DOB VIOLATIONS

No Penalty for Landlord Who Corrected Wall Crack

August 22, 2016    

DOB issued a violation notice to landlord for failing to maintain an exterior building facade. DOB’s inspector stated that there were several cracks at various locations of the building walls. At a hearing,...

Landlord Fined $47,400 for Illegally Altering Two-Family Dwelling

August 22, 2016    

DOB issued two violation notices to landlord for illegally altering a two-family dwelling into a four-family. At a hearing, DOB’s inspector testified that an SRO unit was added on the first floor and that the...

Landlord Fined $49,000 for Illegal Alteration of Two-Family Dwelling

August 22, 2016    

DOB issued four violation notices to landlord in connection with work without a permit and illegally altering a two-family dwelling to one for four families. At a hearing, landlord claimed that the only things he...

Landlord Didn't Prove Neighbor Obstructed Efforts to Fix Building Crack

August 22, 2016    

DOB issued violation notices to landlord for failing to maintain an exterior building wall and failing to comply with DOB’s order to correct that condition. Landlord argued that the owner of the neighboring...

Aggravated Penalties for Short-Term Rental of Apartments Revoked

August 22, 2016    

DOB issued five violation notices to landlord based on conversion to transient use of two Class A apartments at landlord’s building. At a hearing, DOB showed documentation of Airbnb information for short-term...

Landlord Fined $2,400 for Letting People Live in Basement

July 25, 2016    

DOB issued a violation notice to landlord of a two-family house for permitting four occupants to live in the basement with substandard light, egress, and ventilation. Landlord explained at a hearing that his cousins...

Landlord Fined $4,800 for Failing to Ground Water Main

July 25, 2016    

DOB issued a violation notice to landlord for violating the Electrical Code Technical Standards for failure to ground a water main in the building. Landlord argued that the condition found by DOB didn’t occur...

Landlord Fined $6,200 for Tenant’s Unlawful Short-Term Sublets of Apartment

July 25, 2016    

DOB issued five violation notices to landlord after inspection following a complaint of transient use of one apartment in the building. DOB’s inspector found that a Class “A” apartment was used as a...

Landlord Created Illegal Cellar Apartment

June 17, 2016    

Landlord filed an Article 78 appeal to challenge an ECB ruling that landlord violated NYC administrative code provisions that required a permit to change occupancy of landlord’s building and which prohibited...

Landlord Illegally Added Attic Apartment

May 24, 2016    

DOB issued two violation notices to landlord for work without a permit and for alteration of a residence as a dwelling for occupancy by more than the legally approved number of families. DOB’s inspector stated...

Building Was Occupied During Construction

May 24, 2016    

DOB issued three violation notices to landlord because its building was occupied during construction. Plan/Work Applications filed with DOB stated that the building was not to be occupied during that time. Landlord...

Landlord Fined for Installing New Gas Piping Without DOB Permit

May 24, 2016    

DOB issued two violation notices to landlord for supplying gas at a building without inspection and testing by DOB. DOB’s inspector saw new gas piping in the building basement. More specifically, he observed...