DOB showed that the fire escape didn’t appear on alteration plans approved by DOB. The ALJ dismissed the violation,...
DOB issued a violation notice to landlord for installing without a permit new wood structural supports in the building cellar for falling floor joists. Landlord claimed that this work was a pre-existing condition,...
